Slant Six Games
| Company type | Independent |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver , Canada |
| Products | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, The Bowling Dead, Galactic Reign, Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure |
Slant Six Games was an independent Canadian video game studio established in 2005 and located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company took its name from the 1959 Chrysler Slant-6 engine. In 2011, BC Business ranked it as the seventh best employer in British Columbia.
The studio created three games published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America: SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike, which received the award for best PSP multiplayer experience at E3 2007; SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PlayStation Portable; and SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation for PlayStation 3.
In March 2012, Slant Six released Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, part of the Resident Evil series. Capcom described the game as "a major success," with two million units shipped within two months, making it their 16th highest-selling title.
Slant Six introduced its first original title, The Bowling Dead, for iOS platforms in November 2012.
In 2013, working alongside Microsoft, the company launched Galactic Reign and also released Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure. The studio ceased operations in June 2013 after terminating its remaining workforce.
Games
| Game title | Release date | Platform | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Tactical Strike | November 6, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 72% (35 reviews) |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | October 14, 2008 | PlayStation 3 | 63% (64 reviews) |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 | February 16, 2010 | PlayStation Portable | 74% (51 reviews) |
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | March 20, 2012 | PlayStation 3 | 52% (36 reviews) |
| Xbox 360 | 52% (56 reviews) | ||
| Microsoft Windows | 48% (8 reviews) | ||
| The Bowling Dead | November 24, 2012 | iOS | 70% (6 reviews) |
| Galactic Reign | March 13, 2013 | Windows Phone, Windows 8 | |
| Max's Pirate Planet - A Board Game Adventure | April 25, 2013 | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire |
Hexane Engine
Hexane is a proprietary game engine created by Slant Six Games designed for use across console, PC, and mobile devices.
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