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Human Head Studios
Private
FoundedOctober, 1997
HeadquartersMadison, Wisconsin, United States
Key peopleChris Rhinehart, Paul MacArthur, Ben Gokey, Ted Halsted, Jim Sumwalt, Shane Gurno
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Websitewww.humanhead.com
Human Head Studios is a computer game development company located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Human Head was founded in 1997 by a group of six developers formerly from Raven Software--Chris Rhinehart, Paul MacArthur, Shane Gurno, Ben Gokey, James Sumwalt, and Ted Halsted -- later joined by game producer Tim Gerritsen. Human Head's first game was Rune, a third-person Viking action game.

In July 2006, Human Head released the long-anticipated first person shooter Prey to critical acclaim. The game had been in development for five years, and was executive produced by 3D Realms.

In 2002 Human Head established a branch internal to the company dedicated to the development of non-electronic games, including role-playing games, board games and card games. The first release from this branch, The Redhurst Academy of Magic Student Handbook, won an Origins Award in 2003.

The Adventure Games Division was headed by Matt Forbeck from its inception in 2002. When, in late 2004, Matt left the company to pursue full-time freelance work, the position of Director was filled by Jason L Blair, creator of the award-winning roleplaying game Little Fears - The Roleplaying Game of Childhood Terror and WYRD IS BOND - The Game of Urban Myth and Magic.

On April 20, 2007, a news report indicated that the company's headquarters were at least partially destroyed in a fire.[1] No injuries were reported.

Games

Electronic games

Non-electronic games

  • Redhurst Academy of Magic (2002)
  • Gothica: Dracula's Revenge (2003)
  • Gothica: The Halloween Scenarios (2004) (online-only release)
  • Gothica: Frankenstein's Children (2005)
  • Villainy - The Supervillainous Card Game (2006)
  • Normal, Texas Roleplaying Game (2006)

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Raven Software

Subsidiary of Activision
Founded 1990
Headquarters Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Key people Brian and Steve Raffel (founders)
Industry Interactive entertainment
Website www.ravensoft.
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Rune is a computer game, made by Human Head Studios. It was released in late 2000. A standalone game/expansion was released in 2001, called .

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Human Head Studios licensed Epic Games' Unreal Tournament
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Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms, using a heavily modified version of the Doom 3 engine. Venom Games is responsible for the Xbox 360 port of the game.
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Dead Man's Hand is a first-person shooter set in the American Old West. It is somewhat unusual in that between levels, the player plays poker for extra health and ammunition. Your character is armed with 4 default weapons; a knife, a pistol, a rifle and a shotgun.
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JP February 22, 2002
AU March 14, 2002
EU March 14, 2002

System storage 8-10GB Internal HDD, 8MB memory card
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Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms, using a heavily modified version of the Doom 3 engine. Venom Games is responsible for the Xbox 360 port of the game.
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