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Raven Software

Raven Software Corporation (trade name: Raven; formerly Raven Software, Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Middleton, Wisconsin, and part of Activision. Founded in May 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel, the company is most known for the dark fantasy franchise Heretic/Hexen, the first two Soldier of Fortune games, as well as licensed…

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Founded
May 23, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-05-23) in Madison, Wisconsin, US
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
8496 Greenway Blvd, Middleton, Wisconsin, US
Formerly
Raven Software, Inc. (1990–1997)
Founder
Brian Raffel Steve Raffel
Key people
David Pellas (studio head)

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Raven Software

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related to Foundation and Black Crypt (1986–1992) · 24
Raven Software → After, Amiga, Black Crypt, Brian, Brian Raffel, Castle Amber, Don, Dragons, Dungeons, Horrors, In, Lost Tomb, Madison, Martek, May, Middleton High School, Palace, Silver Princess, Steve, The Well
related to Star Wars: Jedi Knight (2002–2003) · 21
Raven Software → GPL-2, II, Imperial, Jedi, Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, Katarn's, Kyle Katarn, LucasArts, Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy, On April, Originally, Raven, Rebel Alliance, Return, Simon Jeffery, SourceForge, Star Wars, Star Wars Jedi Knight
related to Activision · 20
Raven Software → Activision, By July, Call, Duty, Following, Fortune, In August, Jedi Academy, October, Raven, Singularity, Software, Soldier, Star Wars Jedi Knight, The, They, This, Wolfenstein, X-Men Legends, ZeniMax Media
related to Heretic/Hexen (1994–1998) · 17
Raven Software → Activision, Bethesda Softworks, Beyond Heretic, City, Damned, Heretic, Heretic II, Hexen, Hexen II, Id Software, In, It, Nightdive Studios, Serpent Riders, Set, Silverspring, The
related to id Software · 15
Raven Software → Beyond Heretic, Brian, Heretic, Hexen, Hexen II, In, John Romero, Originally, Quake, Raven, ShadowCaster, Software, Steve Raffel, They, Wolfenstein
Products · 6
Raven Software → Call of Duty series (2011–present), Heretic/Hexen series (1994–1998), Jedi Knight series (2002–2003), Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006), Soldier of Fortune series (2000–2002), X-Men series (2004–2009)
Formerly · 1
Raven Software → Raven Software, Inc. (1990–1997)
Founded · 1
Raven Software → May 23, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-05-23) in Madison, Wisconsin, US
Founder · 1
Raven Software → Brian Raffel Steve Raffel
Headquarters · 1
Raven Software → 8496 Greenway Blvd, Middleton, Wisconsin, US

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raven software games game activision company call duty heretic fortune jedi brian first ii raffel soldier knight two star black

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Raven SoftwareFormerlyRaven Software, Inc. (1990–1997)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareFoundedMay 23, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-05-23) in Madison, Wisconsin, US1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareFounderBrian Raffel Steve Raffel1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareHeadquarters8496 Greenway Blvd, Middleton, Wisconsin, US1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareKey peopleDavid Pellas (studio head)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareNumber of employees350 (2022)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareParentActivision (1997–present)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsHeretic/Hexen series (1994–1998)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsSoldier of Fortune series (2000–2002)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsJedi Knight series (2002–2003)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsX-Men series (2004–2009)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsMarvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareProductsCall of Duty series (2011–present)1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareTrade nameRaven1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
Raven SoftwareWebsiteravensoftware.com1.00infobox

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