Gathering of Developers (aka.
GOD Games and
Gathering) was a Texas-based PC and video games publishing company, founded in January 1998 with the mission to bridge the gap between publishers and independent game developers, allowing independent developers creative control over their projects, ownership of their IP, and participation in the publishing and marketing decisions. Fueled by past publishing experiences and frustrations, several experienced development companies bound together to form a relationship-based publisher. The company later became a subsidiary of
Take-Two Interactive. Gathering's first wave of releases included
Railroad Tycoon II,
Nocturne,
Darkstone,
Age of Wonders and
Fly!. The company later expanded to the console market.