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Pistol Shrimp Games is a game company created by [[Fred Ford (programmer)|Fred Ford]], [[Ken Ford (programmer)|Ken Ford]], [[Paul Reiche III|Paul Reiche]] and [[Dan Gerstein]] after leaving [[Toys for Bob|Toys For Bob]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Pistol Shrimp and the importance of owning what you make |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pistol-shrimp-and-the-importance-of-owning-what-you-make |website=Game Industry}}</ref>
The main goal of the company was the creation of the sequel to the original Star Control series - [[Free Stars: Children of Infinity]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=April 20, 2024 |title=The long-awaited sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters hits its crowdfunding target in less than four hours, and they're not kidding about that $4.4 million stretch goal |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/t...ing-about-that-dollar44-million-stretch-goal/ |website=PC Gamer}}</ref> The development started in 2021, with the creation of the company. They couldn't leave the name "Star Control" because the rights to this name belongs to [[Stardock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Lee |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Stardock and Star Control creators settle lawsuits—with mead and honey |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...creators-settle-lawsuits-with-mead-and-honey/ |website=ArsTechnica}}</ref>
In order to create awareness of the franchise's new name, Pistol Shrimp released [[The Ur-Quan Masters as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters|''The Ur-Quan Masters'' as ''Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters'']] for free on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on February 19, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=February 12, 2024 |title=PC sci-fi classic Star Control returns as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters |url=https://www.polygon.com/24070632/star-control-free-stars-ur-quan-masters-steam-release-date |website=Polygon}}</ref>
Pistol Shrimp also created an engine called "[[Simple (game engine)|Simple]]" for the development of their new game. The engine is designed specifically for "Free Stars" game series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pistol Shrimp |first= |title=Simple - A downloadable game engine for Windows |url=https://pistolshrimp.itch.io/simple |website=itch.io}}</ref>
Paul Reiche and Ken Ford leaved Pistol Shrimp summer 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerstein |first=Dan |date=Summer 2023 |title=Bidding Adieu to Paul and Ken |url=https://pistolshrimpgames.com/2023/09/uqm2-update-summer-2023/ |website=Pistol Shrimp}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://pistolshrimpgames.com/home/ Official Pistol Shrimp website]
* [https://freestarsgame.com Official Free Stars website]
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Pistol Shrimp Games is a game company created by [[Fred Ford (programmer)|Fred Ford]], [[Ken Ford (programmer)|Ken Ford]], [[Paul Reiche III|Paul Reiche]] and [[Dan Gerstein]] after leaving [[Toys for Bob|Toys For Bob]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Pistol Shrimp and the importance of owning what you make |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pistol-shrimp-and-the-importance-of-owning-what-you-make |website=Game Industry}}</ref>
The main goal of the company was the creation of the sequel to the original Star Control series - [[Free Stars: Children of Infinity]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=April 20, 2024 |title=The long-awaited sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters hits its crowdfunding target in less than four hours, and they're not kidding about that $4.4 million stretch goal |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/t...ing-about-that-dollar44-million-stretch-goal/ |website=PC Gamer}}</ref> The development started in 2021, with the creation of the company. They couldn't leave the name "Star Control" because the rights to this name belongs to [[Stardock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutchinson |first=Lee |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Stardock and Star Control creators settle lawsuits—with mead and honey |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...creators-settle-lawsuits-with-mead-and-honey/ |website=ArsTechnica}}</ref>
In order to create awareness of the franchise's new name, Pistol Shrimp released [[The Ur-Quan Masters as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters|''The Ur-Quan Masters'' as ''Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters'']] for free on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on February 19, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=February 12, 2024 |title=PC sci-fi classic Star Control returns as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters |url=https://www.polygon.com/24070632/star-control-free-stars-ur-quan-masters-steam-release-date |website=Polygon}}</ref>
Pistol Shrimp also created an engine called "[[Simple (game engine)|Simple]]" for the development of their new game. The engine is designed specifically for "Free Stars" game series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pistol Shrimp |first= |title=Simple - A downloadable game engine for Windows |url=https://pistolshrimp.itch.io/simple |website=itch.io}}</ref>
Paul Reiche and Ken Ford leaved Pistol Shrimp summer 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerstein |first=Dan |date=Summer 2023 |title=Bidding Adieu to Paul and Ken |url=https://pistolshrimpgames.com/2023/09/uqm2-update-summer-2023/ |website=Pistol Shrimp}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://pistolshrimpgames.com/home/ Official Pistol Shrimp website]
* [https://freestarsgame.com Official Free Stars website]
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