Editing Raven Software (section)

== Games ==
{{Main|List of Raven Software games}}

=== ''Heretic/Hexen'' (1994–1998) ===
''Heretic'' (also referred as ''Hexen'') is a series of first-person shooter games with action-adventure and action role-playing elements. The first game, ''[[Heretic (video game)|Heretic]]'' (1994), was one of the first games to feature inventory manipulation and the ability to look up and down. It also introduced multiple [[gib (video gaming)|gib]] objects that spawned when a character suffered a death by extreme force or heat. The game was the first in the "Serpent Riders" trilogy, followed by sequels ''[[Hexen: Beyond Heretic]]'' (1995) and ''[[Hexen II]]'' (1997). A direct sequel to the first game, ''[[Heretic II]]'', was released in 1998. Set in "City of the Damned", [[capital city]] of the [[dark fantasy]] fictional world of Silverspring, the series was one of the first to combine 3D realistic graphics with [[fantasy]] setting, using Silverspring and its people to enrich the narrative and exploration. 

=== ''Soldier of Fortune'' (2000–2002) ===
Raven is the creator of ''Soldier of Fortune'', a military first-person shooter series based in the [[Soldier of Fortune (magazine)|magazine of the same name]]. The first game, ''[[Soldier of Fortune (video game)|Soldier of Fortune]]'' (2000) introduced GHOUL, an in-house [[physics engine]] designed by Raven that helped the game's realistic [[Graphic violence|graphic depictions]] of firearms dismembering the human body. This graphic violence is the main stylistic attraction, enabling depiction of extreme graphic violence, in which character models are based on body parts that can each independently sustain damage ([[Graphic violence|gore]] zones). Players play as John Mullins in the first game and ''[[Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix]]'' (2002). The series continued after Raven ceased developing further games. ''[[Soldier of Fortune: Payback]]'' (2007) was developed by [[Cauldron (video game company)|Cauldron HQ]], while ''Soldier of Fortune Online'', an [[MMOFPS]], was developed by South Korean company [[Dragonfly (company)|Dragonfly]] and released in 2010.

=== ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' (2002–2003) ===
{{Main|Star Wars: Jedi Knight}}
''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' is a series of first- and third-person shooter games with action-adventure hack and slash elements. Originally created and developed by [[LucasArts]], ''Jedi Knight'' was passed to Raven after numerous restructures at LucasArts in the 2000's led by then president Simon Jeffery. The series is set years after ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' and focuses on [[Kyle Katarn]], a former [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Imperial]] officer who becomes a [[mercenary]] working for the [[Rebel Alliance]], and later a [[Jedi]] and instructor at [[Luke Skywalker]]'s Jedi Academy. Raven produced Katarn's storyline sequels ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Force is with Activision |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-force-is-with-activision/1100-2464820/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2003 |title=E3 2003: LucasArts and Activision Shake European Hands |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/14/e3-2003-lucasarts-and-activision-shake-european-hands}}</ref>

In 2012, Raven began hiring employees for a game,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/02/raven-job-listings-suggest-next-gen-game-in-the-works/ |title= Raven job listings suggest next-gen game in the works |date= November 2, 2012 |access-date= December 1, 2013 |first= David |last= Hinkle |work= Joystiq}}</ref> and were announced as collaborating with [[Infinity Ward]] on ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4354758/raven-software-and-neversoft-assisted-infinity-ward-in-call-of-duty |title= Raven Software and Neversoft assisted Infinity Ward in Call of Duty: Ghosts development |date= May 22, 2013 |access-date= December 1, 2013 |first= Jenna |last= Pitcher |work= Polygon}}</ref>

On April 3, 2013 following the closure of [[LucasArts]], Raven Software released the [[source code]] for ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'' on [[SourceForge]] under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]] license.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/04/jedi-outcast-and-jedi-academy-source-code-released/ |title=Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy source code released |date= April 4, 2013 |access-date= December 1, 2013 |first= David |last= Hinkle |work= [[Joystiq]]}}</ref>

In April 2014, the company became lead developer of the now shutdown [[free-to-play]] Chinese ''Call of Duty'' title, ''[[Call of Duty: Online]]''.<ref name="codo">{{cite web |title=Raven Software now the lead developer on CoD: Online for China |date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=CharlieIntel |url=http://www.charlieintel.com/2014/04/17/raven-software-now-the-lead-developer-on-cod-online-for-china-open-beta-coming-this-summer/ |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222134815/http://charlieintel.com/2014/04/17/raven-software-now-the-lead-developer-on-cod-online-for-china-open-beta-coming-this-summer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company also remade ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]],'' titled ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/call_of_duty_modern_warfare_remastered/news/modern_warfare_remastered_is_developed_by_raven_first_multiplayer_maps_confirmed_2.html|title=Modern Warfare Remastered is developed by Raven; first multiplayer maps confirmed|first=David|last=Scammell|work=VideoGamer.com|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref>

In 2020, Raven Software collaborated with [[Infinity Ward]] on the game ''[[Call of Duty: Warzone]]''. The company is considered the face of maintaining, updating and debugging the game as they regularly provide status updates and patch notes on Twitter and their official website (though it is unclear if they are the sole studio responsible behind-the-scenes).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Park|first=Morgan|date=2021-01-20|title=So, who's making Call of Duty: Warzone now?|language=en|work=PC Gamer|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/cod-warzone-developer/|access-date=2021-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Duwe|first=Scott|date=2021-08-11|title=Raven Software says it banned 50,000 additional accounts from Call of Duty: Warzone today alone|url=https://dotesports.com/call-of-duty/news/raven-software-says-it-banned-50000-additional-accounts-from-call-of-duty-warzone-today-alone|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Dot Esports|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Call of Duty: Warzone Season Six Patch Notes|url=https://www.ravensoftware.com/community/2021/10/call-of-duty-bocw-warzone-season-six-patch-notes|access-date=2021-11-06|website=www.ravensoftware.com|language=en}}</ref>

Raven developed ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]'' with [[Treyarch]], which released on November 13, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2020|first=Alyssa Mercante 04|title=Call of Duty 2020 confirmed by developers Treyarch and Raven Software|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/call-of-duty-2020-confirmed-treyarch/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=gamesradar|date=August 4, 2020|language=en}}</ref>

Raven developed ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]'' with Treyarch, which released on October 24, 2024.