GOD execs found Gamecock

Former Gathering of Developers executives start a new company aimed as "a welcome solution...to the bloated and originality starved industry."

Mike Wilson and Harry Miller, respectively the former CEO and president of publishing house Gathering of Developers, have formed a new independent game publisher called Gamecock.

They describe the company as "a new independent artist driven" venture, and state that they believe the game industry is stale--something they want to change. Wilson said, "The major publishers have been focusing on safe bets--large budget games often attached to major licenses or sequels." The publisher announced that it has "several" titles in development, including one from Wideload Games and Alex Seropian (the creator of the Halo franchise).

Among the titles Gamecock has named are Fury and Insecticide. The first, developed by Auran, will be a PC massively multiplayer player-versus-player game scheduled for a fourth-quarter 2007 release. Insecticide, developed by Crackpot Entertainment, is a film noir action/adventure game set in a decaying world run by bugs, and it will also be released for the 2007 holiday season, on PC and at least one unspecified handheld.

Also on the slate is Mushroom Men, developed by Red Fly Studios, which is set in a future where mushrooms have taken on humanlike features and are embroiled in a civil war, and it's slated for a spring 2008 release on a console and a handheld platform. Hail to the Chimp, developed by Wideload Games, is an "impossible to classify" party game based on the politics of the animal kingdom, set for spring 2008 on consoles.

The final title announced is Hero, developed by Firefly Studios and described as "a brutal but comical romp through the 'real' world of medieval dungeons." Hero will be coming to the PC and undetermined consoles in spring 2009.

The Gamecock Media Group is based in Austin, Texas. As to why the pair decided on the unusual choice of name, Wilson describes himself as "a rooster enthusiast."

110 Comments

  • racerx737

    Posted Feb 13, 2007 10:03 am PT

    their ideas for games are definitely unique, I'm not sure how interesting they will actually turn out to be, but they are definitely unique...

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Feb 13, 2007 7:30 am PT

    At least the name is original. We'll see how are the games...

  • TryMe01

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 10:40 pm PT

    gamescock, what's in a name?
    this just made Wii sound even better!

  • Runningflame570

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 8:55 pm PT

    Don't be coy..you are saying that you guys have junk and other developers don't. Oh yeah and while we are at it...AUSTIN, TX BABY!!!

    My city is very big in the gaming world.

  • _DeadlyFred_

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 8:52 pm PT

    Yeah yeah.. we Americans, gona be moronic, ha ha. Or maybe just having a sense of humor.

  • Oni_Kurai

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 8:39 pm PT

    Yep... He loves roosters...

  • capthunt

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 8:00 pm PT

    lol nice name.. wonder how long it took them to make that up

  • Redsyrup

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 7:53 pm PT

    How many times have we seen this, top tier artists splitting from their companies to produce something 'new and different', and in the end we get derivitive and same.

    It's going to take cheaper and easier to use development tools to yield inovation.

  • Spartan1017

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 7:28 pm PT

    gamecock, well, i 'm, not saying anything about that.
    but th interview is good, i like there outlook and i think Hero and Fury look good.

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 7:18 pm PT

    Let the jokes begin

  • ElectrolightSH

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 6:03 pm PT

    he he he... GameCock

  • tuff_gong92

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 5:48 pm PT

    Where is Founding Fighters?

  • Pete5506

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 5:16 pm PT

    They were good at one time

  • fonzieahmed

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 5:13 pm PT

    GOD games used to make good stuff if i remember correctly.

  • Bruin4ev3r1520

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 5:09 pm PT

    diablobasher
    I was gonna bring it up, but y'know these Americans, none of them actually know what a cock is, so their just gonna be moronic about it regardless.

    But yeah, a gamecock is a rooster (male chicken) bred specificaly to be aggressive/to fight.

    Hence it's actually a pretty good name for an underdog company.
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    Oh gee. Thank you for educating me. You see, I'm just an American so I obviously dont know anything.

    Just because somebody makes a joke about the name, it doesnt mean they are American. It means that they aren't completely mature. I bet many non-Americans were cracking jokes about the name too.

  • nobeaner

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 4:00 pm PT

    Thanks for explaining diablobasher.



    My dad use to raise gamecocks when he was a kid. That part of my family is Filipino and cock fighting was pretty big where they lived.

  • mark_unix

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 3:08 pm PT

    xbox360 "how predictable"
    (highest bider wins)

    and Microsoft is well known for wasting millions on the dumbest games in history..

  • omgwtfsonofab

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 3:07 pm PT

    Gamecock and Wideload, two of my favorite companies.

  • gokunj2

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 3:04 pm PT

    Now that I read on them a little bit more, I like what they're doing. Here's hoping they release some pretty awesome games.

  • chineolee

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 3:01 pm PT

    They should have called it gameflange. More appealing to the male demographic than gamecock.

  • TavLok

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:58 pm PT

    gezz-us what a name

  • gozalo

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:50 pm PT

    i liked the GoD games....

  • WR_Platinum

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:48 pm PT

    diablobasher
    I was gonna bring it up, but y'know these Americans, none of them actually know what a cock is, so their just gonna be moronic about it regardless.

    But yeah, a gamecock is a rooster (male chicken) bred specificaly to be aggressive/to fight.

    Hence it's actually a pretty good name for an underdog company.
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    1) You should not say that NONE of us Americans do not know what a cock is, makes u sound ignorant. Plus have a sense of humor.

    2) Even if they thought of putting a name like that to make em sound like they are fighters or sumthin, they will still joked on for a good while cuz that is funny. They just owned themselves. lol

    3) Gamecock.... skeet skeet skeet skeet LMAOOOOOO

    The End >=)

  • Vulpis

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:29 pm PT

    Soooo..basically it's a company designed to do nothing but publish those $10 'budget' games? Meanwhile, Mushroom Men--didn't the Mario franchise do that already?

  • SimuLord

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:27 pm PT

    So they didn't learn their lesson the first time when GoD failed? Plus, nobody who isn't a South Carolina grad should be allowed to use Gamecock as their corporate name.

    In other news, expect a slew of Alice in Chains references as this company's inevitable financial troubles start getting reported...

  • diablobasher

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:20 pm PT

    I was gonna bring it up, but y'know these Americans, none of them actually know what a cock is, so their just gonna be moronic about it regardless.

    But yeah, a gamecock is a rooster (male chicken) bred specificaly to be aggressive/to fight.

    Hence it's actually a pretty good name for an underdog company.

  • klactose

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:12 pm PT

    Outside of the minds of teenagers and prepubs, there is actually a legitimate definition for gamecock that has nothing to do with the human anatomy.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:11 pm PT

    They must have known what they were getting themselves into when they chose such a name.

  • weeeoops1520

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:02 pm PT

    i feel bad for their marketing team.....

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 2:02 pm PT

    thats a nice name they came up with there...at least they have priorities right. the industry is pretty stale right now

  • gokunj2

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:52 pm PT

    I predict a name change soon.

  • Vraeth

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:45 pm PT

    I have to admit, this article seemed like a joke when I first read.

  • gamecube120

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:40 pm PT

    "...a future where mushrooms have taken on humanlike features and are embroiled in a civil war..."

    W....T....F....That's definitely original.

    Oh yeah, you said 'cock'....and so forth.

  • thisisjosh

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:39 pm PT

    austin, i'm there everyday! yay!....gamecock? hmm...gross.

  • Stedmister

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:25 pm PT

    I think they just using the name to compinsate for something...

  • Tamz

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:22 pm PT

    "a rooster enthusiast."


    ......................................HAHA

  • Trisetta

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:15 pm PT

    Hmm ... a bunch of 13 year olds on this forum, eh?

  • anarchicgoth

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:14 pm PT

    GameCOCK well at least its an hour away from me- i wonder what the building looks like lol

  • IggieTheMad

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:08 pm PT

    Wow, surprised no one's even brought up what a gamecock really is, outside of the one rooster comment, which is correct except that gamecocks are specifically roosters bred for/made to fight.

    Of course, even so, the term is a comedian's dream in how easy it is to make jokes from it, as even Bob Saget was sure to point out during his show here at the University of South Carolina last year.

    Then again, perhaps I'm just desensitized by this considering how many times I see the word gamecock on a daily basis. =P

  • JLCrogue

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:07 pm PT

    Nice name!

    Anyway, I wish them the best of luck in coming out with some original, innovative, and awesome games.

  • bubnux

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:06 pm PT

    Awwwww skeet skeet GameCock.

  • not-e-n-e

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:03 pm PT

    hahaha, gamecock and mushroom men in the same article! this is funny news

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    now this is what I want to see! I am getting more optimistic about the whole PC gaming business! Big publishers cock-up games, so this is gamecock - cocking a gun at large publishers heads....!!!!

  • iMuffins

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    I choked on my milk when I saw the title ^_^

  • AA7

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 12:57 pm PT

    *childish giggles*

  • dholmes19

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 12:55 pm PT

    gamecock?? come on now...

  • stealth89

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    i lol'd.

  • GFofgaming

    Posted Feb 12, 2007 12:43 pm PT

    Gamecock? HAHAHAA

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