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{{Infobox company |company_name = Budcat Creations |company_logo = budcat logo 2009.jpg |foundation = [[2000 in video gaming|2000]] |location = [[Iowa City, Iowa]] |key_people = |area_served = |industry = [[Video game industry|Computer and video games]] |products = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = [[Activision]] |subsid = |homepage = http://www.budcat.com |footnotes = }} '''Budcat Creations''' is a [[video game developer]] based in [[Iowa City, Iowa]], [[United States]] and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of [[Activision]]. Titles released include console-specific versions of ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', ''[[Psychonauts]]'', and the ''[[Madden NFL]]'' series. ==History== Budcat was founded by Jason Andersen and Isaac Burns, who met while working at [[EA Tiburon]]. In 2000, the two left to form Budcat in order to develop several ports of ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]'' for [[Electronic Arts]] (EA). 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 ''[[Psychonauts]]'' for [[Majesco]]. In 2005, Budcat moved to their current 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.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171214 "Activision Buys Budcat, Assigns Them New Guitar Hero Title"] from [[1-up|1up.com]]</ref> == Games == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Release ! Title ! Platform ! Publisher |- | 2009 | [[Band Hero]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2009 | Our House Party | [[Wii]] | [[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]] |- | 2009 | [[Guitar Hero 5]] | [[PS2]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2009 | [[Guitar Hero: Metallica]] | [[PS2]], [[Wii]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2008 | [[Guitar Hero: World Tour]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2008 | [[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2008 | [[Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy]] | [[Wii]] | [[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]] |- | 2007 | [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[Activision]] |- | 2007 | [[The New York Times Crosswords]] | [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] | [[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]] |- | 2007 | [[Medal of Honor: Vanguard]] | [[Wii]] | [[Electronic Arts]] |- | 2007 | [[Arena Football: Road to Glory]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2006 | [[Nacho Libre (video game)|Nacho Libre]] | [[Nintendo DS|NDS]] | [[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]] |- | 2005 | [[Madden NFL 06]] | [[Personal computer|PC]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2005 | [[Psychonauts]] | [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]] |- | 2004 | [[Total Club Manager 2005]] | [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2004 | [[Madden NFL 2005]] | [[Personal computer|PC]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2003 | [[Total Club Manager 2004]] | [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2003 | [[Madden NFL 2004]] | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2003 | [[NASCAR Thunder 2004]] | [[PlayStation|PS1]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2002 | [[NASCAR Thunder 2003]] | [[PlayStation|PS1]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2002 | [[Madden NFL 2003]] | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2002 | [[NHL series|NHL 2002]] | [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] | [[EA Sports]] |- | 2002 | [[Strike series|Desert Strike Advance]] | [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] | [[Electronic Arts]] |- | 2001 | [[Madden NFL 2002]] | [[PlayStation|PS1]], [[Nintendo 64|N64]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] | [[EA Sports]] |} ==Trivia== *In [[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]], the Budcat appears twice; on the head of one of Metalhead's outfits, and as a guitar. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.budcat.com/ Official website] * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/budcat-creations-llc Budcat Creations company profile] from [[MobyGames]] [[Category:Video game companies of the United States]] [[Category:Video game developers]] [[Category:Companies established in 2000]] [[Category:Companies based in Iowa]] [[Category:Vivendi subsidiaries]] [[es:Budcat Creations]]
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