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Line 1: {{Short description\|Video game developer}} {{About\|the software company\|the blood coagulation protein\|Factor V}} {{~~Cleanup~~Use ~~bare~~dmy ~~URLs~~dates\|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox company \|name = Factor 5 GmbH<br />Factor 5, Inc (US branch) Line 8: \|type = [[Privately owned company\|Private]] \|foundation = 1987 \|defunct = ~~2009~~2011 \|fate = \|location = Cologne, Germany<br />San Rafael, California, U.S. Line 27: The U.S. company closed in May 2009, following the closure of [[Brash Entertainment]], with which the company had multiple contracts.<ref name="Factor 5 Closed">{{cite web \|url=https://www.next-gen.biz/news/lair-dev-factor-5-closes \|title=Lair Dev Factor 5 Closes \|author=Tom Ivan \|publisher=Edge \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323014023/https://www.next-gen.biz/news/lair-dev-factor-5-closes \|archive-date=2011-03-23 }}</ref> The original German company, headed by CEO Achim Moller, remained active due to its unrelated business policy and operations with the North American company.<ref name="Factor 5 Shuts Down">{{cite web\|url=https://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/982/982870p1.html\|title=Factor 5 Shuts Down\|author=Matt Casamassina\|date=14 May 2009\|publisher=IGN}}</ref><ref name="Factor 5 Germany Confirms U.S. Studio Closure">{{cite web\|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23625\|title=Factor 5 Germany Confirms U.S. Studio Closure\|author=Leigh Alexander\|publisher=Gamasutra}}</ref> However, in January 2011, Moller liquidated Factor 5 GmbH, and all game licenses were transferred to "Eggebrecht, Engel, Schmidt GbR".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=451147\|title=Factor 5 now completely dead \| NeoGAF\|accessdate=30 November 2023}}</ref> On March 15, 2017, Factor 5 co-founder Julian Eggebrecht had announced that the company has returned and re-acquired the rights to the ''Turrican'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gonintendo.com/stories/276107-factor-5-rises-from-the-ashes-reacquires-turrican-license-gives\|title = Factor 5 rises from the ashes, reacquires Turrican license, gives insight into Switch development\|date = 15 March 2017}}</ref> Line 49: ==Games== ===Factor 5 GmbH=== ====[[Amiga]]====▼ ▲====[[Amiga]]==== 1988: ''[[Katakis]]'' 1989: ''[[R-Type]]'' Line 64 ⟶ 62: 1994: ''Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land'' ====[[Atari ST]]==== 1990: ''[[Turrican]]'' 1991: ''[[Turrican II: The Final Fight]]'' 1991: ''[[The Adventures of Quik & Silva]]'' (under the pseudonym ''New Bits on the RAM''; port of Amiga version) ====[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]==== 1993: ''[[Super Turrican (1993 video game)\|Super Turrican]]'' 1994: ''[[Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures]]'' 1995: ''[[Super Turrican 2]]'' ====~~[[Sega Genesis\|~~Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]==== 1993: ''[[Mega Turrican]]'' (released in 1994) 1994: ''[[Bomberman '94#Factor 5 tech demo\|Mega Bomberman 8-players]]'' (unpublished demo) 1996: ''[[International Superstar Soccer Deluxe]]'' ====[[Game Boy]]==== 1994: ''[[Contra III: The Alien Wars\|Contra: The Alien Wars]]'' 1995: ''[[Animaniacs (video game)\|Animaniacs]]'' ====[[MS-DOS]]==== 1994: ''Tony & Friends in Kellogg's Land'' <ref name="TheLegacy">[https://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/5690/ TheLegacy] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182629/https://www.thelegacy.de/Museum/5690/ \|date=2016-03-03 }}, Retrieved October 30, 2008.</ref> ====[[PlayStation ~~(console)\|PlayStation]]~~==== 1996: ''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire]]'' 1997: ''[[Ballblazer Champions]]'' Line 94 ⟶ 92: ===Factor 5, Inc=== ====[[Nintendo 64]]====▼ ▲====[[Nintendo 64]]==== 1998: ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' 1999: ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' (Sound Compression Technology) Line 103 ⟶ 100: 2000: ''[[Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo]]'' 2000: ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' 2000: ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'' (Sound Compression Technology) ====[[Microsoft Windows]]==== 1999: ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D]]'' 2001: ''[[Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo]]'' ====[[GameCube]]==== 2001: ''[[Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' 2003: ''[[Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]'' ====[[PlayStation 3]]==== 2007: ''[[Lair (video game)\|Lair]]'' Line 119 ⟶ 117: ''Icarus'' reboot of ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' ([[Wii]]) <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3cqKxfxaw\|title = The Lost Kid Icarus Wii Game - Unseen64\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> ''Untitled Pilotwings project'' ([[GameCube]]) <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMB-4WjrZyo\|title = Pilotwings for Nintendo GameCube - Unseen64\|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> ''Star Wars Rogue Squadron: Rogue Leaders Wii'' (completed but unreleased) ([[Wii]])<ref>[https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/3/0/5/30564a64ae29bcd8/Nintendo_Voice_Chat__Factor_5s_Odyssey_to_Make_Star_Wars_Games.mp3?c_id=7727366&expiration=1412976079&hwt=59ce7c57f38ee6152d163b0662cbd34c Nintendo Voice Chat Factor 5's Odyssey to Make Star Wars Games] hwcdn.libsyn.com {{dead link\|date=November 2023}}</ref> ''[[List of Superman video games#Unreleased Superman games\|Superman]]'' ([[PS3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]])<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2009/03/09/superman-factor-5-x360ps3-cancelled/\|title = Superman (Factor 5) [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64\|date = 9 March 2009}}</ref> ''[[Turrican#Never released\|Thornado]]'' ([[Nintendo 64]])<ref name="thornado">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/thornado-gc-cancelled/\|title=Thornado [N64 - Prototype] - Unseen64\|date=8 April 2008}}</ref> Line 132 ⟶ 130: ==References== {{Reflist~~\|30em~~}} ==External links== Line 140 ⟶ 138: {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Factor 5}} [[Category:Video game companies of Germany]] [[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]