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Backbone Entertainment

Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California. The company was formed in 2003 as the result of a merger between developers Digital Eclipse and ImaginEngine. In 2005, Backbone merged with The Collective to form Foundation 9 Entertainment.

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Founded
2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Emeryville, California, US
Defunct
2015; 11 years ago (2015)
Fate
Dissolved
Parent
Foundation 9 Entertainment (2005–2015)

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Backbone Entertainment

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Edges21
Triples46
Avg. degree1.91
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related to history · 38
Backbone Entertainment → Andrew Ayre, Ayre, Backbone, Backbone Charlottetown, Backbone Emeryville, Backbone Vancouver, Backbone's, By, Canada, Charlottetown, Death Jr, Digital Eclipse, Digital Eclipse's, Emeryville-based, Entertainment, Foundation, Framingham, Games2Learn, Hawaii, Honolulu
Defunct · 1
Backbone Entertainment → 2015; 11 years ago (2015)
Fate · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Dissolved
Founded · 1
Backbone Entertainment → 2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Headquarters · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Emeryville, California, US
Industry · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Video games
Parent · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Foundation 9 Entertainment (2005–2015)
Products · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Death Jr.
Type · 1
Backbone Entertainment → Subsidiary

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backbone entertainment imaginengine emeryville 2003 2005 studio developer digital foundation games game eclipse 2015 death jr video california vancouver another

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Backbone EntertainmentDefunct2015; 11 years ago (2015)1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentFateDissolved1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentFounded2003; 23 years ago (2003)1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentHeadquartersEmeryville, California, US1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentParentFoundation 9 Entertainment (2005–2015)1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentProductsDeath Jr.1.00infobox
Backbone EntertainmentTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Backbone Entertainmentrelated to historyDigital Eclipse0.60section
Backbone Entertainmentrelated to historyImaginEngine0.60section
Backbone Entertainmentrelated to historyFramingham0.60section
Backbone Entertainmentrelated to historyMassachusetts0.60section

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