Hidesquadron

From UNICOMP, the Universal Compendium

Created in 1996 by James George, the organization known as Hidesquadron was a premier gaming group on the internet. First playing the game Starcraft and then moving on to other games as the organization grew, it encompassed many different players from many different locations around the globe. Around the turn of the century, the players all began to move on and Hidesquadron experienced a brief falling out. Several years later, with the popularity of the game Halo: Combat Evolved the group was reformed by George, who then wanted to make something more global out of the group. It then became formally known as Hidesquadron Enterprises, which is now a company focused on multiple aspects of enterprising business, and is prominently known for publishing, multimedia endeavors, and the Hidesquadron Network.

[edit] Historic Timeline

• January 15th, 1996 - Hidesquadron1 is created as an AOL Instant messenger name by James George. It was inspired by the famous Rogue Squadron from the Star Wars series of movies.
• January 9th, 1998 - Hidesquadron1 - The first Hidesquadron gamertag (or callsign) created on the Battle.net network playing the game "Starcraft" by Blizzard Studios by founder and leader, James Thomas George.
• January 26th, 1998 - Hidesquadron, the gaming "clan" is formally created by George and followers.
• August 19, 1998 - The name "Hidesquadron" is purchased for use in the Squadwar gaming league, marking the first recognized incarnation of the group.
• April 8th, 1999 - Hidesquadron has thus far grown into a group that plays more than 30 games, and regularly competes in the Squadwar gaming league.
• December 11th, 2000 - Hidesquadron is officially disbanded due to organizational failure, among other things (primarily highschool kids moving on)
• January 15th, 2001 - On the 5th Anniversary of the creation of Hidesquadron, The five original members decide to reform the group under the name Neo-Hidesquadron (the title didn't stick) and began to play Starcraft again. It later moved its focus to the game Halo: Combat Evolved.
• October 9th, 2003 - The original members decided to create a company out of their namesake, creating Hidesquadron Enterprises. George, however, becomes the only operator of the company when the other four co-creators disassociate themselves.
• October 25th, 2004 - James T. George begins to post his writings of a book series, The Trials of Humanity, on his website under the publishing blessing of the company's newly formed publishing branch.