# Backbone Entertainment

> defunct American video game developer based in Emeryville, California

**Wikidata**: [Q389261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389261)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbone_Entertainment)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/backbone-entertainment

## Summary
Backbone Entertainment was a U.S. video game developer headquartered in Emeryville, California, founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2012. The studio operated development subsidiaries (including Backbone Emeryville and Digital Eclipse) and produced titles such as Death Jr. and the 2006 game Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey’s Eye.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 2003.  
- Dissolved / ceased operations: 2012.  
- Headquarters: Emeryville, California, United States.  
- Industry: Video game industry.  
- Legal form: Corporation.  
- Instance of: Video game developer.  
- Subsidiaries / in-house studios: Backbone Emeryville (inception 2003) and Digital Eclipse (inception 1992-08-07; headquarters listed in California at 5515 Doyle Street, Emeryville).  
- Notable products: Death Jr.; developed Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey’s Eye (2006).  
- Aliases: Digital Eclipse; 骨干娱乐.  
- Public identifiers: VIAF 127080620; idref 163261067; Freebase /m/08t9df; Giant Bomb (former scheme) 3010-985; VideoGameGeek company id 11927; Crunchbase id imaginengine.  
- Wikipedia title: Backbone Entertainment; sitelink_count: 15; Wikipedia languages include ar, arz, de, en, es, fa, fr, it, ka, nn.

## FAQs
### Q: What was Backbone Entertainment?
A: Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California, that operated from 2003 until its dissolution in 2012.

### Q: Is Backbone Entertainment still active?
A: No. The company is listed as dissolved in 2012.

### Q: What studios or subsidiaries did Backbone operate?
A: Backbone operated studios including Backbone Emeryville and Digital Eclipse. Digital Eclipse is recorded with an inception date of 1992-08-07 and an Emeryville address.

### Q: What are some games associated with Backbone Entertainment?
A: Notable titles associated with the company include Death Jr. and the 2006 game Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey’s Eye.

## Why It Matters
Backbone Entertainment represents a mid-2000s U.S. development organization that contributed to console and licensed-game production during its operational years. Its presence in Emeryville placed it within a cluster of West Coast development activity. The company managed multiple internal studios, notably Backbone Emeryville and Digital Eclipse, and participated in producing licensed and original titles such as Death Jr. and a 2006 Kim Possible game, showing a capability to handle both original IP and adaptations of existing media. As a corporation with multiple identifiers across library, gaming, and business registries (VIAF, Freebase, Crunchbase, VideoGameGeek), Backbone is documented in numerous industry and archival databases. Its dissolution in 2012 marks it as part of the consolidation and restructuring history of American game development studios in the 2000s and early 2010s.

## Notable For
- Being a defunct American video game developer headquartered in Emeryville, California (inception 2003; dissolved 2012).  
- Operating multiple development studios, including Backbone Emeryville and Digital Eclipse.  
- Producing and being credited on titles such as Death Jr. and developing Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey’s Eye (2006).  
- Having formal corporate status and broad registry presence (VIAF, Freebase, Crunchbase, VideoGameGeek).  
- Association in records with Foundation 9 Entertainment (a noted, now-defunct entertainment company with ties in Emeryville).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Backbone Entertainment.  
- Nature: Corporation; instance of a video game developer.  
- Industry: Video game industry.  
- Headquarters: Emeryville, California, United States.  
- Aliases: Digital Eclipse; Chinese name 骨干娱乐.

### Timeline and Legal Status
- Inception year: 2003.  
- Dissolved: 2012 (listed as dissolved/abolished).  
- Legal form: Corporation (per provided legal_form property).

### Subsidiaries, Ownership, and Associations
- Subsidiaries explicitly listed: Backbone Emeryville and Digital Eclipse.  
- Backbone Emeryville: described as an in-house studio with inception 2003 and headquarters in Emeryville, United States.  
- Digital Eclipse: listed as an American video game developer with inception 1992-08-07; headquarters in California with a recorded address of 5515 Doyle Street, Emeryville.  
- Association: Records link Backbone to Foundation 9 Entertainment (a defunct American video game development company founded 2005-03-29 with Emeryville and Nashville references).

### Products and Development Credits
- Product_or_material_produced entry names Death Jr. as a title associated with Backbone Entertainment.  
- Created/developed credit: Kim Possible: Legend of the Monkey’s Eye (2006 video game) is attributed to Backbone Entertainment in the structured data.

### Identifiers and Metadata
- VIAF identifier: 127080620.  
- idref identifier: 163261067.  
- Freebase id: /m/08t9df.  
- Giant Bomb id (former scheme): 3010-985.  
- VideoGameGeek company id: 11927.  
- Crunchbase organization id: imaginengine.  
- Other registry mentions include gry-online company id 2045, GamesIndustry.biz tag companies/backbone-entertainment, and bibliotheque nationale de France id 151138543.  
- Wikipedia title: Backbone Entertainment; sitelink_count recorded as 15.  
- Wikipedia languages listed: ar, arz, de, en, es, fa, fr, it, ka, nn.

### References in Records
- The entity appears across multiple bibliographic and industry databases and is described in structured sources as a defunct American video game developer based in Emeryville, California.

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## References

1. LastDodo
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. [Source](http://km.aifb.kit.edu/services/crunchbase/)
6. VideoGameGeek
7. [Games - Gamereactor UK](https://www.gamereactor.eu/games/?company=Backbone+Entertainment)