<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
cofounded	O
by	O
Lars	O
Brubaker	O
,	O
Ernie	O
Ramirez	O
,	O
James	O
C	O
.	O
Smith	O
and	O
Ion	O
Hardie	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
nineteen	O
games	O
independently	O
(	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Device
platforms	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
started	O
distribution	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Application
casual	O
games	O
on	O
their	O
online	O
Arcade	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
their	O
Arcade	O
entirely	O
devoted	O
to	O
Mac	B-Device
games	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
users	O
and	O
started	O
hosting	O
ad	O
supported	O
free	O
online	O
web	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Reflexive	O
's	O
Wik	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fable	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
won	O
three	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
which	O
included	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Visual	O
Art	O
,	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
and	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Award	O
For	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
began	O
hosting	O
casual	O
game	O
content	O
for	O
internet	O
download	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wik	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fable	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
won	O
three	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wik	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
2005	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
Award	O
for	O
Downloadable	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
IGF	O
Downloadable	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon.com	B-Application
acquired	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
