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3 | FASA[[note]]originally its name was a [[FunWithAcronyms joking acronym]] for the '''[[Film/DuckSoup F]]'''[[Film/DuckSoup reedonian]] '''A'''eronautics and '''S'''pace '''A'''dministration[[/note]] is a publisher of {{Tabletop RPG}}s and wargames. The original FASA Corporation was founded in 1980 by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock. FASA at first produced supplements for GDW's ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'', but went on to develop many role-playing games based on both licenses and original franchises. The company's products included rulebooks, novels, miniature figures, virtual reality games and computer games. |
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5 | The computer game subsidiary, [[Creator/FASAStudio FASA Interactive]], was sold to Microsoft in 1999. FASA Interactive became part of Creator/MicrosoftStudios until closing down in 2007. |
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7 | FASA Corporation suddenly ceased operations in 2001, but continued to exist as a holding company. Some of their franchises were sold to [=WizKids=], a new company founded by Jordan Weisman, which licensed them to other companies. FASA relaunched operations in 2012 under a new company, FASA Games, Inc. |
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9 | !!Games include: |
10 | [[index]] |
11 | * ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' |
12 | * ''Behind Enemy Lines'' |
13 | * ''TabletopGame/CrimsonSkies''[[/index]] |
14 | * ''Crucible: Conquest of the Final Realm'' |
15 | * ''[[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor Who Role Playing Game]]''[[index]] |
16 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Earthdawn}}'' |
17 | * [[/index]]''[[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game]]''[[index]] |
18 | * ''[[Videogame/StarSiege MetalTech]]'' (co-developed with Creator/{{Dynamix}}) |
19 | * ''TabletopGame/RenegadeLegion'' (including the ''Legionnaire'' role-playing game) |
20 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''[[/index]] |
21 | * ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Star Trek: The Role Playing Game]]''[[index]] |
22 | * ''TabletopGame/VORTheMaelstrom'' |
23 | [[/index]] |
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