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==History== Loki Software was founded on November 9, 1998, by Scott Draeker, a former lawyer who became interested in porting games to Linux after being introduced to the system through his work as a software licensing attorney. By December of that year Loki had gained the rights to produce a port of [[Activision]]'s then-upcoming strategy game ''[[Civilization: Call to Power]]'' for Linux.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxandmain.com/features/lokistory.html |title=Loki: A promising plan gone terribly wrong |first=Dennis E. |last=Powell |date=April 9, 2002 |website=LinuxAndMain |archive-url=https://archive.today/20020418225227/http://www.linuxandmain.com/features/lokistory.html |archive-date=April 18, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 6, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: Scott Draeker and Sam Latinga, Loki Entertainment {{!}} Linux Journal |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3521 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=www.linuxjournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2000/02/he-finds-open-source-fair-game/ |title=He Finds Open Source Fair Game |author=Wired Staff |date=February 1, 2000 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref> This was to become Loki's first actual product, with the game hitting stores in May 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-09-28 |title=Linux Today - Civilization: Call to Power for Linux Ships |url=https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999050700505NW |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928104229/https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999050700505NW |archive-date=September 28, 2004 }}</ref> From there they gained contracts to port many other titles, such as ''[[Myth II: Soulblighter]]'', ''[[Railroad Tycoon II]]'', and ''[[Eric's Ultimate Solitaire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-03 |title=Loki releases three more games for Linux |url=http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/05/18/LokiReleasesThreeMoreGamesFor.shtml |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203034800/http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/05/18/LokiReleasesThreeMoreGamesFor.shtml |archive-date=December 3, 2000 }}</ref> Throughout the next two years up until its eventual closure the company would continue to bring more games to Linux.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-20 |title=Linux Games - Loki Retrospective |url=http://www.linuxgames.com/articles/lokiretro/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010820024435/http://www.linuxgames.com/articles/lokiretro/ |archive-date=August 20, 2001 }}</ref> [[BSDi]] had also partnered with Loki to ensure its Linux ports ran on [[FreeBSD]] through a [[FreeBSD#OS compatibility layers|compatibility layer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/news/loki-and-bsdi-partner-certify-linux-games-bsd/|website=[[Linux.com]]|title=Loki and BSDi partner to certify Linux games for BSD|first=JT|last=Smith|date=2000-08-15|access-date=2023-07-01}}</ref> After facing financial difficulties,<ref name=histofloki>{{cite web|title=Loki: A promising plan gone terribly wrong|first=Dennis E. |last=Powell |accessdate=January 14, 2011|url=http://www.linuxandmain.com/features/lokistory.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20020418225227/http://www.linuxandmain.com/features/lokistory.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2002|date=April 9, 2002 |publisher=linuxandmain.com}}</ref> Loki filed for [[bankruptcy]] in August 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-02-24 |title=Linux Today - Founder, Creditors Differ as to Loki's Future Course |url=http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-08-17-014-20-NW-BZ-LF&tbovrmode=3 |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224170221/http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-08-17-014-20-NW-BZ-LF&tbovrmode=3 |archive-date=February 24, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-03 |title=Linux game publisher runs out of funds β Video Games Reviews, Cheats {{!}} Geek.com |url=http://www.geek.com/articles/games/linux-game-publisher-runs-out-of-funds-20010814/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203194859/http://www.geek.com/articles/games/linux-game-publisher-runs-out-of-funds-20010814/ |archive-date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="native">{{Cite web |date=2002-02-02 |title=NewsForge {{!}} Loki's Draeker: If I had to do it over, I'd create Linux native games |url=http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/24/2118235 |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020202221402/http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/24/2118235 |archive-date=February 2, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icculus.org/news/news.php?id=209|title=icculus.org headlines|website=www.icculus.org|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref> The majority of the staff was laid off in January 2002 and Loki formally closed on January 31.<ref name=native/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p2.html |title=GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 2 of 19 |first=John |last=Keefer |date=March 31, 2006 |website=[[GameSpy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133045/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p2.html |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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