Ion Storm Inc. (sometimes spelled ION Storm) was a Texas based developer of computer games that was founded by John Romero, Tom Hall, Jerry O'Flaherty and Todd Porter in Dallas on November 15, 1996. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. ... Tom Hall Tom Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. ... Todd Mitchell Porter is a computer and video game developer. ... Warren Spector, 1999 Warren Spector is a respected game designer, having worked to merge elements of RPGs and first-person shooters. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Official language(s) English (de facto) See also languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (261,797 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. ... Tom Hall Tom Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. ... Todd Mitchell Porter is a computer and video game developer. ... Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856  - Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City  385. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Dallas

The company was originally based solely in Dallas. The expensive Dallas office sat on the 54th and top floor of the JPMorgan Chase Tower. The first three games meant for development at Ion Storm and to be published by Eidos Interactive were John Romero's Daikatana, Tom Hall's Anachronox, and Todd Porter's Doppelganger. The last of these was subsequently cancelled and replaced by Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3. Dominion was already partially completed by Todd Porter's previous employer, 7th Level. Despite assurances that the game was nearly complete, development continued for over a year. When it was finally released it received poor ratings and equally poor sales. Daikatana was meant to be finished within 7 months of the founding of Ion Storm and was to be based on the original Quake engine. However, already behind schedule, the decision was made to port the entire game to the Quake 2 engine a good six months into development. Likewise, Anachronox was moved over to the Quake 2 engine. J.P. Morgan Chase Tower (rear) The J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, located at 2200 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is a 55 story postmodern skyscraper. ... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games based in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Anachronox (pronounced ) is a 3-D, third person computer role-playing game produced by Tom Hall and the Ion Storm games studio and released in 2001. ... Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 is a real-time strategy game developed by Ion Storm Inc. ... 7th Level, Inc. ... The Quake engine is the game engine that was written to power 1996s Quake, written by id Software. ... The Quake II engine is a game engine developed by id Software for use in their games, most notably Quake II. Since its release, the Quake II engine has been licensed for use in several other games. ...

Although Anachronox received critical acclaim for its vast storyline and characters, it too was commercially unsuccessful on its release in June 2001.

Romero and Hall left the company after producing Anachronox in July 2001. 4.5 years after the company's creation, Eidos Interactive, owner of Ion Storm, closed the Dallas offices. 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: July 3 - Mordecai Richler July 23 - Eudora Welty July 31 - Poul Anderson Films: July 4 - Cats and Dogs July 6 - Kiss of the Dragon starring Jet Li July 18 - Jurassic Park III July 27 - Planet of... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games based in the United Kingdom. ...

Austin

In the fall of 1997, Warren Spector was asked to found the Austin branch of Ion Storm. By keeping well clear of the troubles at the Dallas office, Ion Storm (Austin) was more successful. It developed the highly successful and critically acclaimed Deus Ex. With the demise of Looking Glass Studios, Eidos Interactive secured the rights to the Thief franchise and together with Warren Spector tried to relocate as many of the Looking Glass team to Austin as was possible. After the closure of the Dallas office, the Austin office remained open to produce Deus Ex: Invisible War and Thief: Deadly Shadows until Warren's departure to "pursue personal interests outside the company" in 2004. A number of other senior staff also left at about the same time. On February 9th, 2005, Eidos announced that the Austin office would also close, meaning the end of Ion Storm as a company. Warren Spector, 1999 Warren Spector is a respected game designer, having worked to merge elements of RPGs and first-person shooters. ... This article is about an interactive computer and video game. ... Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s. ... Deux Ex: Invisible War is a computer game. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games based in the United Kingdom. ...

Reopening

2007 saw the reopening of Ion Storm, to produce Deus Ex 3.

Games by Ion Storm

• Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 — (1998) (PC), produced by the Dallas branch, led by Todd Porter.
• Daikatana — (2000) (PC, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color), produced by the Dallas branch, led by John Romero.
• Deus Ex — (2000) (PC, PlayStation 2), produced by the Austin branch.
• Anachronox — (2001) (PC), produced by the Dallas branch, led by Tom Hall.
• Deus Ex: Invisible War — (2003) (PC, Xbox), produced by the Austin branch.
• Thief: Deadly Shadows — (2004) (PC, Xbox), produced by the Austin branch.
• Deus Ex 3 (2008) (PC)

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Trivia

• Recently, co-founders Tom Hall and John Romero guest hosted Ep. 53 of the podcast The Widget.

Tom Hall Tom Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. ... Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. ...

See also

• John Romero
• Warren Spector
• Tom Hall
• Todd Porter
• Bill Money

Alfonso John Romero (born October 28, 1967) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. ... Warren Spector, 1999 Warren Spector is a respected game designer, having worked to merge elements of RPGs and first-person shooters. ... Tom Hall Tom Hall is a game designer born in Wisconsin. ... Todd Mitchell Porter is a computer and video game developer. ...

External links

• Ion Storm entry at MobyGames
• Salon article on Ion Storm
• Gamespy article "The 25 dumbest moments in gaming" #25 - Ion Storm's first game Dominion and its impact
• Gamespy article "The 25 dumbest moments in gaming" #9 - Ion Storm's Texas offices
• Gamespy article "The 25 dumbest moments in gaming" #5 - Ion Storm's failed Daikatana game and its impact
• 1999 Dallas Observer story about Ion Storm