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3FASA[[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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5The 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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7FASA 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:
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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''
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