Green Throttle Games

Green Throttle Games
Industry	Video games
Founded	2012
Founders	Charles Huang, Matt Crowley, Karl Townsend
Headquarters	Santa Clara
Parent	Google
Website	www.greenthrottle.com

Green Throttle Games is a video game and video game peripheral developer.

History

The company was founded by RedOctane founder Charles Huang, Palm, Inc.'s Matt Crowley, and Karl Townsend, the original Palm Pilot's lead engineer.^[1] They started the company with $6 million in venture capital with the intention to "develop internal games, support external development, and advance software services".^[1] Their first project is software that lets players connect the company's controller to their Android device, which can connect to a television.^[2] VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi called their late entry to the market a weakness.^[3]

The company launched an affiliate program for Android game developers who helped sell their controllers.^[4] Green Throttle Games was purchased by Google in 2014.^[5]

Products

The company's first device was the Atlas controller, styled similarly to the Xbox 360 controller.^[4] The controller will be compatible with the GameStick.^[6]

References

^ a b Sarkar, Samit (December 4, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator's team brings in $6 million of venture capital for mobile-to-TV controller and app". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ McElroy, Griffin (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator developing virtual gaming console for smartphones and TVs". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ Takahashi, Dean (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator unveils startup with a plan to mobilize the living room (exclusive interview)". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ a b Campbell, Colin (June 4, 2013). "Android developers offered cut to sell controllers". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
^ Etherington, Darrell (12 March 2014). "Google's Acquisition of Green Throttle Games Could Signal Better Native Android Gaming". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ Grant, Christopher (January 10, 2013). "GameStick will support Green Throttle Gaming controller, adding 'full analog' option for Kickstarter project". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

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[Polygon_venture_capital-1] Sarkar, Samit (December 4, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator's team brings in $6 million of venture capital for mobile-to-TV controller and app". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

[Polygon_Guitar_Hero_co-founder-2] McElroy, Griffin (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator developing virtual gaming console for smartphones and TVs". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

[VentureBeat_Huang_interview-3] Takahashi, Dean (November 6, 2012). "Guitar Hero co-creator unveils startup with a plan to mobilize the living room (exclusive interview)". VentureBeat. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

[Polygon_affiliates-4] Campbell, Colin (June 4, 2013). "Android developers offered cut to sell controllers". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.

[5] Etherington, Darrell (12 March 2014). "Google's Acquisition of Green Throttle Games Could Signal Better Native Android Gaming". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[Polygon_GameStick_compat-6] Grant, Christopher (January 10, 2013). "GameStick will support Green Throttle Gaming controller, adding 'full analog' option for Kickstarter project". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved June 8, 2013.