diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Blarg.GameFramework.csproj b/Blarg.GameFramework/Blarg.GameFramework.csproj
index 415242e..fbe2608 100644
--- a/Blarg.GameFramework/Blarg.GameFramework.csproj
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Blarg.GameFramework.csproj
@@ -144,7 +144,13 @@
     <Compile Include="Events\Event.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\EventManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\IEventListener.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\Component.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\EntityManager.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\ComponentSystem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\EventListener.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\Entity.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\EntityPool.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Entities\SystemComponents\InactiveComponent.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\Portable\$(TargetFrameworkVersion)\Microsoft.Portable.CSharp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -160,6 +166,8 @@
     <Folder Include="Graphics\CustomShaders\" />
     <Folder Include="Graphics\Helpers\" />
     <Folder Include="Events\" />
+    <Folder Include="Entities\" />
+    <Folder Include="Entities\SystemComponents\" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Fonts\Vera.ttf" />
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Component.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Component.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a0a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Component.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Support;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities
+{
+	public abstract class Component : IPoolable
+	{
+		public abstract void Reset();
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/ComponentSystem.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/ComponentSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e83f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/ComponentSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Events;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities
+{
+	public class ComponentSystem : EventListener, IDisposable
+	{
+		public readonly EntityManager EntityManager;
+
+		public ComponentSystem(EntityManager entityManager, EventManager eventManager)
+			: base(eventManager)
+		{
+			if (entityManager == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("entityManager");
+
+			EntityManager = entityManager;
+		}
+
+		public virtual void OnAppPause()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public virtual void OnAppResume()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public virtual void OnResize()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public virtual void OnRender(float delta)
+		{
+		}
+
+		public virtual void OnUpdate(float delta)
+		{
+		}
+
+		public override bool Handle(Event e)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		public virtual void Dispose()
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Entity.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Entity.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc09e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/Entity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities
+{
+	public class Entity
+	{
+		EntityManager _entityManager;
+
+		internal Entity(EntityManager entityManager)
+		{
+			if (entityManager == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("entityManager");
+
+			_entityManager = entityManager;
+		}
+
+		public T Get<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		public T Add<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		public void Remove<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		public bool Has<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityManager.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a567b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Entities.SystemComponents;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Events;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Support;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities
+{
+	using EntityList = List<Entity>;
+	using ComponentList = List<Component>;
+	using EntityToComponentMap = Dictionary<Entity, Component>;
+	using ComponentStore = Dictionary<Type, Dictionary<Entity, Component>>;
+	using GlobalComponentStore = Dictionary<Type, Component>;
+	using ComponentSystemList = List<ComponentSystem>;
+
+	public class EntityManager : IDisposable
+	{
+		public readonly EventManager EventManager;
+
+		EntityList _entities;
+		ComponentStore _components;
+		GlobalComponentStore _globalComponents;
+		ComponentSystemList _componentSystems;
+
+		EntityPool _entityPool;
+
+		EntityList _tempEntityList;
+
+		public EntityManager(EventManager eventManager)
+		{
+			if (eventManager == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("eventManager");
+
+			EventManager = eventManager;
+			_entities = new EntityList();
+			_components = new ComponentStore();
+			_globalComponents = new GlobalComponentStore();
+			_componentSystems = new ComponentSystemList();
+
+			_entityPool = new EntityPool(this);
+
+			_tempEntityList = new EntityList(100);
+		}
+
+		#region ComponentSystem management
+
+		public T AddSubsystem<T>() where T : ComponentSystem
+		{
+			if (GetSubsystem<T>() != null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("ComponentSystem of that type is already registered.");
+
+			T subsystem = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), this, EventManager);
+			_componentSystems.Add(subsystem);
+			return subsystem;
+		}
+
+		public T GetSubsystem<T>() where T : ComponentSystem
+		{
+			int i = GetSubsystemIndex(typeof(T));
+			if (i == -1)
+				return null;
+			else
+				return (T)_componentSystems[i];
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveSubsystem<T>() where T : ComponentSystem
+		{
+			int i = GetSubsystemIndex(typeof(T));
+			if (i == -1)
+				return;
+			else
+				_componentSystems.RemoveAt(i);
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveAllSubsystems()
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].Dispose();
+			_componentSystems.Clear();
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Entity management
+
+		public Entity Add()
+		{
+			var entity = _entityPool.Take();
+			_entities.Add(entity);
+			return entity;
+		}
+
+		public Entity GetFirstWith<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+				return null;
+
+			if (componentEntities.Count > 0)
+				return componentEntities.Keys.GetEnumerator().Current;
+			else
+				return null;
+		}
+
+
+		public void GetAllWith<T>(EntityList list) where T : Component
+		{
+			if (list == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("list", "Must provide a list to store matching Entity's in.");
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+				return;
+			else
+			{
+				foreach (var i in componentEntities)
+					list.Add(i.Key);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void Remove(Entity entity)
+		{
+			if (entity == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
+
+			RemoveAllComponentsFrom(entity);
+			_entities.Remove(entity);
+			_entityPool.Free(entity);
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveAll()
+		{
+			foreach (var entity in _entities)
+			{
+				RemoveAllComponentsFrom(entity);
+				_entityPool.Free(entity);
+			}
+			_entities.Clear();
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Component management
+
+		public T AddComponent<T>(Entity entity) where T : Component
+		{
+			if (GetComponent<T>(entity) != null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Component of that type has been added to this entity already.");
+
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+			{
+				// need to create the component-to-entity list
+				componentEntities = new EntityToComponentMap();
+				_components.Add(typeof(T), componentEntities);
+			}
+
+			T component = ObjectPools.Take<T>();
+
+			componentEntities.Add(entity, component);
+			return component;
+		}
+
+		public T GetComponent<T>(Entity entity) where T : Component
+		{
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+				return null;
+
+			Component existing;
+			componentEntities.TryGetValue(entity, out existing);
+			if (existing == null)
+				return null;
+			else
+				return (T)existing;
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveComponent<T>(Entity entity) where T : Component
+		{
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+				return;
+
+			Component existing;
+			componentEntities.TryGetValue(entity, out existing);
+			if (existing == null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Entity does not have this component.");
+			componentEntities.Remove(entity);
+			ObjectPools.Free<T>((T)existing);
+		}
+
+		public bool HasComponent<T>(Entity entity) where T : Component
+		{
+			EntityToComponentMap componentEntities;
+			_components.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out componentEntities);
+			if (componentEntities == null)
+				return false;
+
+			return componentEntities.ContainsKey(entity);
+		}
+
+		public void GetAllComponentsFor(Entity entity, ComponentList list)
+		{
+			if (list == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("Must provide a list to store the Components for this Entity.");
+
+			foreach (var i in _components)
+			{
+				EntityToComponentMap entitiesWithComponent = i.Value;
+				Component component;
+				entitiesWithComponent.TryGetValue(entity, out component);
+				if (component != null)
+					list.Add(component);
+			}
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Global Component management
+
+		public T AddGlobalComponent<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			if (GetGlobalComponent<T>() != null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Global component of that type has been added already.");
+
+			T component = ObjectPools.Take<T>();
+
+			_globalComponents.Add(typeof(T), component);
+			return component;
+		}
+
+		public T GetGlobalComponent<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			Component existing;
+			_globalComponents.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out existing);
+			if (existing == null)
+				return null;
+			else
+				return (T)existing;
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveGlobalComponent<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			Component existing;
+			_globalComponents.TryGetValue(typeof(T), out existing);
+			if (existing == null)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("No global component of that type exists.");
+			else
+			{
+				_globalComponents.Remove(typeof(T));
+				ObjectPools.Free<T>((T)existing);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public bool HasGlobalComponent<T>() where T : Component
+		{
+			return _globalComponents.ContainsKey(typeof(T));
+		}
+
+		public void RemoveAllGlobalComponents()
+		{
+			foreach (var i in _globalComponents)
+				ObjectPools.Free(i.Key, i.Value);
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Events
+
+		public void OnAppResume()
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].OnAppResume();
+		}
+
+		public void OnAppPause()
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].OnAppPause();
+		}
+
+		public void OnResize()
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].OnResize();
+		}
+
+		public void OnRender(float delta)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].OnRender(delta);
+		}
+
+		public void OnUpdate(float delta)
+		{
+			_tempEntityList.Clear();
+			GetAllWith<InactiveComponent>(_tempEntityList);
+			foreach (var entity in  _tempEntityList)
+				Remove(entity);
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+				_componentSystems[i].OnUpdate(delta);
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Misc support methods
+
+		private void RemoveAllComponentsFrom(Entity entity)
+		{
+			if (entity == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("entity");
+
+			foreach (var i in _components)
+			{
+				var entitiesWithComponent = i.Value;
+				Component component;
+				entitiesWithComponent.TryGetValue(entity, out component);
+				if (component != null)
+				{
+					ObjectPools.Free(i.Key, component);
+					entitiesWithComponent.Remove(entity);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		private int GetSubsystemIndex(Type type)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < _componentSystems.Count; ++i)
+			{
+				if (_componentSystems[i].GetType() == type)
+					return i;
+			}
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Disposable
+
+		public void Dispose()
+		{
+			RemoveAll();
+			RemoveAllGlobalComponents();
+			RemoveAllSubsystems();
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityPool.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityPool.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d4283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/EntityPool.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using Blarg.GameFramework.Support;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities
+{
+	internal class EntityPool : ObjectPool<Entity>
+	{
+		EntityManager _entityManager;
+
+		public EntityPool(EntityManager entityManager)
+		{
+			if (entityManager == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("entityManager");
+
+			_entityManager = entityManager;
+		}
+
+		protected override Entity Allocate()
+		{
+			return new Entity(_entityManager);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/SystemComponents/InactiveComponent.cs b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/SystemComponents/InactiveComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a1013a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blarg.GameFramework/Entities/SystemComponents/InactiveComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Blarg.GameFramework.Entities.SystemComponents
+{
+	public class InactiveComponent : Component
+	{
+		public override void Reset()
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}
+