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-'''Rockstar New England''' is the newest [[Rockstar]] studio, formerly Mad Doc Software. Incorporated in 2008, they are best known for Empire Earth III. Currently Rockstar New England has developed no new games since they become part of Take-Two but they will surely get developing some in the near future.
+'''Rockstar New England''' is the newest [[Rockstar]] studio, formerly Mad Doc Software. Incorporated in 2008, they are best known for ''Empire Earth'' series. Currently Rockstar New England has developed no new games since they become part of Take-Two, but they will surely get developing some in the near future.
 The original Mad Doc Software was founded by Dr. Ian Lane Davis, an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_artificial_intelligence artificial intelligence] (AI) expert. The company incorporates new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networking networking], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics graphics], and AI technologies into their games (''Empire Earth II'' uses Mad Doc’s Mad3D Game Engine and MadAI technologies).
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 In the spring of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_in_video_gaming 2005], the company released ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth_II Empire Earth II]''. They added features including advanced AI, enhanced environmental realism, new multiplayer modes, and improved management systems. The game garnered a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Gamer PC Gamer] Editor's Choice Award and a 94% review score. PC Gamer stated that the game was "The New King of Real-Time Strategy Gaming".
-''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Legacy Star Trek: Legacy]'', had mixed to moderate reviews for the Xbox 360 and was negatively received for the PC.
+''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Legacy Star Trek: Legacy]'', the next game Mad Doc released, received mixed to moderate reviews for the Xbox 360 and was negatively received for the PC.
-The company's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth_III Empire Earth III]'' has been the subject of many harsh reviews, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot] saying, "''Empire Earth III'' has been dumbed down to the point of irrelevance." As a result, Mad Doc has removed ''Empire Earth III'' from their list of games on their website and any trace of it.
+The company's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth_III Empire Earth III]'' has been the subject of many harsh reviews, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameSpot GameSpot] saying, "''Empire Earth III'' has been dumbed down to the point of irrelevance." As a result, Mad Doc has removed ''Empire Earth III'' from their list of games on their website and any trace of it. In a related note, Mad Doc took any reference to the production of ''Empire Earth III'' of their website.
-Mad Doc has also created an autonomous cross-country navigation system for the U.S. Dept. of Defense.
+Mad Doc has also created an autonomous cross-country navigation system for the US Department of Defense.
-Mad Doc was contracted to partner with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Games Propaganda Games] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threewave_Software Threewave Software] for various map designs for the 2008 game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok_(2008_video_game) Turok].
+Mad Doc was contracted to partner with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Games Propaganda Games] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threewave_Software Threewave Software] for various map designs for the 2008 game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok_(2008_video_game) Turok]. Received mixed reviews.
-Mad Doc ported [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Vancouver Rockstar Vancouver]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game) Bully]'' to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 Xbox 360] (ported to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii Wii] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Toronto Rockstar Toronto]) in the form of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game)#Bully:_Scholarship_Edition Bully: Scholarship Edition]''.
+Mad Doc ported [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Vancouver Rockstar Vancouver]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game) Bully]'' to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360 Xbox 360] (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii Wii] port was done by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Toronto Rockstar Toronto]) in the form of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(video_game)#Bully:_Scholarship_Edition Bully: Scholarship Edition]''. It was well received.
 On April 4, 2008, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockstar_Games Rockstar Games] announced that it had acquired the studio and rebranded it Rockstar New England.