Kesmai Corporation
Moby ID: 1088
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Founded in 1981 by John Taylor and Kelton Flinn, Kesmai Corporation was purchased in 1994 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Based in Charlottesville, VA, Kesmai was a world leader in multiplayer online games and the parent company of ARIES Online Games, Kesmai Studios and GameStorm.
The company developed, published, and distributed interactive gaming content to over 12 million paying subscribers of America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe, EarthLink Network, Delphi, and major websites throughout the Internet.
Popular Kesmai titles include Air Warrior, Online Casino, Harpoon Online, Legends of Kesmai, MultiPlayer BattleTech, Star Rangers Online, Stellar Emperor, CatchWord, Jack Nicklaus Online Tour and a collection of classic board and card games.
Credited on 14 Games from 1982 to 2000
| Fierce Harmony (2000 on Windows) |
| Starship Troopers: Battlespace (1998 on Windows) |
| Axis & Allies (1998 on Windows) |
| Godzilla Online (1998 on Windows) |
| Aliens Online (1998 on Windows) |
| Air Warrior III (1997 on Windows) |
| Air Warrior II (1997 on Windows) |
| CatchWord (1997 on Windows) |
| Legends of Kesmai (1997 on Windows) |
| MultiPlayer BattleTech: Solaris (1996 on Windows) |
| Virtual Pool (1995 on DOS, Windows, PlayStation...) |
| Air Warrior (1988 on DOS, Amiga, Atari ST...) |
| MegaWars III (1984 on Terminal) |
| MegaWars (1982 on Terminal) |
History +
- 1994
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Newscorp acquires the company.
- 1981
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Company founded.
Trivia +
Company information (1999):
Kesmai Corporation
230 Court Square
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Telephone: (804) 963-8571
Fax: (804) 963-8805
Related Web Sites +
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Kesmai Corporation
official site
Frequent Collaborators
Companies- 3 games with Mythic
- 2 games with iEntertainment Network, Inc.
- 2 games with AOL LLC
- 2 games with Interactive Magic GmbH
- 1 game with Atari Interactive, Inc.
- 1 game with Celeris Inc.
- 1 game with Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore
- 1 game with Fujitsu Limited
- 1 game with Ant Software
- 1 game with Discovery Channel Multimedia
- 5 games with Jeff Hanna
- 5 games with Bob Frizzell
- 4 games with Nate Burgess
- 4 games with Kelton Flinn
- 4 games with Dale Homburg
- 4 games with Seth Guterman
- 4 games with Greg Grimsby
- 4 games with Brad Derrick
- 3 games with Gary Robinson
- 3 games with Jimmie Homburg
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