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{{Short description|American video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
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| foundation = 1998
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| location_city = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| key_people = John Bergman<br/>Ray Ratelis<br/>Michael Warnock
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| products = ''[[Vendetta Online]]''
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| homepage = https://www.guildsoftware.com
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'''Guild Software''' is a small independent [[computer game developer]] located in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] ([[United States|USA]]) founded in 1998. Guild Software is best known for creating ''[[Vendetta Online]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/136749328.html|title=Small Milwaukee studio's big game on small phones|work=JSOnline|date=January 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmhell.com/articles/110404/the_fab_four_behind_vendetta.html |title=The Fab Four Behind Vendetta |work=MMHell |date=November 4, 2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213060818/http://www.mmhell.com/articles/110404/the_fab_four_behind_vendetta.html |archivedate=February 13, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/561/561164p1.html |title=Vendetta Online Team Q&A |work=IGN |date=October 28, 2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060922092638/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/561/561164p1.html |archivedate=September 22, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncfc.taloncrossing.com/qa.html |title=Nintendo Community Fangame Convention 2008, Guild Software Q&A |work=NCFC |date=October 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220070652/http://ncfc.taloncrossing.com/qa.html |archivedate=February 20, 2009 }}</ref> a first-person [[MMORPG]] that uses their in-house NAOS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ArticleID=18663|title=Guild Software Announces NAOS Engine|work=Inside Mac Games|date=March 8, 2010}}</ref> [[game engine]]. In 2009, the studio was voted a ''Reader's Choice Award'' for ''Favorite Company'' by MMOsite.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mmosite.com/content/2009-02-18/20090218232831531.shtml|title=MMOsite Readers Choice Award 2008 Winners Announced|work=MMOsite.com|date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>

In 2013, Guild Software's [[Vendetta Online]] was widely reported as the first [[MMORPG]] to support the [[Oculus Rift]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/vendetta-online-is-the-first-mmo-to-get-oculus-rift-support/|title=Vendetta Online is the first MMO to get Oculus Rift support|work=PCGamer|date=July 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/24/4552076/vendetta-online-takes-its-digital-galaxies-to-oculus-rift|title=Vendetta Online takes its digital galaxies to the Oculus Rift|work=Polygon|date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> making it potentially the first persistent online world with native support for a consumer [[Virtual reality]] headset.

Beyond game development, the company also created and maintains the free and popular<ref>{{cite web|url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guildsoftware.barometer|title=Barometer HD on the Android Market|work=Guild Software, Inc|year=2012}}</ref> [[Android (operating system)|Android app]] ''Barometer HD'', allowing simple measurement and graphing of barometric pressure on devices equipped with pressure sensors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://highonandroid.com/android-apps/barometer-hd-app-for-galaxy-nexus-and-galaxy-note-app-of-the-week/|title=Barometer HD App for Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note!|work=HighOnAndroid.com|author=Max Lee|date=February 9, 2012}}</ref>

==Management==

*John Bergman — CEO, game design, artwork
*Ray Ratelis — VP of engineering

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.guildsoftware.com Guild Software Website]
*[http://www.guildsoftware.com/naos NAOS Engine]
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Guild Software - Revision history

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