Editing Surreal Software (section)

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{{short description|American video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Surreal Software
| logo = Surreal Logo2.jpg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Stuart Denman|Mike Nichols|Alan Patmore|Nick Radovich}}
| successor = [[Monolith Productions]]
| defunct = 2010
| fate = Merged into [[Monolith Productions]]
| key_people = Alan Patmore (co-founder and studio head)<br />Stuart Denman (co-founder and studio technology director)
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| products = 
| parent = [[Midway Games]] (2004–2009)<br />[[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] (2009–2010)
| homepage = {{URL|surreal.com}}
| caption = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}} in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S.
| location = [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]], Washington, U.S.
}}

'''Surreal Software''' was an American [[video game developer]] based in [[Kirkland, Washington]], and a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]], known for ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', ''[[The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]]'' and ''[[Drakan]]'' series. Surreal Software employed over 130 designers, artists, and programmers. Surreal was acquired by Warner Bros. Games during the bankruptcy of Midway Games in July 2009. After a significant layoff in January 2011, the remaining employees were integrated into WBG's Kirkland offices, along with developers Monolith and Snowblind.

The studio last worked on ''[[This Is Vegas]]'', a title which was scheduled to be released on [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Personal computer|Windows]].<ref>[http://investor.midway.com/us/pr/mpr_12819.html Midway Press Release: GC 2008: Midway Promises Show Line-Up with Extra Punch and Two European Premieres]</ref> The first screenshots, video and game information for ''[[This Is Vegas]]'' were unveiled the week of February 4, 2008, at [[IGN]].<ref>[http://www.ign.com/ IGN.com: Games, Cheats, Movies and More<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>