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Budcat Creations, LLC
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	September 1, 2000
Defunct	November 16, 2010
Headquarters	Iowa City, Iowa, US
Number of employees	80
Parent	Activision
Website	www.budcat.com

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Budcat Creations, LLC was an American video game developer based in Iowa City, Iowa, United States and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, though they formerly had partnerships with Electronic Arts and Majesco Entertainment. They were largely responsible for porting titles to non-target consoles. They had worked on a number of blockbuster gaming franchises, among them Guitar Hero, Madden NFL, and Medal of Honor. They have also produced a few original titles, including Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy and The New York Times Crosswords.

History

Budcat was founded by Jason Andersen and Jonah Stich who met on the precursor to AOL, via a shared interest in the Apple IIgs. A few months into the companies initial year, Isaac Burns joined as a partner. Isaac and Jason met in High School, in their hometown of Iowa City, IA.^[1]

The company went on to produce a string of sports titles for EA over the next five years, including entries in the NASCAR Thunder, NHL Hockey series, and FIFA Manager series, as well as the PlayStation 2 version of Psychonauts for Majesco Entertainment.

In 2005, Budcat moved to its ultimate location in Iowa City in order to facilitate expanding their offices. Budcat worked in partnership with Majesco Entertainment, Electronic Arts, and Activision^[2] on multiple titles before being purchased by Activision Blizzard on November 10, 2008, where they mostly worked on the Guitar Hero brand.^[3]

Budcat Creations was shuttered by Activision Blizzard on November 16, 2010.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Games

Release	Title	Platform	Publisher
2011	Top Shot Arcade	Wii	Activision
2010	Pix Maze	iOS	Activision
2009	Band Hero	PS2	Activision
2009	Our House Party	Wii	Majesco Entertainment
2009	Guitar Hero: Metallica	Wii, PS2	Activision
2009	Guitar Hero 5	PS2	Activision
2008	Guitar Hero World Tour	PS2	Activision
2008	Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	Wii, PS2	Activision
2008	Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy	Wii	Majesco Entertainment
2007	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Wii, PS2	Activision
2007	The New York Times Crosswords	NDS	Majesco Entertainment
2007	Medal of Honor: Vanguard	Wii	Electronic Arts
2007	Arena Football: Road to Glory	PS2	EA Sports
2006	Nacho Libre	NDS	Majesco Entertainment
2005	Madden NFL 06	PC	EA Sports
2005	Psychonauts	PS2	Majesco Entertainment
2004	Total Club Manager 2005	Xbox, PS2	EA Sports
2004	Madden NFL 2005	PC	EA Sports
2003	Total Club Manager 2004	Xbox, PS2	EA Sports
2003	Madden NFL 2004	PS1, GBA	EA Sports
2003	NASCAR Thunder 2004	PS1	EA Sports
2002	NASCAR Thunder 2003	PS1	EA Sports
2002	Madden NFL 2003	PS1, GBA	EA Sports
2002	NHL 2002	GBA	EA Sports
2002	Desert Strike Advance	GBA	Electronic Arts
2001	Madden NFL 2002	PS1, N64, GBA	EA Sports

References

^ Yanes, Nicholas (2023-01-12). "The birth and death of Budcat Creations, Iowa's only triple-A studio". Game Developer. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Activision Blizzard Buys Budcat". DFC Intelligence. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Activision Buys Budcat, Assigns Them New Guitar Hero Title" from 1up.com
^ "Activision shuts down Bizarre and Budcat studios"
^ "Guitar Hero creator Budcat Studios shuts down". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Bizarre Creations, Budcat to be axed by Activision?". Destructoid. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

External links

Budcat Creations at MobyGames

[1] Yanes, Nicholas (2023-01-12). "The birth and death of Budcat Creations, Iowa's only triple-A studio". Game Developer. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[2] "Activision Blizzard Buys Budcat". DFC Intelligence. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[3] "Activision Buys Budcat, Assigns Them New Guitar Hero Title" from 1up.com

[4] "Activision shuts down Bizarre and Budcat studios"

[5] "Guitar Hero creator Budcat Studios shuts down". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[6] "Bizarre Creations, Budcat to be axed by Activision?". Destructoid. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

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-'''Budcat Creations''' was a [[video game developer]] based in [[Iowa City, Iowa]], [[United States]] and was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Activision]], though they formerly had partnerships with [[Electronic Arts]] and [[Majesco Entertainment]]. They were largely responsible for porting titles to non-target consoles. They had worked on a number of blockbuster gaming franchises, among them ''[[Guitar Hero]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', and ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]''. They have also produced a few original titles, including ''[[Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy]]'' and ''[[The New York Times Crosswords]]''.
+'''Budcat Creations, LLC''' was an American [[video game developer]] based in [[Iowa City, Iowa]], [[United States]] and was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Activision]], though they formerly had partnerships with [[Electronic Arts]] and [[Majesco Entertainment]]. They were largely responsible for porting titles to non-target consoles. They had worked on a number of blockbuster gaming franchises, among them ''[[Guitar Hero]]'', ''[[Madden NFL]]'', and ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]''. They have also produced a few original titles, including ''[[Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy]]'' and ''[[The New York Times Crosswords]]''.
 ==History==
-Budcat was founded by Jason Andersen and Jonah Stich who met on the precursor to AOL, via a shared interest in the Apple IIgs.  A few months into the companies initial year, Isaac Burns joined as a partner.  Isaac, and Jason met in High School, in their hometown of Iowa City, IA.
+Budcat was founded by Jason Andersen and Jonah Stich who met on the precursor to AOL, via a shared interest in the Apple IIgs.  A few months into the companies initial year, Isaac Burns joined as a partner.  Isaac and Jason met in High School, in their hometown of Iowa City, IA.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yanes |first=Nicholas |date=2023-01-12 |title=The birth and death of Budcat Creations, Iowa's only triple-A studio |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/the-birth-life-and-death-of-budcat-creations-iowas-first-triple-a-game-studio |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Game Developer |language=en}}</ref>
 The company went on to produce a string of sports titles for EA over the next five years, including entries in the [[EA Sports NASCAR series|NASCAR Thunder]], [[NHL series|''NHL Hockey'' series]], and [[FIFA Manager (video game series)|FIFA Manager series]], as well as the [[PlayStation 2]] version of ''[[Psychonauts]]'' for [[Majesco Entertainment]].
-In 2005, Budcat moved to its ultimate location in Iowa City in order to facilitate expanding their offices. Budcat worked in partnership with [[Majesco Entertainment]], [[Electronic Arts]], and [[Activision]] on multiple titles before being purchased by [[Activision Blizzard]] on November 10, 2008, where they mostly worked on the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' brand.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121225007/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171214 "Activision Buys Budcat, Assigns Them New Guitar Hero Title"] from [[1-up|1up.com]]</ref>
+In 2005, Budcat moved to its ultimate location in Iowa City in order to facilitate expanding their offices. Budcat worked in partnership with [[Majesco Entertainment]], [[Electronic Arts]], and [[Activision]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-11-11 |title=Activision Blizzard Buys Budcat |url=https://www.dfcint.com/blizzard-acquires-budcat/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=DFC Intelligence |language=en-US}}</ref> on multiple titles before being purchased by [[Activision Blizzard]] on November 10, 2008, where they mostly worked on the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' brand.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121225007/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171214 "Activision Buys Budcat, Assigns Them New Guitar Hero Title"] from [[1Up Network|1up.com]]</ref>
-Budcat Creations was shuttered by Activision Blizzard on November 16, 2010.<ref>[http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/11/16/activision-shuts-down-bizarre-and-budcat-studios "Activision shuts down Bizarre and Budcat studios"]</ref>
+Budcat Creations was shuttered by Activision Blizzard on November 16, 2010.<ref>[http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/11/16/activision-shuts-down-bizarre-and-budcat-studios "Activision shuts down Bizarre and Budcat studios"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Guitar Hero creator Budcat Studios shuts down |url=https://www.thegazette.com/business/guitar-hero-creator-budcat-studios-shuts-down/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www.thegazette.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-16 |title=Bizarre Creations, Budcat to be axed by Activision? |url=https://www.destructoid.com/bizarre-creations-budcat-to-be-axed-by-activision/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US}}</ref>
 == Games ==
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 |-
 | 2011
-| Top Shot Arcade
+| ''Top Shot Arcade''
 | [[Wii]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2010
-| Pix Maze
+| ''Pix Maze''
 | [[iOS]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2009
-| [[Band Hero]]
+| ''[[Band Hero]]''
 | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2009
-| Our House Party
+| ''Our House Party''
 | [[Wii]]
 | [[Majesco Entertainment]]
 |-
 | 2009
-| [[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]
+| ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]''
 | [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2009
-| [[Guitar Hero 5]]
+| ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]''
 | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2008
-| [[Guitar Hero World Tour]]
+| ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]''
 | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2008
-| [[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]
+| ''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]''
 | [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2008
-| [[Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy]]
+| ''[[Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy]]''
 | [[Wii]]
 | [[Majesco Entertainment]]
 |-
 | 2007
-| [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]
+| ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''
 | [[Wii]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Activision]]
 |-
 | 2007
-| [[The New York Times Crosswords]]
+| ''[[The New York Times Crosswords]]''
 | [[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
 | [[Majesco Entertainment]]
 |-
 | 2007
-| [[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]
+| ''[[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]]''
 | [[Wii]]
 | [[Electronic Arts]]
 |-
 | 2007
-| [[Arena Football: Road to Glory]]
+| ''[[Arena Football: Road to Glory]]''
 | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2006
-| [[Nacho Libre (video game)|Nacho Libre]]
+| [[Nacho Libre (video game)|''Nacho Libre'']]
 | [[Nintendo DS|NDS]]
 | [[Majesco Entertainment]]
 |-
 | 2005
-| [[Madden NFL 06]]
+| ''[[Madden NFL 06]]''
 | [[Personal computer|PC]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2005
-| [[Psychonauts]]
+| ''[[Psychonauts]]''
 | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[Majesco Entertainment]]
 |-
 | 2004
-| [[Total Club Manager 2005]]
+| ''[[Total Club Manager 2005]]''
 | [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2004
-| [[Madden NFL 2005]]
+| ''[[Madden NFL 2005]]''
 | [[Personal computer|PC]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2003
-| [[Total Club Manager 2004]]
+| ''[[Total Club Manager 2004]]''
 | [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2003
-| [[Madden NFL 2004]]
+| ''[[Madden NFL 2004]]''
 | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2003
-| [[NASCAR Thunder 2004]]
+| ''[[NASCAR Thunder 2004]]''
 | [[PlayStation|PS1]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2002
-| [[NASCAR Thunder 2003]]
+| ''[[NASCAR Thunder 2003]]''
 | [[PlayStation|PS1]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2002
-| [[Madden NFL 2003]]
+| ''[[Madden NFL 2003]]''
 | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2002
-| [[NHL series|NHL 2002]]
+| [[NHL series|''NHL 2002'']]
 | [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
 |-
 | 2002
-| [[Strike (video game series)|Desert Strike Advance]]
+| [[Strike (video game series)|''Desert Strike Advance'']]
 | [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
 | [[Electronic Arts]]
 |-
 | 2001
-| [[Madden NFL 2002]]
+| ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
 | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Nintendo 64|N64]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
 | [[EA Sports]]
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 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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+{{Authority control}}
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