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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox company | name = Ratbag Games | logo = RatbagGamesLogo.jpg | image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | former_name = | type = Private | industry = Video games | founded = {{start date and age|1993}} in Adelaide, Australia | founder = Richard Harrison<br>Greg Siegele | fate = Acquired and shut down by Midway Games<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallis|first=Alistair|title=Q&A: Krome Studio's Robert Walsh on Melbourne House Acquisition|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102492/QA_Krome_Studios_Robert_Walsh_on_Melbourne_House_Acquisition.php|access-date=2020-06-26|website=www.gamasutra.com|date=2 November 2006|language=en|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628222734/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/102492/QA_Krome_Studios_Robert_Walsh_on_Melbourne_House_Acquisition.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=James 'DexX'|date=2015-04-24|title=The fall of the great Australian video games studio|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-fall-of-the-great-australian-video-games-studio-20150424-1mshm2.html|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=3 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103053926/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-fall-of-the-great-australian-video-games-studio-20150424-1mshm2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | defunct = {{end date|df=yes|2005|12|15}} | hq_location = | key_people = | num_employees = 60 (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010820/mnm009.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011004143550/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/010820/mnm009.html|title=Infogrames, Inc. Unleashes 'World of Outlaws(R) Sprint Cars 2002' For PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System|website=Business Wire|publisher=Berkshire Hathaway|via=Yahoo.com|archivedate=October 4, 2001|date=August 20, 2001|accessdate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> | products = | owner = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
'''Ratbag Games Pty Ltd''' was a video game developer based in Australia.
== History == Ratbag was founded in 1993 in Adelaide, South Australia, by Richard Harrison and Greg Siegele. Known initially as "Emergent Games", the company took three years to prototype their first title ''Powerslide''. A sequel of Powerslide was in the works for Xbox and PlayStation 2, but never released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TITLE PAGE |url=http://www.ratbaggames.com/powerslide/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003062103/http://www.ratbaggames.com/powerslide/ |archive-date=2003-10-03 |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.ratbaggames.com}}</ref> Following its acquisition by Midway Games on 4 August 2005, the company was known as "Midway Studios - Australia".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A134814514/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=c52247cb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209071946/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA134814514&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=c52247cb|title=Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag|website=Business Wire|archivedate=December 9, 2024|date=August 4, 2005|accessdate=December 9, 2024|via=Gale Research|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Jenkins|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/midway-acquires-australian-developer-ratbag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119062051/https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=6120|title=Midway Acquires Australian Developer Ratbag|website=Gamasutra|archive-date=November 19, 2005|date=August 4, 2005|url-status=live|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>
=== Games === * ''Powerslide'' – Windows * ''Dirt Track Racing'' – Windows * ''Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars'' – Windows * ''Dirt Track Racing 2'' – Windows * ''Leadfoot'' – Windows * Dirt Track Racing: Australia – Windows * ''World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002'' – PS2, Windows * ''Saturday Night Speedway'' – PS2, Windows * ''The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee'' – PS2, Xbox
==See also== * Greg Siegele
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20030326074545/http://www.ratbaggames.com/ Website] (in the Webarchive) * [http://blog.funkyj.com/2005/12/midway-shafts-ratbag-studios.html Midway shafts Ratbag Studios] Employee's account of company closure
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Category:Defunct video game companies of Australia Category:Midway Games Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2005 Category:Video game companies established in 1993 Category:Video game development companies