Crave Entertainment

Crave Entertainment (aka Crave Games) was an American video game publisher founded in 1997 by Nima Taghavi. Its headquarters was in Newport Beach, California. It was acquired by Handleman Company in 2005 in a deal valued up to $95,000,000 but was then sold to Fillpoint LLC in early 2009 for only $8,100,000 due to Handleman's bankruptcy and pending liquidation. During its lifetime it published games for Dreamcast, Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox, and Xbox 360. Crave mainly focused on budget titles, and imported games such as Tokyo Xtreme Racer series.

Crave Entertainment
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderNima Taghavi
Defunct2012 (2012)
FateDissolved, due to bankruptcy
HeadquartersNewport Beach, California, United States
Key people
  • Nima Taghavi (CEO)
  • Vincent Bitetti (President)[1]
WebsiteCraveGames.com (archived version)
Crave's old logo 2004–2011

During its early years, Crave had acquired smaller development studio Big Rain, and made it into a development division, where it was renamed to Craveyard.[2][3]

In 2006, it formed a partnership with Oxygen Interactive via Liquid Games, whereas Liquid Games would market its titles by Crave Entertainment for the European market.[4]

During Fillpoint ownership, the company launched its own label for its family friendly gaming, Red Wagon Games.[5]

On August 15, 2012, Fillpoint LLC filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, with Crave ceasing operations.[6]

List of video games published by Crave Entertainment

Cancelled games
  • H20verdrive
  • Jeanette Lee's Virtual Pool
  • Man vs. Wild (DS and PSP versions)
  • Pilot Academy
  • Powershot Pinball
  • Pro Bull Riders: Out of the Chute (Xbox 360 version)
  • Project Cairo (Nintendo 64 DD, developed by Craveyard)[7]
  • Savage Safari Hunt
  • SnoCross 2 Featuring Blair Morgan (Xbox version)
  • Supershot Golf Robot
  • Jet Ion GP (released in Europe in 2002, the U.S. release was cancelled)
  • The Lost (PAL regions only)
  • UFC: Tapout (Dreamcast version)
  • World Championship Poker All In
  • Wave Runner (Dreamcast version)

References
  1. Adams, David (September 1, 2004). "Crave Gets New President". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. "Exclusive Interview: Crave Entertainment". IGN. 1998-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. "Details on Crave RPG Uncovered". IGN. 1997-11-20. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. "Oxygen Brings Crave Titles To Europe". WorthPlaying. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  5. rawmeatcowboy (2010-11-19). "Red Wagon Games flies Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer into retail stores this holiday season". GoNintendo. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. "Malta video game distribution company Fillpoint files for bankruptcy". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. "Details on Crave RPG Uncovered". IGN. November 20, 1997. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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