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Loki Software
Loki Software, Inc. (sometimes also called Loki Games or Loki Entertainment Software) was a video game developer based in Tustin, California, United States, that ported several video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux. It took its name from the Norse deity Loki.〔( Loki Entertainment Software -- When's the IPO? ) Linux Today, April 12, 1999〕
Although successful in its goal of bringing games to the Linux platform, the company eventually closed due to financial troubles, with it declaring Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in August 2001,〔(Founder, Creditors Differ as to Loki's Future Course ) Linux Today, Aug 17, 2001〕〔(Linux game publisher runs out of funds ) Geek.com, August 14, 2001〕 and finally being disbanded in January 2002.〔(Loki's Draeker: If I had to do it over, I'd create Linux native games ) NewsForge, January 24, 2002〕〔http://www.icculus.org/news/news.php?id=209〕
==History==
Loki Software was founded on November 9, 1998 by Scott Draeker, a former lawyer who became interested in porting games to Linux after being introduced to the system through his work as a software licensing attorney. By December of that year Loki had gained the rights to produce a port of Activision's then upcoming strategy game ''Civilization: Call to Power'' for Linux.〔(Interview: Scott Draeker and Sam Latinga, Loki Entertainment ) Linux Journal, August 1, 1999〕 This was to become Loki's first actual product, with the game hitting stores in May 1999.〔(Civilization: Call to Power for Linux Ships ) Linux Today, May 7, 1999〕 From there they gained contracts to port many other titles, such as ''Myth II: Soulblighter'', ''Railroad Tycoon II'', and ''Eric's Ultimate Solitaire''.〔(Loki releases three more games for Linux ) IDG News Service, May 18, 1999〕 Throughout the next two years up until its eventual closure the company would continue to bring more games to Linux.〔(Loki Retrospective ) LinuxGames, August 13, 2001〕
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