Stainless Steel Studios (SSSI) was a video game developer, started in 1997 by Rick Goodman and Dara-Lynn Pelechatz. The company was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and focused on the development of real-time strategy games.

History

Stainless Steel was started in October 1997 by Rick Goodman and Dara-Lynn Pelechatz, the latter of who served as director of operations. The name "Stainless Steel" was thought up by Goodman on a returning flight from California. Pelechatz said in an interview with GameSpy: The content of the official website was removed in November. Former SSSI employees Bob Scott and Daniel Higgins confirmed rumors appearing on the HeavenGames Rise & Fall fan site forum.

Higgins wrote in reply to questions about the credibility of the rumors:

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This is true, SSSI is no more. I can't give details as to why, but I can tell you the product is in excellent shape, the team was in high morale and plowing ahead at full steam, and we were just weeks from gold disk.

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The game was later completed by Midway Games and release on 12 June 2006. Shortly after, it was learned that Stainless Steel was closed because of cuts in funding from publisher Midway Games, its most important client. Since Stainless Steel's closure, Sierra closed Empire Earths server, so it is impossible to play online or update the game.

Games

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! Year released !! Game title !! Publisher

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| 2001 || Empire Earth || Sierra Entertainment

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| 2003 || Empires: Dawn of the Modern World || Activision

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| 2006 || Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War || Midway Games

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See also

  • Ensemble Studios
  • Microsoft Game Studios
  • Sierra Entertainment

References

  • Official website via Internet Archive
  • Stainless Steel Studios profile on MobyGames
  • Stainless Steel Studios profile on IGN
  • Stainless Steel Studios profile on GameFAQs