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RedOctane was founded in 1999. In August 1999, they started as the world's first online video game rental service. They now also design and produce dance pads, and other video game accessories, and have recently moved into publishing video games themselves. On May 2006, video game publisher Activision announced it agreed to acquire RedOctane.
They're known for their soft dance pads, the Ignition series. These pads have foam blocks inside them, which can be removed to allow the pad to be folded. They recently came out with the Ignition 3.0 pad, featuring cords that can connect to a PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, or a PC. Its directional pads are raised.
They recently produced their first metal pad with recessed arrows. It was named the Afterburner, in a "pad-naming" contest held by RedOctane. The winner(s) got a free copy of In The Groove.
Their first video game product is In The Groove, a new entry in the dance game genre produced by Roxor Games. The game consists of all the songs in the arcade version, and four new songs from the In The Groove 2 arcade game.
Their second video game product is an all new rhythm/music game called Guitar Hero, developed by Harmonix. The game consists of 30+ licensed tracks and uses a custom designed guitar peripheral.
Product Problems
Many people have had problems with the RedOctane Ignition 3.0 Multi-Platform dance pad, claiming it lagged and padmissed.
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