Rushware
| Rushware | ||
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 | |
| Closed | 27.12.2000 | |
| Headquarters | Kaarst, Germany | |
| Manager | {{{Manager}}} | |
| Employees | ||
| Key People (choice) | ||
| Turnover | ||
| Sector | Video and computer games | |
| Website | ||
| Information | merged into THQ Entertainment GmbH | |
The German company Rushware was one of the major software publishers in Europe in the 1980s. As well as software, Rushware also sold hardware such as datasettes and input devices like joysticks and keypads under its own name.
History[edit | edit source]
Rushware Microhandelsgesellschaft mbH was founded as a software distribution department in 1984 by Rush Records. In 1986 Softgold was founded as subsidiary of Rushware. At the beginning of the 1990s the company Rainbow Arts was bought and integrated. In 1998 the Rushware Microhandelsgesellschaft mbH, and its subsidiaries were bought by THQ Inc. On December 27th 2000 the Rushware Microhandelsgesellschaft mbH was renamed into THQ Entertainment GmbH.
Epyx & LucasArts[edit | edit source]
Rushware published many games by Epyx and LucasArts in Germany. Rushware published the Epyx Games not only in the German-speaking region, as their packings were bilingual. Rereleases were mostly published by Softgold. Later releases were mainly published by Softgold.
