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Deck Nine Games company history timeline

1997

They had previously worked for Sony Interactive Studios America in San Diego and, after Lyons moved to Colorado with his family, established Idol Minds on April 1, 1997, in Boulder, Colorado.

2007

The studio became known for its ragdoll physics-based game Pain, which was released in November 2007.

2009

In October 2009, Idol Minds made 26 of its 46 employees redundant.

2011

At E3 2011, SCE announced Ruin, a "Diablo-style action role-playing game" developed by Idol Minds and SCE's San Diego Studio.

2012

Later in 2012, Idol Minds shifted its focus onto mobile free-to-play games.

2013

Warrior's Lair was canceled in July 2013.

2015

In August 2015, Idol Minds launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter for Shutterbug, seeking US$400,000 in funding.

2017

The first episode of Before the Storm was released in August 2017.

2018

In September 2018, Deck Nine announced it was working with Square Enix on a new project.

2021

The studio developed Life Is Strange: True Colors and the Life Is Strange Remastered Collection (containing remasters of Before the Storm and the original Life Is Strange), which were announced by Square Enix in March 2021 and released in September 2021.

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1997
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Mark Lyons,Scott Atkins
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