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Distinctive Software

Canadian video game developer
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Distinctive Software

Summary

Distinctive Software is a software company[1]. It draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (software_company category, ranking #56 of 244).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distinctive Software is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Distinctive Software's instance of is recorded as software company[4].
  • Distinctive Software's instance of is recorded as video game developer[5].
  • Distinctive Software's headquarters location is recorded as Vancouver[6].
  • Distinctive Software's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 171418084[7].
  • Distinctive Software's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16518335g[8].
  • Distinctive Software's industry is recorded as video game industry[9].
  • +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Distinctive Software[10].
  • Distinctive Software was dissolved in +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Distinctive Software's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05ypjk[12].
  • Distinctive Software's director / manager is recorded as Don Mattrick[13].
  • Distinctive Software's product or material produced is recorded as Test Drive[14].
  • Distinctive Software's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+77'}[15].
  • Distinctive Software's MobyGames company ID is recorded as distinctive-software-inc[16].
  • Distinctive Software's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[17].
  • Distinctive Software's Wikisimpsons article ID is recorded as 71178[18].
  • Distinctive Software's LastDodo-area-ID is recorded as 749623[19].
  • Distinctive Software's MobyGames company ID is recorded as 24[20].

Body

Founding

+1982-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Distinctive Software[10].

Leadership

Distinctive Software's director / manager is recorded as Don Mattrick[13].

Operations

Distinctive Software's headquarters location is recorded as Vancouver[6].

Industry

Distinctive Software's industry is recorded as video game industry[9].

Ownership

Distinctive Software's product or material produced is recorded as Test Drive[14].

Dissolution

Distinctive Software was dissolved in +1991-01-01T00:00:00Z[11].

Why It Matters

Distinctive Software draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (software_company category, ranking #56 of 244).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Canada Don Mattrick software company video game developer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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