Founded in 2005 by Mustafa Hafez and his associates, Timeline Interactive is a powerful game development company. It leverages high-quality development resources and cost reduction at its Cairo, Egypt-based development center, enabling it to produce high-quality games for all major platforms like PS3/Xbox 360 at a fraction of current production costs. Timeline Interactive is a privately held company, financially backed by Tech Dev Fund and EFG-Hermes Investments. In 2011, due to the Arab Spring and financial difficulties, some developers decided to launch a new company called Instinctgames.