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Tradewest

Tradewest, Inc. was an American video game company based in Corsicana, Texas that produced numerous games in the 1980s and early 1990s. The company was the publisher of the Battletoads and Double Dragon series in North America and the PAL region. In 1994, the company was acquired by WMS Industries and became Midway Home Entertainment when WMS spun off…

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Founded
1985; 41 years ago (1985)
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Corsicana, TX, USA
Defunct
1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Fate
Merged into Williams and later Midway
Key people
Leland Cook, founder Byron Cook, co-founder John Rowe, co-founder

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Tradewest

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples70
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
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Tradewest

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related to Dissolution and aftermath · 23
Tradewest → Acclaim Entertainment, April, Both, Byron Cook, Cooks, Corsicana, Director, El Cajon, In, Inc, John Rowe, Midway, Midway Games, Midway Home Entertainment, Operating, Product Development, Rowe, San Diego, Texas, The
related to European revival · 17
Tradewest → American, English, Europe, France, French, German, London, Martin Spiess, Midway, Midway Games Inc, Midway Games Ltd, Midway Games SAS, Midway UK, On August, Paris, Spiess Media Holding UG, Tradewest Games Holding
related to Original company · 15
Tradewest → Byron Cook, California, Cinematronics, Dragon's Lair, El Cajon, Ikari Warriors, In, John Rowe, Leland Cook, Leland Corporation, SNK's, SNK's Alpha Mission, Space Ace, United States, Victory Road
related to External links · 5
Tradewest → French, Games SAS, MobyGames, Official, Tradewest DigitalOfficial
Defunct · 1
Tradewest → 1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Fate · 1
Tradewest → Merged into Williams and later Midway
Founded · 1
Tradewest → 1985; 41 years ago (1985)
Headquarters · 1
Tradewest → Corsicana, TX, USA
Industry · 1
Tradewest → Video games
Key people · 1
Tradewest → Leland Cook, founder Byron Cook, co-founder John Rowe, co-founder

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games midway company video game inc home entertainment john rowe corsicana 1994 battletoads acquired 2009 subsidiaries double dragon august arcade

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TradewestDefunct1994; 32 years ago (1994)1.00infobox
TradewestFateMerged into Williams and later Midway1.00infobox
TradewestFounded1985; 41 years ago (1985)1.00infobox
TradewestHeadquartersCorsicana, TX, USA1.00infobox
TradewestIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
TradewestKey peopleLeland Cook, founder Byron Cook, co-founder John Rowe, co-founder1.00infobox
TradewestParentMidway Games1.00infobox
TradewestSubsidiariesLeland Corporation1.00infobox
TradewestSuccessorWilliams Entertainment (1994–1996) Midway Home Entertainment (1996–2009) Tradewest Games Holding (2009–2013)1.00infobox
Tradewestrelated to Dissolution and aftermathApril0.60section
Tradewestrelated to Dissolution and aftermathWMS Industries0.60section
Tradewestrelated to Dissolution and aftermathMidway Games0.60section

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