storm entertainment logo type subsidiary industry computer and video games founded 1996 founder tom clancy doug littlejohns headquarters cary north carolina u.s. key people tom clancy doug littlejohns steve reid christian allen products tom clancy s rainbow six series tom clancy s ghost recon series owner ubisoft number of employees 130 parent ubisoft website red storm entertainment s official website red storm entertainment 1 also known as ubisoft red storm is a wholly owned subsidiary of ubisoft specialising in video games and related merchandise mainly based on the works of writer tom clancy . the company develops and markets their own video games and is currently located in cary north carolina . contents 1 history 2 games developed by red storm entertainment 2.1 pc games 3 references 4 external links history tom clancy and doug littlejohns founded red storm entertainment in 1996 . originally part of virtus the company released its first game tom clancy s politika the first in the power plays series in 1997 . based in the research triangle area of north carolina red storm quickly gained a reputation with games like dominant species one of the first 3d realtime strategy games . however it was with rainbow six 1998 that the company firmly established itself commercially . in contrast to the run and gun first person shooters fps that had gone before rainbow six was the first true tactical fps a game that rewarded patience and planning as well as good aim and a keen eye . developed alongside the novel of the same name rainbow six introduced terms like one shot one kill and tango down into the gamer lexicon . its ground breaking multiplayer action including a new form of cooperative gameplay set the standard for tactical multiplayer . red storm followed on the success of rainbow six with a mission pack eagle watch and then in 2000 with a sequel rainbow six rogue spear . the company also expanded into turn based strategy ruthless.com and shadow watch and military rts force 21 . in august 2000 ubisoft purchased the studio . 2 at the time of the sale red storm was already producing ghost recon . released in 2001 ghost recon won multiple game of the year awards . the xbox version also marked the first time rse ventured into in house console development and was the first citation needed xbox live title to truly take advantage of the possibilities of console multiplayer . follow up add ons like island thunder continued to expand the world of the ghosts while red storm itself grew and moved offices to a new location in morrisville north carolina . by 2003 ubisoft was ready to consolidate its north carolina operations . ubisoft s other area studio sinister games in downtown raleigh was integrated into red storm with the central base of operations remaining at the morrisville location . in 2004 red storm released ghost recon 2 the follow up to the original game designed by now lead designer christian allen . delivered on xbox it signaled the company s transition to primarily console development . it produced an add on summit strike in 2005 which moved the action to kazakhstan as well as downloadable content something which would become a hallmark citation needed of the franchise . red storm has also developed the multiplayer aspects of both iterations of the ghost recon advanced warfighter series . it won the bafta s game of the year and best technical achievement awards in 2006 . more recently red storm continued development on tom clancy games such as ghost recon future soldier 2012 and the division 2016 while cooperating with ubisoft montreal on the far cry franchise . in 2016 red storm will release virtual reality games including star trek bridge crew and werewolves within on major virtual reality platforms . games developed by red storm entertainment pc games year game platform s note s 1997 tom clancy s politika microsoft windows 1998 dominant species microsoft windows tom clancy s ruthless.com microsoft windows tom clancy s rainbow six microsoft windows playstation nintendo 64 1999 aironauts playstation rainbow six eagle watch microsoft windows expansion pack for tom clancy s rainbow six tom clancy s rainbow six rogue spear microsoft windows sega dreamcast playstation co developed with ubisoft milan force 21 microsoft windows 2000 bang gunship elite win sega dreamcast rainbow six rogue spear urban operations microsoft windows first expansion pack for rainbow six rogue spear rainbow six rogue spear covert ops microsoft windows second expansion pack for rainbow six rogue spear shadow watch microsoft windows freedom first resistance microsoft windows 2001 rainbow six rogue spear black thorn microsoft windows third expansion pack for rainbow six rogue spear tom clancy s ghost recon microsoft windows playstation 2 xbox nintendo gamecube first game developed after being acquired by ubisoft 2002 ghost recon desert siege first expansion pack for tom clancy s ghost recon ghost recon island thunder win xbox second expansion pack for tom clancy s ghost recon the sum of all fears microsoft windows nintendo gamecube game boy advance tom clancy s rainbow six lone wolf playstation 2003 tom clancy s rainbow six 3 raven shield microsoft windows co developed with ubisoft milan and ubisoft montreal 2004 tom clancy s ghost recon jungle storm playstation 2 tom clancy s ghost recon 2 playstation 2 xbox nintendo gamecube 2005 tom clancy s rainbow six lockdown win nintendo gamecube playstation 2 xbox tom clancy s ghost recon 2 summit strike xbox tom clancy s rainbow six 3 raven shield athena sword microsoft windows co developed with ubisoft milan and ubisoft montreal 2006 tom clancy s ghost recon advanced warfighter xbox 360 2007 tom clancy s ghost recon advanced warfighter 2 playstation 3 xbox 360 america s army true soldiers xbox 360 2008 tom clancy s rainbow six 3 raven shield iron wrath microsoft windows co developed with ubisoft milan and ubisoft montreal 2012 tom clancy s ghost recon future soldier microsoft windows playstation 3 xbox 360 co developed with ubisoft paris far cry 3 microsoft windows playstation 3 xbox 360 co developed with ubisoft montreal 2014 far cry 4 microsoft windows playstation 3 playstation 4 xbox 360 xbox one co developed with ubisoft montreal 2016 tom clancy s the division microsoft windows playstation 4 xbox one co developed with ubisoft massive star trek bridge crew htc vive oculus rift playstation vr 3 werewolves within 4 major virtual reality platforms references world presence history for ubisoft entertainment sa osborn alex june 12 2016 . e3 2016 star trek bridge crew teased ahead of monday reveal . ign . retrieved june 12 2016 . crecente brian march 15 2016 . ubisoft brings werewolf party game to virtual reality . polygon . retrieved march 16 2016 . triangle business journal red storm epic games growing in vibrant triangle sector by amanda jones hoyle friday january 30 2009 external links red storm entertainment s official website v t e ubisoft main franchises anno assassin s creed brothers in arms call of juarez csi driver far cry imagine just dance might and magic myst petz prince of persia rayman raving rabbids red steel silent hunter the settlers tom clancy s rainbow six ghost recon splinter cell watch dogs current subsidiaries annecy barcelona blue byte mainz bucharest ivory tower halifax ketchapp kiev massive milan montpellier montreal nadeo paris pune quazal quebec red storm redlynx reflections shanghai toronto former subsidiaries s o paulo wolfpack studios technology anvil disrupt dunia engine jade lyn ubiart framework ubisoft motion tracking camera uplay yeti related ubisoft motion pictures list of ubisoft games gameloft vivendi v t e tom clancy s video games rainbow six series rainbow six rogue spear take down missions in korea 3 raven shield lockdown critical hour vegas vegas 2 shadow vanguard siege rainbow 6 patriots cancelled ghost recon series ghost recon 2001 desert siege island thunder jungle storm ghost recon 2 summit strike advanced warfighter advanced warfighter 2 predator ghost recon 2010 shadow wars future soldier phantoms wildlands splinter cell series splinter cell pandora tomorrow chaos theory essentials double agent conviction blacklist jack ryan series the hunt for red october 1987 the hunt for red october 1990 amiga the hunt for red october 1991 nes the sum of all fears h.a.w.x series h.a.w.x h.a.w.x 2 other games red storm rising ssn politika ruthless.com shadow watch endwar the division related articles tom clancy ubisoft retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title red storm entertainment & oldid 742900581 categories companies based in north carolinavideo game companies established in 1996ubisoftvideo game companies of the united statesvideo game development companieshidden categories wikipedia indefinitely semi protected pagesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged 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