{{Short description|Video game developer}} {{Infobox company | name = Frozen Codebase | logo = Frozen Codebase Logo | type = Video game developer | slogan = | foundation = 2006 | defunct = {{End date|2012|01|01}} | location = Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | key_people = Ben Geisler, Norb Rozek, Adam Larson, James Lupiani, Jesse Rahikainen, Justin Kovac, Billy Sweetman | num_employees = 24 | industry = Video games | revenue = | homepage = http://www.frozencodebase.com/ | products = | owner = | parent = }}
'''Frozen Codebase''' was an American independent video game developer founded in 2006 by Ben Geisler. The company developed games for Xbox 360,<ref>{{cite web| author=|publisher=Frozen Codebase|work=frozencodebase.com|access-date=2008-06-14|title=Frozen Codebase :: Punk Rock Game Development :: About|url=http://www.frozencodebase.com/about.php }}</ref> Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii and WiiWare.
==History== On May 16, 2008,<ref>{{cite web |author= |publisher=WFTDA |title=WFTDA Partners with Frozen Codebase to Produce Roller Derby Video Game |date=16 May 2008 |work=wftda |url=http://www.wftda.com/2008/05/16/wftda-partners-with-frozen-codebase-to-produce-roller-derby-video-game/ |access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120213538/http://www.wftda.com/2008/05/16/wftda-partners-with-frozen-codebase-to-produce-roller-derby-video-game/ |archive-date=20 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frozen Codebase and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), announced a license agreement for Frozen Codebase to produce a video game based upon the sport of Roller Derby.<ref>{{cite web |author=Shiply, Zac|publisher=Isthmus|title=Frozen Codebase Discusses New WFTDA Roller Derby Video Game|date=17 July 2008 |work=dailypage |url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=23248 |access-date=22 August 2009 }}</ref>
On July 22, 2009,<ref>{{cite web |author=|publisher=Gamezone |title=Konami and Adult Swim Announce Metalocalypse:Dethgame for XBLA and PSN |date=22 July 2009 |work=gamezone |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/07_22_09_01_07PM.htm/ |access-date=4 August 2009 }}</ref> Konami and Adult Swim announced that Frozen Codebase is the developer of the ''Metalocalypse'' video game ''Metalocalypse: Dethgame'', a PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable game. ''Dethgame'' was previewed at Comic Con 2009.<ref>{{cite web |author=Keel, Jonah|publisher=Collider.com|title=Jonah Plays Adult Swim's METALOCALYPSE DETHGAME at Comic-Con|date=3 August 2009 |work=collider |url=https://collider.com/jonah-plays-adult-swims-metalocalypse-dethgame-at-comic-con/ |access-date=4 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=North, Dale|publisher=Destructoid|title=SDCC: Our f'n metal preview of Metalocalypse|date=25 July 2009 |work=destructoid |url=http://www.destructoid.com/sdcc-our-f-n-metal-preview-of-metalocalypse-141363.phtml |access-date=4 August 2009 }}</ref> But in July 2010, the game was confirmed to be cancelled by publisher Konami Digital Entertainment "in light of creative differences".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1109242p1.html|title = Metalocalypse Game Cancelled|date = 29 July 2010}}</ref>
In early 2012, Frozen Codebase was liquidated by ZyQuest, and quickly reformed as Zymo Entertainment, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZyQuest Inc.<ref>{{cite web |author=|publisher=TheNorthwestern |title=ZyMo Taps Booming Mobile Gaming Market |date=23 October 2012 |work=thenorthwestern |url=http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20121023/APC03/310230176/ZyMo-taps-booming-mobile-gaming-market |access-date=23 December 2013 }}</ref>
As of early 2015, a handful of Frozen Codebase veterans have formed a game consulting company known as Thawed Codebase.<ref>{{cite web |author=|publisher=ThawedCodebase |title=Thawed Codebase |date=20 March 2016 |work=thawedcodebase |url=http://www.thawedcodebase.com |access-date=20 March 2016 }}</ref> Among Thawed Codebase's credited contract work includes ''Batman: Arkham Origins''.
==Games== *''Screwjumper!'' — Xbox Live Arcade (2007) *''Elements of Destruction'' — Xbox Live Arcade, PC (2008) *''Sandy Beach'' - WiiWare (2009) *''Zombie Wranglers'' — Xbox Live Arcade (2009) *''Cruise Ship Vacation Games / Cruise Ship Resort'' — Wii (2009 / 2010) *''Kick-Ass: The Game'' — iPhone, PlayStation Network (2010) *''BurgerTime World Tour'' — WiiWare, Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (2011) *''Scarygirl'' — PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade (2012) *''Metalocalypse: Dethgame'' - Xbox Live Arcade, PSN (Cancelled)
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