Trendy Entertainment
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Industry | Computer and video game industry |
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Headquarters | Gainesville, Florida, United States |
Key people | Darrell Rodriguez and Jeremy Stieglitz |
Products | Video games |
Website | Trendy Entertainment's Website |
Trendy Entertainment is an American independent game development studio, founded by Agapitus Lye and Jeremy Stieglitz. It is located in Gainesville, Florida.[1] Trendy Entertainment is a developer of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, iOS, and Android platform games.
Trendy Entertainment developed the indie title Dungeon Defence in 4 weeks using the Unreal Engine, which was released on February 4, 2010.[2][3] The game formed the basis for Dungeon Defenders, released on October 19, 2011.[4][5]
A 2013 investigation by Kotaku magazine found the company to be a poor employer, citing a sexist work environment that demanded excessive work hours.[6][7][8] The company removed Stieglitz from their upcoming Dungeon Defenders 2 release shortly after.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Company information". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ Schramm, Mike (2010-09-29). "Dungeon Defenders preview: Defense of the Diablo". Engadget. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Webster, Andrew (2011-02-24). "No royalties on Unreal Development Kit until $50,000 in sales". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Muir, Bob (2011-08-23). "Dungeon Defenders finally releases on October 19". Destructoid. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Hillier, Brenna (2011-08-24). "Dungeon Defenders gets October 19 release date". VG247. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Schreier, Jason (2013-06-07). "Investigation: A Video Game Studio From Hell". Kotaku. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (2013-06-07). "Trendy Entertainment exposé claims studio is a harsh, mismanaged, sexist, work envorinment". VG247. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Frye, Patrick (2013-06-10). "Trendy Dungeon Defenders 2 Sexism Scandal Shines Light On Game Industry Abuses". Inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Schreier, Jason (2013-10-17). "The Video Game Studio From Hell: Four Months Later". Kotaku. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ↑ Sinha, Ravi (2014-04-15). "Former LucasArts President Now CEO at Dungeon Defenders Studio". Gamingbolt.com. Retrieved 2015-03-19.