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RedOctane is an electronic entertainment company perhaps best known for their efforts in publishing the '' Guitar Hero '' series. RedOctane became a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision in 2006. HISTORY RedOctane was founded in 1999 by Kai Huang and Charles Huang . During the August of that year, they began operation as the world's first online Video Game rental service. They would later become better known for designing and producing Dance Pad s and other Video Game Accessories . In June 2005, RedOctane expanded into publishing original video games. Their first published title was a PlayStation 2 version of '' In The Groove '', a dancing game. Developed by Roxor Games , ''In The Groove'' was already established in arcades. RedOctane then teamed up with developer Harmonix to release '' Guitar Hero '' in November 2005 for the PlayStation 2. The Music Game proved extremely popular, consisting of over 30 licensed tracks playable with a custom-designed guitar Peripheral . The game was well-received by critics and fans, spawning A Successful Sequel in 2006 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 . Continuing installments of series are currently slated to appear on several other consoles. In May 2006 , video game publisher Activision announced plans to acquire RedOctane, completing the deal on June 6th, 2006.1 Activision reportedly paid RedOctane $ 99.9 million in cash and common stock in the acquisition.23 REFERENCES |
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