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FASA Corporation
Fate	Closed
Successor	WizKids, Inc.
Founded	1980
Defunct	2001
Location	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Industry	Wargaming Role-playing games
Products	BattleTech Shadowrun Renegade Legion Star Trek
Key people	Jordan Weisman L. WizKids Inc is an American Seattle -based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Renegade Legion is a series of Science fiction games that were designed by Sam Lewis, produced by FASA, and published from 1987 to Star Trek The Role Playing Game is a Role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by FASA Jordan Weisman is an American Game designer, author and serial entrepreneur who has founded four major Game design companies each in a different game Ross Babcock

FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargames and boardgames between 1980 and 2001. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game Originally the name FASA was an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration", a joking allusion to the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup. Freedonia, according to the 1933 Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup, is a Fictional country in Europe The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television Duck Soup is a Marx Brothers Anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur This tongue-in-cheek attitude was carried over in humorous self-references in its games. For example, in Shadowrun, a tactical nuclear device was detonated near FASA's offices at 1026 W. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Van Buren St in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

FASA first appeared as a Traveller licensee, producing supplements for that GDW role-playing game, especially the work of the Keith Brothers. Traveller is a series of related Science fiction Role-playing games the first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop and subsequent editions Game Designers' Workshop (GDW was a Wargame and Role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The company went on to establish itself as major gaming company with the publication of the first licensed Star Trek RPG, then several successful original games. Noteworthy lines included BattleTech and Shadowrun. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Their Star Trek role-playing supplements and tactical ship game enjoyed popularity outside the wargaming community since, at the time, official descriptions of the Star Trek universe were not common, and the gaming supplements offered details fans craved. The highly successful BattleTech line led to a series of video games, some of the first virtual reality gaming suites, called Virtual World (created by a subdivision of the company known at the time of development as ESP, an acronym for "Extremely Secret Project") and a Saturday-morning animated TV series. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Virtual reality ( VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a Computer-simulated environment be it a real or imagined one BattleTech is an Animated television series based on the BattleTech Fictional universe, produced for syndication by Saban

Notable games

• BattleTech (MechWarrior)
• Crimson Skies
• Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm
• Doctor Who
• Earthdawn
• Renegade Legion
• Shadowrun
• Star Trek
• VOR the Maelstrom

History

FASA Corporation logo in 1983. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Crimson Skies is a Media franchise and Fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy The Doctor Who Role Playing Game was a Doctor Who Roleplaying game published by FASA in 1985. Earthdawn is a Fantasy Role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993 Renegade Legion is a series of Science fiction games that were designed by Sam Lewis, produced by FASA, and published from 1987 to Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Star Trek The Role Playing Game is a Role-playing game set in the fictional Star Trek universe published and edited by FASA VOR The Maelstrom is a Science fiction Miniature wargame, set in the 22nd century

FASA Corporation was founded by Jordan Weisman and L. Jordan Weisman is an American Game designer, author and serial entrepreneur who has founded four major Game design companies each in a different game Ross Babcock III in 1980 with a starting capital of $350. The two were fellow gamers at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States service academies. Mort Weisman, Jordan's father, joined the company in 1985 to lead the company's operational management having sold his book publishing business, Swallow Press. Ohio University Press is part of Ohio University. It publishes under its own name and the Imprint Swallow Press. ^[1] Under the new commercial direction and with the Mort's capital injection, the company diversified into books and miniature figures. After consulting their UK distributor, Chart Hobby Distributors, FASA licensed the manufacture of its BattleTech figurines to Miniature Figurines (also known as Minifigs). A miniature figure (also known as a miniature or just a mini) is a small Figurine commonly used in miniature wargames such as Heroclix FASA would later acquire the US figures manufacturer Ral Partha, which was the US manufacturer of Minifigs. Ral Partha was a company based in Cincinnati Ohio that made 25 mm and 15 mm miniature figures for Role playing games and historical games While Mort ran the paper and metal based sides of the business, the company's founders focused on the development of computer-based games. They were particularly interested in virtual reality (particularly the BattleTech Centers / Virtual World) but also developed desktop computer games. BattleTech Centers BattleTech Centers are commercial virtual entertainment venues that feature multiplayer virtual combat in the fictional BattleTech When Microsoft acquired the FASA Interactive subsidiary, Babcock went with that company. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer After the sale of Virtual World, Jordan turned his attention to the founding of a new games venture called WizKids. WizKids Inc is an American Seattle -based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames.

Current status and intellectual property

FASA unexpectedly ceased active operations on April 30, 2001^[2], but still exists as a corporation holding intellectual property rights, which it licenses to other publishers. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names Contrary to popular belief, the company did not go bankrupt. Allegedly the owners decided to quit while the company was still financially sound in a market they perceived as going downhill. Mort Weisman had been talking of retirement for some years and his confidence in the future of the paper-based games business was low. He considered the intellectual property of FASA to be of high value but did not wish to continue working as he had been for the last decade or more. Unwilling to wrestle with the complexities of dividing up the going concern, the owners issued a press release on January 25, 2001 announcing the immediate closure of the business. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

The BattleTech and Shadowrun properties were sold to WizKids, who in turn licensed their publication to FanPro LLC. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has WizKids Inc is an American Seattle -based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (aka FanPro) is a German publishing company based in Erkrath. The Earthdawn license was sold to WizKids, and then back to FASA. Earthdawn is a Fantasy Role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993 WizKids Inc is an American Seattle -based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. Living Room Games publishes Earthdawn (Second Edition) while RedBrick Limited now holds a license to continue publishing First Edition material. Earthdawn is a Fantasy Role-playing game, originally produced by FASA in 1993 Crimson Skies was originally developed by Zipper Interactive under the FASA Interactive brand in late 2000 and used under license by FASA; FASA Interactive had been purchased by Microsoft, so rights to Crimson Skies stayed with Microsoft. Crimson Skies is a Media franchise and Fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy Zipper Interactive is a video game developer located in Redmond Washington. Rights to the miniatures game VOR the Maelstrom reverted to the designer Mike "Skuzzy" Nielson, but it has not been republished in any form due partly to legal difficulties. VOR The Maelstrom is a Science fiction Miniature wargame, set in the 22nd century Microsoft officially closed the FASA team in the company's gaming division on September 12, 2007.

On December 6^th 2007, FASA founder Jordan Weisman announced that his new venture, Smith & Tinker, had regained the intellectual property rights to MechWarrior, Shadowrun, and Crimson Skies. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Jordan Weisman is an American Game designer, author and serial entrepreneur who has founded four major Game design companies each in a different game Smith & Tinker is an Electronic entertainment company founded in 2007 by Jordan Weisman, Tim Lebel and Joe Lawandus Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Crimson Skies is a Media franchise and Fictional universe created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy ^[3]

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