Nihilistic Software

COMPANY» Founded 1998-03-01

Novato,California,USA

Nihilistic Software is an independent video game developer located in Marin County, California. Commonly known as the developers of the cancelled Starcraft Ghost and Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified.

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Nihilistic Software was founded in March 1998 by former LucasArts developers Ray Gresko (Person) and Robert Huebner (Person). Despite being active for 10 years, Nihilistic have released three games so far. Their ouevre includes the suspended Starcraft Ghost for Blizzard Entertainment (Company). They just finished Resistance: Burning Skies for the PSVita. Previously they had developed Heroes on the Move for the PS3, and were also focusing on developing downloadable titles for the Playstation Network, such as their 2009 dual stick shooter Zombie Apocalypse (Game), which was released on XBLA and PSN. The first game Nihilistic developed was Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, which was released in June, 2000. They also developed Marvel Nemesis: The Rise of the Imperfects, and the downloadable game Zombie Apocalypse (Game). On October 17th 2012, Nihilistic announced they were leaving the retail development business, and reorganizing into nStigate Games with a smaller staff and a focus on downloadable, online and mobile games.

Developed Games

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Conan (Game)

23 October 2007

Conan is an action game that has you slicing and dicing your way through hordes of enemies.

X360​ PS3​

PlayStation Move Heroes (Game)

22 March 2011

PlayStation Move Heroes is a mascot-based minigame collection starring the heroes and sidekicks from classic PlayStation franchises Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper.

PS3​

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Game)

7 June 2000

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption follows the story of Christof Romuald as he searches for redemption as a former crusader turned eternally damned vampire.

PC​ MAC​

Zombie Apocalypse (Game)

23 September 2009

Shoot tons of un-dead enemies with two joysticks, and plenty of fire power, from an overhead perspective in this downloadable game from Konami.

PS3N​ XBGS​

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (Game)

13 November 2012

Play through a series of solo time trials in these standalone missions loosely set in the Black Ops universe.

PSNV​ VITA​

Resistance: Burning Skies (Game)

29 May 2012

The latest game in Sony's alternate history with aliens series.

PSNV​ VITA​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Nihilistic Software

Abbreviation

Founded

1 March 1998

Location

Novato,California,USA

Website

http://www.nihilistic.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Conan (Game)
• PlayStation Move Heroes (Game)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Game)
• Zombie Apocalypse (Game)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (Game)
• Resistance: Burning Skies (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Black Ops (Franchise)
• Call of Duty (Franchise)
• Conan (Franchise)
• Devil May Cry (Franchise)
• God of War (Franchise)
• Jak and Daxter (Franchise)
• Metal Gear Solid (Franchise)
• Ratchet & Clank (Franchise)
• Resistance (Franchise)
• Sly Cooper (Franchise)
• Splinter Cell (Franchise)
• StarCraft (Franchise)
• Vampire: The Masquerade (Franchise)
• World of Darkness (Franchise)
• Zombie Apocalypse (Franchise)

People

• Michael Morhaime (Person)

Characters

• Alex Mason (Character)
• Bentley (Character)
• Captain Qwark (Character)
• Clank (Character)
• Conan (Character)
• Daxter (Character)
• Ed Fragsen (Character)
• Frank Woods (Character)
• Harlan Woods (Character)
• Horace Warfield (Character)
• Jak (Character)
• Jason Hudson (Character)
• Jimmy 86 (Character)
• Kraken (Character)
• Leviathan (Character)
• Murray (Character)
• Natalie Floree (Character)
• Nathan Hale (Character)
• Nova (Character)
• Ratchet (Character)

Concepts

• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)
• Human (Concept)
• RPG Elements (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Undead (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Blood (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Dismemberment (Concept)
• Experience Points (Concept)
• First-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Havok Physics (Concept)
• Henchman (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Platinum Trophy (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Ragdoll Physics (Concept)
• Real-Time Combat (Concept)
• SIXAXIS Support (Concept)

Locations

• City (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Abaddon (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Aiur (Location)
• Alley (Location)
• Braxis (Location)
• Cathedral (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• China (Location)
• Church (Location)
• Construction Site (Location)
• Cuba (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Hyboria (Location)
• Island (Location)

Objects

• Gloves (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Flamethrower (Object)
• Giant Axe (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Shotgun (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Auger (Object)
• Battlecruiser (Object)
• Boulder (Object)
• Building (Object)
• Bullseye (Object)
• Chainsaw (Object)
• Crank (Object)
• Dropship (Object)
• Explosives (Object)
• FAMAS (Object)
• Gold (Object)
• Gun (Object)