Duckroll

Duckroll is an independently owned American game development company that specializes in multiplayer first-person shooter games. The studio is best known as the creator of the Echoes franchise for the Wartech engine.

Background:
Duckroll was formed by the creators of low profile free mods for open source games, such as Counter Strike and Halo. The studio began life working for Sony, providing both custom apps and improvements and upgrades to existing software on the PS4 gaming platform. The founders of Duckroll met in the offices of Sony Entertainment developing multiple games for monthly publishing. Soon the founders had begun experimenting with the idea of creating multiplayer games for the PC following the success of games such as Call of Duty, Halo, and Battlefield. The team developed more efficient network and matchmaking protocols than other games at the time. Upon making this breakthrough, the team showcased their technologies to various companies, all without success. As a result, the Duckroll team began the development of various mods of different multiplayer games. Some of the mods were based on source code obtained illegally. Shortly after this, Sony management learned of the studios activities and suggested that they form a new company altogether.

As a new studio Duckroll partnered with Digital Electronics Computer Assiciation  to produce a number of multiplayer games for their Wartech engine. Since the release of Echoes: Operation Stranglehold Duckroll has stated an interest in creating a "landmark franchise" set in the Echoes universe.

Games
Echoes: Operation Stranglehold