<s>
Carmageddon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Stainless	O
Games	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
2013	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
Nordic	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
series	O
from	O
Stainless	O
Games	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
that	O
became	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
3D	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
,	O
a	O
banger	O
racing	O
sim	O
prototyped	O
by	O
Stainless	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
SCi	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
license	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
this	O
same	O
concept	O
,	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notion	O
of	O
running	O
over	O
pedestrians	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Destruction	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
and	O
arouse	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
recent	O
games	O
which	O
involved	O
running	O
over	O
pedestrians	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Quarantine	B-Application
and	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
was	O
coined	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
proceeded	O
with	O
the	O
designers	O
allowed	O
unusually	O
free	O
rein	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
BRender	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
Stainless	O
Software	O
were	O
already	O
thoroughly	O
familiar	O
with	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
contracts	O
was	O
to	O
port	O
BRender	B-Application
to	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
build	O
the	O
corresponding	O
tools	O
and	O
demos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
subcontracted	O
to	O
developer	O
Elite	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buckland	O
anticipated	O
that	O
Elite	O
would	O
have	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
conversion	O
due	O
to	O
Carmageddons	B-Application
open	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmageddon	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
Max	O
Pack	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
bundled	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
into	O
one	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
bonus	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
mousepad	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
leather	O
car	O
key	O
chain	O
with	O
Carmageddons	B-Application
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmageddon	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Splat	O
Pack	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
2012	O
for	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
mobile	O
devices	O
(	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
launched	O
a	O
massive	O
media	O
campaign	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
"	O
to	O
warn	O
drivers	O
about	O
a	O
major	O
closure	O
on	O
the	O
405	O
Freeway	O
during	O
the	O
weekend	O
of	O
July	O
15	O
–	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stainless	O
Games	O
capitalized	O
on	O
the	O
coincidence	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
releases	O
by	O
announcing	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
web	O
site	O
that	O
"	O
L.A.	O
Celebrates	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
official	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
news	O
that	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
is	O
back	O
has	O
been	O
such	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
authorities	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
dedicate	O
a	O
whole	O
weekend	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
based	O
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
co-founders	O
of	O
Stainless	O
Games	O
,	O
about	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
series	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPD	O
Techworld	O
,	O
a	O
firm	O
that	O
tracked	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
reported	O
118,500	O
units	O
sold	O
of	O
Carmageddons	B-Application
computer	O
version	O
by	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
enamoured	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
ended	O
,	O
chaotic	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
touches	O
that	O
particular	O
collective	O
nerve	O
that	O
fuses	O
the	O
wholesome	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
All-American	O
Racing	O
Game	O
with	O
the	O
homicidal	O
singularity	O
of	O
the	O
70s	O
cult	O
film	O
into	O
an	O
onscreen	O
experience	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
automotive	O
mayhem	O
that	O
a	O
five-year-old	O
American	O
male	O
wreaks	O
with	O
his	O
Matchbox	O
and	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
cars.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
to	O
sweep	O
your	O
morals	O
under	O
the	O
rug	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
and	O
shamelessly	O
commit	O
auto	O
homicide	O
on	O
a	O
grand	O
scale	O
,	O
then	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
absolute	O
blast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carmageddon	B-Application
had	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carpocalypse	I-Application
Now	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
TDR	I-Application
2000	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCi	O
planned	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reincarnation	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Stainless	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
re-acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
name	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
downloadable	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Max	O
Damage	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
announced	O
a	O
Carmageddon-themed	O
tournament	O
in	O
their	O
Wreckfest	B-Application
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
