Hardwar (video game)
| Hardwar | |
|---|---|
European cover art | |
| Developer | The Software Refinery |
| Publishers | |
| Producer | Adrian Carless |
| Designers | Mark Griffiths Ciaran Gultnieks Ian Martin |
| Programmer | Tim Heaton |
| Artist | Les Spink |
| Writers | Adrian Carless Alan Coltman |
| Platform | PC (Windows/DirectX 5) |
| Release | September 11, 1998 |
| Genre | Flight simulation |
| Modes | Single-player Multiplayer over serial, TCP/IP or DirectPlay |
Hardwar (sometimes stylized HardW[a]r or given the full name Hardwar: The Future Is Greedy) is a 1998 science fiction flight simulation computer game developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. In the US, the game was distributed by Interplay under license. The box artwork and styling for game was created by The Designers Republic, who also worked on the Wipeout series. The soundtrack was provided by artists signed to the Warp Records label. Funbox Media digitally re-released Hardwar via ZOOM-Platform.com on September 17, 2021. Funbox Media and Jordan Freeman Group, the aforementioned ZOOM-Platform.com, would team up again to release a Steam (service) version on February 15, 2023. The Steam (service) edition remained DRM-Free.
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