Mainframe Entertainment - Revision history

Danja: Updated link to Mainframe's homepage, as someone else has the Rainmaker domain now.

2026-02-09T10:13:18Z

Updated link to Mainframe's homepage, as someone else has the Rainmaker domain now.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.~~rainmaker~~.~~com/?/site/mainframe~~ Mainframe's official website]		*[http://www.mainframe.ca Mainframe's official website]

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AutovoltGTS at 12:07, 7 September 2025

2025-09-07T12:07:28Z

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	'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.		'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in [[1993]], which specialized in computer generated animation.

	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straits' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straits' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television production firm in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''; said continuation finally emerged in 2017 as ''ReBoot: The Guardian Code'', a live-action/CGI hybrid that has drawn critical derision. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television production firm in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''; said continuation finally emerged in 2017 as ''ReBoot: The Guardian Code'', a live-action/CGI hybrid that has drawn critical derision. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

			In [[2020]] the studio rebranded itself as '''Mainframe Studios''' to return to their "Mainframe Entertainment" name roots. In [[2021]] they would also begin a 2D-animation pipeline which would result in ''The Guava Juice Show'' and also open up a virtual studio in [[Toronto]] building upon its earlier remote work experience that was fostered during the COVID-19 era.

	==External links==		==External links==

Krafty: c'mon man...

2022-08-26T18:02:25Z

c'mon man...

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	'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.		'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.

	Their founders having established themselves with Dire ~~Straights~~' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straits' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television production firm in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''; said continuation finally emerged in 2017 as ''ReBoot: The Guardian Code'', a live-action/CGI hybrid that has drawn critical derision. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television production firm in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''; said continuation finally emerged in 2017 as ''ReBoot: The Guardian Code'', a live-action/CGI hybrid that has drawn critical derision. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

TheMisterFree at 00:51, 1 April 2019

2019-04-01T00:51:46Z

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	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television ~~producer~~ in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television production firm in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''; said continuation finally emerged in 2017 as ''ReBoot: The Guardian Code'', a live-action/CGI hybrid that has drawn critical derision. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

	==External links==		==External links==

Cyberlink420 at 21:34, 15 February 2019

2019-02-15T21:34:06Z

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	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

	==External links==		==External links==

Cyberlink420 at 21:33, 15 February 2019

2019-02-15T21:33:56Z

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	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''~~[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|~~Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''Ghostbusters]]: The Video Game''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

	==External links==		==External links==

Nevermore at 08:10, 18 April 2018

2018-04-18T08:10:48Z

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	'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.		'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.

	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] (or its then subsidiary [[Kenner]]) to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

Cr85747 at 04:41, 4 September 2017

2017-09-04T04:41:01Z

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	'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.		'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.

	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)#Music video\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

Cr85747 at 03:10, 24 August 2017

2017-08-24T03:10:29Z

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	Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood in the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood on the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

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	'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.		'''Mainframe Entertainment''' was a Canadian based animation studio, founded in 1993, which specialized in computer generated animation.

	Their first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''ReBoot''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''Action Man'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''War Planets'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.		Their founders having established themselves with Dire Straights' ground-breaking "{{w\|Money for Nothing (song)\|Money for Nothing}}" video, the company's first huge success was with their award-winning premiere series ''{{w\|ReBoot}}''. They were chosen by [[Hasbro]] to be the company to produce their big gamble; the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' televison series. This gamble went on to win an Emmy and became possibly Mainframe's most successful project. This led to more work, not only with the follow-up ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'', but with a revival of fellow Hasbro franchise ''{{w\|Action Man (2000 TV series)\|Action Man}}'' (which also aired on [[Fox Kids]]), the ''{{w\|Shadow Raiders\|War Planets}}'' show/commercial and the CGI ''[[Spider-Man]]'' series for MTV.

	Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''Max Steel'' and ''Scary Godmother'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''Prototype'', ''50 Cent: Blood in the Sand'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''Escape from Planet Earth''.		Upon firing much of their writing and animation staff, Mainframe Entertainment began a slow descent in terms of critical acclaim and financial consistency, distracting themselves with direct-to-video ''Barbie'', ''{{w\|Max Steel}}'' and ''{{w\|Scary Godmother}}'' movies. The company was purchased by Rainmaker Entertainment in 2006, and renamed as '''Rainmaker Animation'''. As Rainmaker, they produce animation for video game related projects, providing cinematic cutscenes for games such as ''{{w\|Prototype (video game)\|Prototype}}'', ''{{w\|50 Cent: Blood in the Sand}}'' and ''[[Susan Hoffman#Related characters\|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. Having failed to sell the animation studio in 2012, Rainmaker re-launched Mainframe as a television producer in 2013 with plans to release a continuation of ''ReBoot''. At the same time, Rainmaker managed to enter the feature film animation business, starting with ''{{w\|Escape from Planet Earth}}''.

	==External links==		==External links==