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{{Infobox Company | company_name = Chair Entertainment Group | company_logo = chairentertainment logo.jpg | company_type = [[Privately held]] | company_slogan = | foundation = [[Utah]] ([[2005 in video gaming|2005]]) | location = [[Provo, Utah]], [[U.S]] | key_people = Donald Mustard, Founder<br /> Geremy Mustard, Founder<br /> | industry = [[Computer and video game industry|Computer and video games]] | num_employees = | products = | parent = [[Epic Games]] | homepage = [http://www.chairentertainment.com www.chairentertainment.com] }} '''Chair Entertainment Group''' is an [[People of the United States|American]] [[video game developer]] based in [[Provo, Utah]]. ==History== Chair Entertainment Group was formed in 2005 by ''[[Advent Rising]]'' creators, Donald and Geremy Mustard, CEO Ryan Holmes, and key members from the core design team behind ''Advent Rising.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chairentertainment.com/company/about |title= Chair Entertainment | About Chair | accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref> Soon after, Chair licensed the literary rights to its ''Empire'' property to best-selling author [[Orson Scott Card]] (''[[Enders Game]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chairentertainment.com/company/projects |title= Chair Entertainment Projects Page | date=2006-06-27}}</ref> The [[novel]] ''[[Empire (2006 novel)|Empire]]'' was published by Tor Books and debuted as a [[New York Times Best-Seller]] in November 2006. Card has since released the literary sequel ''[[Hidden Empire]]'' and committed to writing additional novels for the series. Chair also secured an option with [[Joel Silver]] and [[Warner Bros.]] for the Empire movie, which is currently in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id0OydHexiVm0yus8ypPrQg%3D%3D |title= Joel Silver builds 'Empire' with Chair | date=2006-11-13}}</ref> Additionally, Chair has retained the rights to produce future video games and comic books based on its ''Empire'' property.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1559068/20070508/index.jhtml |title=MTV News Feature on Chair | date=2007-08-05}}</ref> Chair began production on its first [[Xbox Live Arcade]] game, ''[[Undertow (video game)|Undertow]]'', in the fall of 2006. Released on November 21, 2007, ''Undertow'' is a fast-paced, action-shooter that takes place entirely underwater. Upon release, ''Undertow'' won numerous E3 and Editor's Choice awards and was named Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year by Official Xbox Magazine. On January 29, 2008, Chair announced it had acquired the interactive rights to [[Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card's]] novel ''[[Ender's Game]]'' with plans to adapt the best-selling novel as a [[Ender's Game (video game)|digitally distributed video game]] for all viable downloadable platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/01/29/interactive-adaptation-of-enders-game-announced.aspx|title= Newsweek Exclusive: Chair Entertainment Reveals Plans for 'Ender's Game' Video Games|accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chairentertainment.com/company/news/press_release/press_release_chair_entertainment_acquires_interactive_rights_for_enders_game |title= Press Release: Chair Entertainment Acquires Interactive Rights for Ender's Game | date=2008-01-29 | accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/levelup/archive/2008/01/29/exclusive-donald-and-geremy-mustard-discuss-plans-for-ender-s-game.aspx|title= Exclusive Interview: Chair Entertainment's Donald and Geremy Mustard Shed Some Light On 'Ender's Game'|accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref> On August 19, 2009 Chair released its second game, [[Shadow Complex]], exclusively for Xbox Live Arcade. The "modern and masterful side-scroller" was published by Microsoft Game Studios and won more than 45 Game of the Year and 35 E3 and Editors Choice Awards. The game was released to positive reviews, with a score of 88 out of 100 on Metacritic.com as of July 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/shadowcomplex?q=shadow%20complex|title= Metacritic Page for Shadow Complex|accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref> Shadow Complex featured a story written by famed comic book author Peter David and was based on Chair's Empire property. ===Acquisition=== On May 20, 2008, Chair Entertainment was acquired by [[Epic Games]].<ref name="epic_chair">{{cite web| author=Brandon Boyer|publisher=[[GamaSutra]]|date=2008-05-20|accessdate=2008-05-20|title=Epic Games Acquires Undertow Developer Chair|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18727 }}</ref> ==Games== * ''[[Shadow Complex]]'' * ''[[Undertow (video game)|Undertow]]'' ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.chairentertainment.com Chair Entertainment] {{Epic}} [[Category:Video game companies of the United States]] [[Category:Companies established in 2005]] [[Category:Video game developers]] [[Category:Companies based in Utah]] [[Category:Epic Games]]
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