| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| 0verflow |
Tokyo, Japan |
1997 |
| 10tons Entertainment |
Tampere, Finland |
2003 |
| 1st Playable Productions |
Troy, New York, United States |
2005 |
game developer |
| 2K Czech |
Brno, Czech Republic |
1997 |
game developer |
| 2K Boston/2K Australia |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States/ Canberra, Australia |
1999 |
game developer |
| 3DO |
Redwood City, California, United States |
1991 |
game developer, game publisher, former console developer |
| 3D Realms (defunct) |
Garland, Texas, United States |
1987 |
game developer, game publisher |
| 343 Industries |
America |
2009 |
Halo Developer |
| 42 Entertainment |
Pasadena, California, United States |
1993 |
Alternate reality game developer |
| 505 Games |
Milan, Italy
London, England
California, United States |
Unknown Year |
Worldwide Game Publisher |
| 5th Cell |
Bellevue, Washington, United States |
2003 |
game developer |
| 7 Studios |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
1999 |
game developer |
| 989 Studios |
Foster City, California, United States |
1995 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Acclaim Entertainment |
Glen Cove, New York, United States |
1987 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Accolade |
San Jose, California, United States |
1984 |
game developer, game publisher |
| ACE Team |
Santiago de Chile, Chile |
2007 |
game developer |
| Acheron Design |
Melbourne, Australia |
2004 |
game developer |
| Activision Blizzard |
Santa Monica, California, United States |
1979 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Adventure Soft |
Birmingham, England |
1992 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Agetec |
Sunnyvale, California, United States |
1998 |
game publisher |
| Aki Corporation |
Tokyo, Japan |
1995 |
game developer |
| Anino Games |
Manila, Philippines |
2001 |
game developer |
| AQ Interactive |
Tokyo, Japan |
2000 |
game publisher |
| Arc System Works |
Yokohama, Japan |
1988 |
game developer, game publisher |
| ArenaNet |
Bellevue, Washington, United States |
2000 |
game developer |
| Artificial Life, Inc. |
Santa Monica, California, United States |
1994 |
mobile game developer |
| Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
1992 |
game developer |
| Artificial Studios |
Gainesville, Florida, United States |
2001 |
game developer, game engine developer |
| Artoon |
Yokohama, Japan |
1999 |
game developer |
| Ascaron |
Gütersloh, Germany |
1989 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Aspyr Media |
Austin, Texas, United States |
1989 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Atari |
New York City, New York, United States |
1972 |
game developer, game publisher, former console developer |
| Atlus |
Tokyo, Japan |
1986 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Atomic Planet Entertainment |
Middlesbrough, England |
2000 |
game developer |
| Attic Entertainment Software |
Albstadt, Germany |
1990 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Avalanche Studios |
Stockholm, Sweden |
2003 |
game developer |
| Avalanche Software |
Salt Lake City, United States |
1995 |
game developer |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Babaroga |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
2001 |
game developer |
| Backbone Entertainment |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
1992 |
game developer |
| BattleGoat Studios |
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada |
2000 |
game developer |
| Banpresto, acquired by Namco Bandai |
Tokyo, Japan |
1977 |
game developer |
| Beenox |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
2000 |
game developer |
| Behemoth, The |
San Diego, California, United States |
2002 |
game developer |
| Bethesda Softworks |
Rockville, Maryland, United States |
1985 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Big Fish Games |
Seattle, Washington, United States |
2002 |
digital distributor of online casual games |
| Big Huge Games |
Timonium, Maryland, United States |
2000 |
game developer |
| Big Rooster |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
2007 |
game developer |
| Binary Hammer |
Avon, Connecticut, United States |
2008 |
game developer |
| BioWare |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
1995 |
game developer |
| The Bitmap Brothers |
London, England |
1987 |
game developer |
| Bizarre Creations |
Liverpool, England |
1994 |
game developer |
| Black Isle Studios - defunct |
Orange County, California, United States |
1996 |
game developer |
| Blitz Games Studios |
Leamington Spa, England |
1990 |
game developer |
| Blizzard Entertainment - (Merged with Activision) |
Irvine, California, United States |
1991 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Blue Byte Software |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
1988 |
game developer |
| Blue Fang Games |
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States |
1998 |
game developer |
| Brøderbund |
Eugene, Oregon, United States |
1980 |
game developer |
| BSure Interactive |
Lisbon, Portugal |
2005 |
game developer |
| Bullfrog Productions |
Guildford, England |
1987 |
game developer |
| Buka Entertainment |
Moscow, Russia |
1994 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Bugbear Entertainment |
Helsinki, Finland |
2000 |
game developer |
| Bungie Studios |
Kirkland, Washington, United States |
1991 |
game developer |
| BVS Development Corporation |
Glen Allen, Virginia, United States |
1996 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Capcom |
Osaka, Japan |
1979 |
game developer, game publisher |
| CCP hf |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
1997 |
game developer, game publisher |
| CD Projekt |
Warsaw, Poland |
1994 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Cdv Software Entertainment |
Bruchsal, Germany |
1989 |
game publisher |
| Centuri |
Hialeah, Florida, United States |
1974 |
arcade game supplier |
| Cinemaware |
Burlingame, California, United States |
1985 |
game developer, former game publisher |
| Climax Entertainment |
Tokyo, Japan |
1990 |
game developer |
| Climax Studios |
Portsmouth, England |
1988 |
game developer |
| Coded Illusions |
Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
2005 |
game developer |
| Codemasters |
Warwickshire, England |
1985 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Coktel Vision |
Paris, France |
1985 |
game developer, former game publisher |
| Coleco |
West Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
1932 |
former console developer |
| Continuum Entertainment |
Curitiba, Brazil |
1998 |
|
| Core Design |
Derby, England |
1988 |
game developer |
| Creat Studios |
Canton, Massachusetts, United States |
1990 |
game developer |
| Creative Assembly |
Horsham, England |
1987 |
game developer |
| Criterion Games |
Guildford, England |
1993 |
game developer |
| Cryptic Studios |
Los Gatos, California, United States |
2000 |
game developer |
| Crystal Dynamics |
Redwood City, California, United States |
1992 |
game developer |
| Crytek |
, Frankfurt, Germany |
1999 |
game developer |
| Cyberlore Studios |
Northhampton, Massachusetts, United States |
1992 |
game developer |
| Cyanide |
Nanterre, France |
2000 |
game developer |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| id Software |
Mesquite, Texas, United States |
1991 |
game developer |
| Infinity Ward |
Encino, California, United States |
2002 |
game developer |
| Introversion Software |
London, England, United Kingdom |
2002 |
game developer |
| Iguana Entertainment (Bankrupt) |
Austin, Texas, United States |
1991 |
game developer |
| Imagic (Bankrupt) |
California, United States |
1981 |
game developer |
| Incredible Technologies |
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States |
1985 |
arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer |
| Infocom(Defunct) |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
1979 |
game developer |
| Infogrames |
Villeurbanne, France |
1983 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Insomniac Games |
Burbank, California, United States |
1994 |
game developer |
| Intelligent Systems |
Tokyo, Japan |
1986 |
game developer |
| Interplay Entertainment |
California, United States |
1983 |
game developer, game publisher |
| IO Interactive |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
1998 |
game developer |
| Ion Storm Inc. |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
1991 |
game developer |
| Irrational Games |
Mesquite, Texas, United States |
1996 |
game developer |
IR Gurus Interactive
now Transmission Games
|
Melbourne, Australia |
1996 |
game developer |
| iWin |
San Francisco, California, United States |
2001 |
casual game developer, publisher and portal |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Mad Catz |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
1989 |
game accessory manufacturer |
| Mad Genius Software (defunct) |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
1995 |
game developer |
| Majesco Entertainment |
Edison, New Jersey, United States |
1986 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Massive Entertainment |
Malmö, Sweden |
1997 |
game developer |
| Masthead Studios |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
2005 |
game developer |
| Mattel |
El Segundo, United States |
1945 |
game developer, game publisher, game console manufacturer |
| Maxis Software |
Emeryville, United States |
1987 |
game developer |
| Media Molecule |
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom |
2006 |
game developer |
| Mercury Steam |
Madrid, Spain |
2002 |
game developer |
| Krome Studios Melbourne |
Melbourne, Australia |
1988 |
game developer |
| Microprose Software (defunct) |
United States |
1982 |
game developer |
| Microsoft Game Studios |
Redmond, United States |
2002 |
game developer, game publisher |
| WB Games Formerly Midway Games |
Chicago, United States |
1988 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Mindscape |
Novato, United States |
1980 |
game publisher |
| Mitchell Corporation |
Japan |
1960 |
game developer |
| Monolith Productions |
Kirkland, United States |
1994 |
game developer |
| Monolith Soft |
Tokyo, Japan |
1999 |
game developer |
| Monumental Games |
Nottingham, England |
2005 |
game developer |
| Mucky Foot Productions (defunct) |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
1997 |
game developer |
| Muse Software (defunct) |
United States |
1978 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Mythic Entertainment |
Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
1996 |
game developer |
|
| M-Inverse |
Hong Kong SAR, China |
2005 |
game developer |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Namco Bandai |
Tokyo, Japan |
Bandai: 1950;
Namco: 1955;
Namco Bandai Holdings: 2005
|
game developer, game publisher |
| Naughty Dog |
Santa Monica, California, United States |
1986 |
game developer |
| NCsoft |
Seoul, South Korea |
1997 |
Online Game Developer |
| Nerve Software |
Relocated to Richardson, Texas in 2006 |
1999 |
game developer |
| NetDevil |
Louisville, Colorado, United States |
1997 |
game developer |
| Neversoft |
Woodland Hills, California, United States |
1994 |
game developer |
| Nexon |
Seoul, South Korea |
1994 |
Online Game Developer and Publisher |
| Next Level Games |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
2002 |
game developer |
| Ninjabee |
Orem, Utah, United States |
2005 |
game developer |
| Nintendo |
Kyoto, Japan |
1889 |
game developer, game publisher, console manufacturer |
| Nokia |
Espoo, Finland |
1865 |
console manufacturer, game publisher |
| Novalogic |
Agoura Hills, California |
1985 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Radical Entertainment |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
1991 |
game developer |
| Rainbow Studios, acquired by THQ |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
1996 |
game developer |
| Rare Limited |
Twycross, United Kingdom |
1982 |
game developer |
| Raven Software |
Middleton, Wisconsin, United States |
1990 |
game developer |
| Reality Pump Studios |
Kraków, Poland |
1995 |
game developer |
| Realtime Associates |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
1986 |
game developer |
| Realtime Worlds |
Dundee, Scotland |
2002 |
game developer |
| RedLynx |
Helsinki, Finland |
2000 |
game developer |
| Red Redemption Ltd |
Oxford, United Kingdom |
2001 |
game developer |
| Red Storm Entertainment |
Morrisville, North Carolina, United States of America |
1996 |
game developer |
| Reflexive Entertainment |
Lake Forest, California, United States |
1997 |
game developer, game distributor |
| Relic Entertainment |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
1997 |
game developer |
| Remedy Entertainment |
Espoo, Finland |
1995 |
game developer |
| Retro Studios |
Austin, Texas, United States |
1998 |
game developer |
| Revolution Software |
York, England |
1990 |
game developer |
| Ritual Entertainment (defunct) |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
1996 |
game developer |
| Rocket Gaming |
Frisco, Texas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
2005 |
game developer |
| Rockstar Games |
New York City, New York, United States |
1998 |
game developer |
| Rocksteady Studios |
London, England |
2005 |
game developer |
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Sarbakan |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
1998 |
game developer |
| Shiny Entertainment (defunct) |
Newport Beach, California, United States |
1993 |
|
| Sega |
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
San Francisco, California, United States
|
1951 |
game developer, game publisher, former console manufacturer |
| Sidhe Interactive |
Wellington, New Zealand |
1997 |
|
| Silicon Knights |
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
1992 |
|
| Sierra Entertainment (defunct) |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
1979 |
|
| SNK Playmore |
Osaka, Japan |
1978 |
|
| Snowblind Studios |
Seattle, Washington, United States |
1997 |
|
| Software 2000 |
Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
1987 |
|
| Sonic Team |
Tokyo, Japan |
1988 |
|
| Sony Computer Entertainment |
Tokyo, Japan |
1987 |
game developer, game publisher, console manufacturer |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America |
San Diego, California, United States |
1994 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
London England |
1995 |
|
| Sony Online Entertainment |
|
|
|
| Sora Ltd. |
|
|
|
| Spectrum HoloByte |
Alameda, California |
1983 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Spellborn International |
The Hague, the Netherlands |
2004 |
game developer |
| Spiderweb Software |
|
1994 |
|
| Splash Damage |
|
|
game developer |
| Square Enix (previously Square Co. and Enix) |
Tokyo, Japan |
2003 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Stainless Steel Studios |
|
|
|
| Starbreeze Studios |
Uppsala, Sweden |
|
game developer |
| Stardock |
Plymouth, Michigan |
1991 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Star Vault |
Malmö, Sweden |
|
|
| Stormfront Studios |
San Rafael, California |
|
|
| Strategic Simulations, Inc.(defunct) |
|
|
|
| Strawdog Studios |
Derby, England |
2003 |
game developer |
| Straylight Studios |
Dunedin, New Zealand |
2004 |
game developer |
| Streamline Studios |
Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
2001 |
game developer |
| Sucker Punch Productions |
Bellevue, Washington |
1997 |
game developer |
| Sumo Digital |
Sheffield, England |
2003 |
game developer, serious game developer |
| Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software (acquired by Ubisoft) |
Heusenstamm, Germany |
|
|
| SuperVillain Studios |
Orange County, California, United States |
2004 |
game developer |
| Swingin' Ape Studios (acquired by Blizzard Entertainment) |
|
|
|
| Company |
Location |
Founded |
Role(s) |
| Taito Corporation |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
| Take Two Interactive |
New York City, New York, United States |
|
|
| Team6 Game Studios |
Assen, the Netherlands |
2003 |
game developer |
| Team17 |
Ossett, West Yorkshire |
|
|
| Techland |
Wrocław, Poland |
1991 |
game developer, game publisher |
| Technos Japan Corporation |
|
|
|
| Tecmo Koei |
Yokohama, Japan |
Tecmo: 1967;
Koei: 1978;
Tecmo Koei Holdings: 2009
|
game developer, game publisher |
| Telltale Games |
San Rafael, California, United States |
2004 |
game developer |
| Terminal Reality |
Lewisville, Texas, United States |
1994 |
game developer |
| Tesseraction Games |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
2001 |
game developer |
| THQ |
Agoura Hills, California, United States |
1989 (as Trinity Acquisition Corporation) |
game publisher |
| Three Rings Design |
San Francisco, California, United States |
2001 |
game developer |
| Threewave Software |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|
game developer |
| TimeGate Studios |
Sugar Land, Texas, United States |
1998 |
game developer |
| Torpex Games |
Bellevue, Washington, United States |
2005 |
game developer |
| Traveller's Tales |
|
|
|
| Treyarch |
Santa Monica, California, United States |
|
game developer |
| Tri-Ace |
|
|
|
| Tripwire Interactive |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
|
|
| Triumph Studios |
Delft, the Netherlands |
1997 |
game developer |
| Troika Games (defunct) |
|
|
|
| Two Tribes |
Harderwijk, the Netherlands |
2000 |
game developer |
| Tygron |
Delft, the Netherlands |
2005 |
serious game developer |