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FASA Corporation was founded in 1980 as a publisher of role-playing games, wargames and board games, including Shadowrun and Earthdawn. In 2001, they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA Inc<ref>[https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/07/how-fasa-came-crashing-down-prime.html "How FASA Came Crashing Down"], J.R. Zambrano, Belloflostsouls.net, 2020</ref>.
FASA Corporation was founded in 1980 as a publisher of role-playing games, wargames and board games, including [[Shadowrun (IP)|Shadowrun]] and [[Earthdawn (IP)|Earthdawn]]. In 2001, they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA Inc<ref>[https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/07/how-fasa-came-crashing-down-prime.html "How FASA Came Crashing Down"], J.R. Zambrano, Belloflostsouls.net, 2020</ref>.


Anecdotally, FASA initially stood for "Freedonia Aeronatics and Space Administration".
Anecdotally, FASA initially stood for "Freedonia Aeronatics and Space Administration"<ref>[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/342/fasa FASA, Boardgamegeeks.com]</ref>.
 
== References ==
[[Category:Earthdawn Publishers]]

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FASA Corporation Logo, © FASA Corporation

FASA Corporation was founded in 1980 as a publisher of role-playing games, wargames and board games, including Shadowrun and Earthdawn. In 2001, they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA Inc[1].

Anecdotally, FASA initially stood for "Freedonia Aeronatics and Space Administration"[2].

References

  1. "How FASA Came Crashing Down", J.R. Zambrano, Belloflostsouls.net, 2020
  2. FASA, Boardgamegeeks.com