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Rage Software Limited or Rage Games Limited was an infamous British video game developer. Formed in 1992, its games were always marked by an emphasis on graphical prowess, often backed up by simplistic arcade gameplay.

The company was forced to close in January, 2003. Some of the former development staff has subsequently formed another company, Swordfish Studios.

Closure controversy

Several Rage shareholders regard Rage's asset management criminal; the way various Rage assets were acquired by directors or their family members is considered unlawful by them.

Swordfish Studios is partially owned by former Rage managing director Paul Finnegan's wife Joan. In October 2002, Swordfish bought Rage's development studio Rage Birmingham from them for the price of £1, receiving also a £50,000 interest-free loan from Rage. Poignant critique regarding the dubious business practice was widely voiced, "as giving your wife a software development studio and £49,000 as a free gift from your shareholders may be a little naughty."

When patience was lost by the band, receivers were called in to take hold of Rage Software. The Finnegans (among others) then financed a management buy-out of their Warrington Studio, fronted by Colin Bell and Don Whiteford. The resulting company is named Juice Games. Strong suspicions were thrown about that the group may have used inside information to manipulate the receiver, preventing creditors from obtaining due recompense.

Partial Rage ludography

Doom ported to Sega Saturn
only
Incoming (PC
, Dreamcast)
Eurofighter Typhoon (PC, PlayStation 2
)
David Beckham Soccer (PlayStation
, PS2, Xbox
, Game Boy Advance
)
Millennium Soldier: Expendable (Playstation, Dreamcast, PC)
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (PC)
Darklight
(PC)
Hostile Waters (PC)

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