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scholar jstor free images april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may need to be rewritten entirely to comply with wikipedia s quality standards as article needs to be proof read . you can help . the discussion page may contain suggestions . april 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message redspotgames former type private industry video games founded 2005 founder max scharl defunct 2013 headquarters munich germany key people adrian loudero tobi fuchs owner max scharl number of employees 5 website www.redspotgames.com redspotgames also written as redspotgames and abbreviated as rsg is a video game publisher distributor and promoter based in munich germany . established in 2005 the company is known for releasing new games for the long discontinued sega dreamcast video game system and recently they have also branched off publishing to digital services such as xbox live and wiiware . contents 1 history 1.1 early years 1.1.1 dreamcast petition 2002 1.1.2 feet of fury 2003 1.1.3 dreamcast scene 1.2 launching redspotgames 1.3 diversification 2009 2013 1.4 current status 2 games published 3 references 4 external links history edit early years edit border down was the first successful petition dreamcast petition 2002 edit max scharl co founder of redspotgames launched dreamcast petition an online initiative petitioning against the discontinuation of sega dreamcast software and gd rom production . additionally direct mailing petitions were also organized to motivate 3rd party developers such as g.rev and alfa system to port arcade games to dreamcast . border down and castle shikigami 2 ports were a direct result of each petition respectively . 1 feet of fury 2003 edit lik sang sponsored redspotgames at game convention 2003 in 2003 scharl was involved with goat store publishing in the development of feet of fury . he has also been credited for promotion and marketing for the game in europe . scharl also attempted at having feet of fury distributed by big ben interactive who held the distribution rights of dreamcast games in europe . 2 in august 2003 lik sang sponsored a booth for dcp at game convention where dcp formally received an endorsement from sega of europe director tina sakowsky . 3 4 dreamcast scene edit in november 17th 2003 the website evolved into dreamcast scene abbreviated as dcs and expanded its focus from petitions to include news reporting downloads . the purpose behind the rebranding was to symbolize the unity of the programming scene gamers and fans of the dreamcast . it was also a precursor to redspotgames as max s initial plans were to establish dcs as a worldwide brand for publishing new dreamcast hardware and software which was to be distributed by lik sang . 5 in december 2004 dcs relaunched with a pmwiki formally establishing a public community driven knowledge base for dreamcast . 6 redspotgames debut title last hope launching redspotgames edit a custom designed redspotgames themed dreamcast console redspotgames booth at the games convention in leipzig 2008 band playing music at their booth the company was formally established in 2005 by max scharl along with a couple of friends with private investments . 7 in 2007 redspotgames published their first game for dreamcast with a port of neo geo game last hope . 8 last hope was given a modest print run with 500 units being limited editions bundled with vinyl style soundtrack cd double jewel case and hand written unit numbers . the limited edition sold out in five days after the preorder . 9 ren hellwig developer of last hope was not satisfied with the publishing of last hope and started his own independent video game publishing company . 10 though redspotgames partnered with his company to distribute the games . 11 in 2008 the publisher released wind and water puzzle battles an extended port of the gp2x game by yuan works . 12 13 despite positive reviews the game was considered a commercial failure by the publisher . 14 in 09 september 2009 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of dreamcast redspotgames opened pre orders for rush rush rally racing a top down 2d racing game developed by senile team . 15 16 diversification 2009 2013 edit in 2009 the publisher expanded their scope by publishing solar struggle and solar struggle survival on xbox live indie games as well as porting rush rush rally racing to wiiware . 17 18 in anticipation of the release the publisher sponsored formula bmw driver lassi halminen who also became a spokesperson for the game . 19 20 on december 5 2010 on a german tv show neues redspotgames announced continued support for the sega dreamcast in the form of sturmwind developed by duranik . 21 22 23 a week later the trailer for the game was released on youtube . 24 in march 2011 redspotgames formally received an endorsement from sega when sturmwind was promoted by fabian d hla on a live stream by destructoid . 25 26 on december 19 2011 redspotgames announced that sturmwind had been delayed indefinitely due to their disc pressing contractor filing for bankruptcy . 27 sturmwind was eventually released in april 2013 . despite positive press redspotgames attracted severe backlash due to the mismanagement of pre orders and shipping . 28 current status edit during the distribution problems ren hellwig participated in the distribution of sturmwind as several customers were unable to get the game directly from redspotgames . 29 the last time redspotgames website or social media platforms were updated in september 2013 . it is unknown if the company is still in business . new german games have been published by hucast games . associated developer senile team and duranik have released new projects independent of redspotgames . the company website although not updated since 2013 remains online . games published edit title release platform role last hope 2007 dreamcast publisher distributor promoter wind and water puzzle battles 2008 dreamcast publisher distributor promoter dux 2009 dreamcast distributor for japan last hope pink bullets 2009 dreamcast distributor promoter rush rush rally racing 2009 dreamcast publisher distributor promoter solar struggle 2010 xbox live indie games co producer publisher distributor promoter solar struggle survival 2011 xbox live indie games co producer publisher distributor promoter rush rush rally racing 2012 wiiware co producer publisher distributor promoter fast striker 2012 dreamcast distributor promoter sturmwind 2013 dreamcast publisher distributor promoter references edit about dcs . dreamcast scene . retrieved 17 march 2016 . http cagames.com phpbb2 viewtopic.php t 1298 mitchell todd 26 february 2016 . inside the retro game development community . zam . retrieved 26 february 2016 . another day at the gc planet virtual boy atari vs. lik sang sega s visit plenty of free giveaways . lik sang via archive.org . 24 august 2003 . archived from the original on 3 february 2004 . retrieved 8 november 2015 . max scharl . 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2009 . happy birthday dreamcast here s a new game . kotaku . retrieved 17 march 2016 . quiellen dustin 9 september 2009 . rush rush rally racing coming to sega dreamcast . 1up . com . retrieved 17 march 2016 . orland kyle 21 august 2010 . redspotgames looking to continue publishing for dreamcast . joystiq . retrieved 10 march 2011 . flatley joseph 22 august 2010 . redspotgames has plans for further dreamcast development . endgadget . retrieved 17 march 2016 . meli gianluca 9 august 2011 . redspotgames startet promoaktion f r rush rush rally racing . nintendo online germany . retrieved 22 march 2016 . redspotgames sponsors formula bmw talent cup race driver lassi halminen . redspotgames . 1 july 2011 . retrieved 22 march 2016 . totilo stephen 6 december 2010 . on german tv they ve unveiled a new dreamcast game . kotaku . retrieved 17 march 2016 . caoili eric 6 december 2010 . sturmwind new shoot em up announced for dreamcast . game set watch . retrieved 17 march 2016 . raby mark 7 december 2010 . german tv show reveals a new dreamcast game . games radar . retrieved 17 march 2016 . anderson lark 22 august 2008 . gc 2008 they are still making dreamcast games . gamespot . retrieved 17 march 2016 . king jason . sega shows off sturmwind demo on destructoid live stream 17 march 2011 . dreamcast scene . retrieved 20 march 2016 . live show sega plays dreamcast live on mash tactics . destructoid . retrieved 20 march 2016 . production complications sturmwind is about to be delayed . redspotgames . retrieved december 19 2011 . update 2 05 22 sturmwind sold out . dreamcast scene . 22 may 2010 . retrieved 17 march 2016 . hellwig ren . sturmwind for dreamcast now in stock 29 october 2013 . hucast games . facebook . retrieved 20 march 2016 . external links edit redspotgames official website redspotgames facebook page redspotgames twitter youtube channel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title redspotgames & oldid 724746833 categories companies based in 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