# Trashmasters

> former Russian video game developer

**Wikidata**: [Q131824769](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131824769)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/trashmasters

## Summary
Trashmasters was a Russian video game developer that operated as part of the Russian video game industry. It was owned/operated by Akella and is best known for its involvement with the title Postal III; the company was dissolved in 2011.

## Key Facts
- Trashmasters is a former Russian video game developer (instance_of: video game developer).  
- The company was owned/operated by the Russian software company Akella.  
- Trashmasters is notable for the game Postal III.  
- The company was dissolved in 2011.  
- Aliases include TM studios and TrashMasters Studios.  
- Parent organization Akella was founded in 1993 and is based in Moscow, Russia (industry: video game industry).  
- Mobygames company ID: 12949.  
- Internet Game Database company ID: trashmasters.  
- Fandom article identifier: postal:Trashmasters (English entry titled "Trashmasters", fandom ID 5271).  
- Wikidata description: "former Russian video game developer."

## FAQs
### Q: What was Trashmasters?
A: Trashmasters was a Russian video game developer. It operated under the ownership/operation of the Russian company Akella.

### Q: What is Trashmasters best known for?
A: Trashmasters is best known for its involvement with the video game Postal III.

### Q: Is Trashmasters still active?
A: No. Trashmasters was dissolved in 2011.

### Q: Who owned Trashmasters?
A: The company was owned/operated by Akella, a Russian software company headquartered in Moscow.

## Why It Matters
Trashmasters represents a part of the Russian video game development landscape through its role as a studio operating under Akella. As a developer credited with work on Postal III, Trashmasters contributed to the catalogue of titles associated with Russian publishers and developers during its operational period. Its existence under a recognized parent company (Akella, founded in 1993 and based in Moscow) places Trashmasters within the organized commercial sector of the Russian video game industry rather than as an isolated indie project. The studio's dissolution in 2011 marks it as a closed chapter in that industry's history; its identifiers in databases (Mobygames, IGDB, and Fandom) preserve its credit records and make it discoverable for researchers, historians, and fans tracking the provenance of specific game projects such as Postal III.

## Notable For
- Being a Russian video game developer operating under Akella.  
- Contribution to the title Postal III.  
- Officially dissolved in 2011.  
- Recorded in major game databases (Mobygames ID 12949; IGDB company ID "trashmasters").  
- Known under alternate names: TM studios and TrashMasters Studios.

## Body
### Overview
- Entity type: video game developer.  
- Country: Russia.  
- Description (Wikidata): former Russian video game developer.

### Ownership and Organization
- Parent organization: Akella.  
- Akella details: inception 1993; country Russia; headquarters Moscow; industry: video game industry.  
- Trashmasters operated under or was owned/operated by Akella.

### Notable Works
- Notable work: Postal III.

### Aliases and Naming
- Aliases: TM studios; TrashMasters Studios.  
- Common reference name: Trashmasters.

### Identifiers and References
- Mobygames company ID: 12949.  
- Internet Game Database company ID: trashmasters.  
- Fandom article: postal:Trashmasters (English entry titled "Trashmasters", fandom ID 5271).  
- Wikidata description: "former Russian video game developer."

### Dissolution
- Dissolved, abolished, or demolished date: 2011.