<s>
GarageGames	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
technology	O
and	O
software	B-Application
developer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageGames	O
was	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
GG	O
Interactive	O
,	O
developers	B-Application
of	O
educational	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
,	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
programming	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developer	B-Application
and	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
released	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Tribes	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
an	O
initial	O
price	O
point	O
to	O
allow	O
independent	O
game	O
developers	B-Application
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
developer	B-Application
community	O
surpassed	O
100,000	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
its	O
history	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Marble	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
acquired	O
BraveTree	O
Technologies	O
,	O
developers	B-Application
of	O
Think	O
Tanks	O
and	O
real-time	O
networked	O
multiplayer	O
physics	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InterActive	O
Corporation	O
later	O
bought	O
out	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
GarageGames	O
 '	O
equity	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Louis	O
Castle	O
,	O
notable	O
for	O
his	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
of	O
GarageGames	O
and	O
InstantAction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
IAC	O
was	O
shutting	O
down	O
InstantAction	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
for	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
would	O
be	O
sold	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
engine	O
and	O
GarageGames	O
brand	O
was	O
purchased	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
re-launched	O
,	O
as	O
GarageGames	O
again	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
CEO	B-Application
Eric	O
Preisz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
CEO	B-Application
Eric	O
Preisz	O
announced	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
GG|Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
GarageGames	O
that	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
bringing	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
game	O
programming	B-General_Concept
and	O
game	O
development	O
courses	O
to	O
middle	O
schools	O
,	O
high	O
schools	O
and	O
colleges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
product	O
name	O
Dev|Pro	O
:	O
Game	O
Development	O
Curriculum	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
offers	O
digital	O
education	O
courses	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
computer	B-General_Concept
science	I-General_Concept
,	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
programming	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
GarageGames	O
offered	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
for	O
sale	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
technology	O
under	O
a	O
per-seat	O
"	O
Indie	O
"	O
license	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GarageGames	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
Torque	B-Application
2D	O
Engine	O
and	O
Torque	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Engine	O
would	O
be	O
offered	O
free	O
as	O
an	O
open-source	O
MIT	B-License
license	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
non-game	O
applications	O
like	O
serious	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
licensed	O
by	O
NASA	O
,	O
L3	O
,	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
dozens	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
worlds	I-Application
applications	O
like	O
Onverse	O
and	O
by	O
IBM	O
for	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
training	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
used	O
for	O
education	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
schools	O
and	O
universities	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
System	O
Release	O
date	O
Genre	O
Ref(s )	O
Caribbean	O
HideawayWindows	O
,	O
MacintoshJanuary	O
23	O
,	O
2008Casual	O
Chain	O
Reaction	O
Windows	B-Application
Puzzle	O
Dark	O
Horizons	O
Lore	O
:	O
Invasion	O
Linux	B-Application
Action	B-Application
,	O
mech	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Realm	O
Wars	O
WindowsMarch	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
Action	B-Application
Fallen	O
Empire	O
:	O
Legions	O
Windows	B-Application
Action	B-Application
Legions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
Action	B-Application
Marble	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Linux	B-Application
Platform	O
,	O
puzzle	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Windows	B-Application
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Marble	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Platform	O
,	O
puzzle	O
Rack'em	O
Up	O
Roadtrip	O
Windows	B-Application
Sport	O
Rokkitball	O
Windows	B-Application
Action	B-Application
,	O
sport	O
Think	O
Tanks	O
Windows	B-Application
Action	B-Application
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Z.A.P.	O
</s>
