Rabid Entertainment

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Rabid Entertainment
Type Former subsidiary of Viacom New Media
Founded March 4, 1981 (TMQ Software)
1981 (ICOM Simulations)
1996 (Rabid Entertainment)
Closed in 1998
Headquarters Wheeling, Illinois, USA
Key people Tod Zipnick, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 45
Website N/A

Rabid Entertainment was a former subsidiary of Viacom New Media.

TMQ Software

TMQ Software was founded on March 4, 1981 by Tod Zipnick.

ICOM Simulations

Shortly after founding in 1981, TMQ Software was renamed to ICOM Simulations.

Acquisition by Viacom New Media

Viacom New Media acquired ICOM Simulations in 1993. After its acquisition, video games developed by ICOM Simulations were simply credited as Viacom New Media.

Rabid Entertainment

In 1996, ICOM Simulations was renamed to Rabid Entertainment.

Closure

Because Viacom New Media was leaving the video game industry, Rabid Entertainment was closed in 1998.

Video games by ICOM Simulations (1981 - 1993)

Title System Released Notes
Déjà Vu AmigaOS, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, DOS, Mac OS, NES, PC-9801 1985
Uninvited AmigaOS, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, DOS, Mac OS, NES, Pocket PC 1986
Shadowgate AmigaOS, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, C64, DOS, Mac OS, NES, Pocket PC 1987
Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas AmigaOS, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, DOS, Mac OS, PC-9801 1989
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective CDTV, DOS, DVD, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD, TurboGrafx-16, VIS 1991
Déjà Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding DOS, GBC, Windows 3.1, Windows Mobile 1992 Includes Déjà Vu I and Déjà Vu II.
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective - Volume II DOS, Mac OS, Sega CD, TurboGrafx-16, VIS 1992
Beyond Shadowgate Turbo Duo 1993
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective - Volume III DOS 1993
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Collection DOS 1993 Includes Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective - Volume I, Volume II, and Volume III