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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} | {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name | | name = FASA Corporation | ||
| logo | | logo = FASA Logo.png | ||
| | | founded = {{start date and age|1980}} | ||
| location | | location = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | ||
| key_people | | key_people = [[Jordan Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III|L. Ross Babcock]] | ||
| industry | | industry = [[Wargaming]]<br />[[Role-playing game]]s | ||
| products | | products = [[Crimson Skies]]<br />[[Renegade Legion]]<br />[[VOR: The Maelstrom]]<br />[[Earthdawn]]<br />[[Battletech]]<br />[[Shadowrun]]<br />[[Demonworld]]<br />[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]]<br />[[The Doctor Who Role Playing Game]] | ||
| website | | website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010713055048/http://www.fasa.com/ |date=July 13, 2001 |title=www.fasa.com }} | ||
| defunct | | defunct = {{end date|2001|4|30}} (active operations only) | ||
| fate | | fate = {{plainlist| | ||
* Original business defunct | * Original business defunct | ||
* Rights for ''BattleTech'' and ''Shadowrun'' split between [[Topps]] and [[Microsoft Gaming]] | * Rights for ''BattleTech'' and ''Shadowrun'' split between [[Topps]] and [[Microsoft Gaming]] | ||
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| name = FASA Games, Inc. | | name = FASA Games, Inc. | ||
| logo = | | logo = | ||
| | | founded = {{start date and age|2012|6|14}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://whois.domaintools.com/fasagames.com |title=FASAGames.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools |website=[[WHOIS]] |access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| location = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | | location = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| key_people = [[Jordan Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III|L. Ross Babcock]] | | key_people = [[Jordan Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III|L. Ross Babcock]] | ||
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FASA Corporation was founded by [[Jordan Weisman]] and [[L. Ross Babcock III]] in 1980 with a starting capital of $350 ($1,200 adjusted for inflation). The two were fellow gamers at the [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]. 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p18.html |title=GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins |last=Keefer |first=John |date=March 31, 2006 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133145/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p18.html |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref> | FASA Corporation was founded by [[Jordan Weisman]] and [[L. Ross Babcock III]] in 1980 with a starting capital of $350 ($1,200 adjusted for inflation). The two were fellow gamers at the [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]. 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p18.html |title=GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins |last=Keefer |first=John |date=March 31, 2006 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133145/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p18.html |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Under the new commercial direction and with 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 [[ | Under the new commercial direction and with 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 the British company [[Minifigs (company)|Minifigs]]. FASA would later acquire the U.S. figures manufacturer [[Ral Partha]], which was the licensed American manufacturer of Minifigs. 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. | ||
When [[Microsoft]] acquired the [[FASA Interactive]] subsidiary, Babcock went with that company. After the sale of Virtual World, Jordan turned his attention to the founding of a new games venture called [[WizKids]]. | When [[Microsoft]] acquired the [[FASA Interactive]] subsidiary, Babcock went with that company. After the sale of Virtual World, Jordan turned his attention to the founding of a new games venture called [[WizKids]]. | ||