Budcat Creations, LLC was an American video game developer based in Iowa City, Iowa, and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, though they formerly had partnerships with Electronic Arts and Majesco Entertainment. They were largely responsible for porting titles to non-target consoles. They had worked on a number of blockbuster gaming franchises, among them Guitar Hero, Madden NFL, and Medal of Honor. They also produced a few original titles, including Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (2008) and The New York Times Crosswords (2007).
History
Budcat was founded by Jason Andersen and Jonah Stich, who met on the precursor to AOL, via a shared interest in the Apple IIGS. A few months into the company's initial year, Isaac Burns joined as a partner. Isaac and Jason met in high school, in their hometown of Iowa City, Iowa.[1]
The company went on to produce a string of sports titles for EA over the next five years, including entries in the NASCAR Thunder, NHL Hockey, and FIFA Manager series, as well as the PlayStation 2