Flashpoint Productions

Flashpoint Productions, Inc. was a video game developer based in Olympia, Washington.

Flashpoint Productions, Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	1992
Founder	Brent Erickson
Defunct	Unknown
Headquarters	Olympia, Washington , US
Number of employees	9 (1998)
Parent	Bethesda Softworks (from 1995)

History

Founded by Brent Erickson in Utah in 1992.^[1][2] In July 1994, the company moved from Utah to Lacey and at the time had 18 employees.^[3] The firm produced musical scores used in network broadcast news shows and Entertainment Tonight.^[4]

Bethesda Softworks acquired Flashpoint in July 1995 and rebranded it Media Technology West.^[2][5] The studio was also referred to as MediaTech West and Bethesda West.^[6][7] Erickson felt Bethesda shared his philosophy and subsequently became the company's development director.^[1][8][9]

Under Bethesda, the studio developed the IHRA Drag Racing games.^[7]

Games developed or Co-developed

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher
1994	Noctropolis	MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, macOS	Electronic Arts, Night Dive Studios
1995	Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples	32X	Sega
1995	PBA Bowling[1]	Windows	Bethesda Softworks
1996	The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall[1]	MS-DOS	Bethesda Softworks
1996	Skynet[10][11]	MS-DOS	Bethesda Softworks
1997	XCar: Experimental Racing	DOS	Bethesda Softworks
1998	Burnout Championship Drag Racing	MS-DOS	Bethesda Softworks

References

1. Andriesen, David (March 15, 1998). "Gaming guru finds home for company in Olympia". The Olympian. p. 68. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. McNamara, Marie (September 7, 1998). "Managing to be creative in the business of fun". Business Examiner. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
3. McClelland, Kamilla (July 11, 1994). "Software maker returns triumphant". The Olympian. p. 13. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. McClelland, Kamilla (May 1, 1995). "Young go-getters take the plunge". The Olympian. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bethesda Softworks Nabs FlashPoint Productions". Nuke Magazine. July 1995. Archived from the original on December 21, 1996. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
6. Bruce Geryk (July 24, 2000). "Echelon Preview". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 8, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
7. Hines, Pete (November 24, 2014). PAX Aus – Pete Hines Storytime Keynote. Bethesda Softworks. Event occurs at 11:18. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via YouTube.
8. Böke, Ingmar (October 14, 2015). "Brent Erickson Noctropolis Interview". adventuregamers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
9. Brady, Scott (November 12, 1998). "Noctropolis Interview with Shaun Mitchell". noctrop.tripod.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
10. Neary, Walter (May 19, 1997). "Media Tech West, based in Lacey is an industry leader at creating high-tech fun and games". The Olympian. p. 33. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Games". The Olympian. May 19, 1997. p. 34. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.