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Revision as of 16:18, 25 August 2008
This is a list of companies that have made video games for either computers or video game consoles, and includes both companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. See Lists of video games for other lists relating to video games.
See also Video game developer and Video game publisher for more specific lists of companies based on development and publishing, and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies no longer operating.
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| 10Tacle Studios AG | Darmstadt, Germany | 2003 | game developer |
| 1st Playable Productions | Troy, New York, United States | 2005 | game developer |
| 2K Czech | Brno, Czech Republic | 1997 | game developer |
| 3 Blokes Studios | Brisbane, Australia | 2006 | game developer |
| 3DO | Redwood City, California, United States | 1991 | game developer, game publisher, former console developer |
| 3D Realms | Garland, Texas, United States | 1987 | game developer, game publisher |
| 42 Entertainment | Pasadena, California, United States | 1993 | Alternate reality game developer |
| 5TH Cell | Bellevue, Washington, United States | 2003 | game developer |
| 7 Studios | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1999 | game developer |
| 7-128 Software | Salem, Massachusetts, United States | 2007 | game developer |
| 989 Studios | Foster City, California, United States | 1995 | game developer, game publisher |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| D3 Publisher | Japan | 1996 | game publisher |
| Day 1 Studios | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 2001 | game developer |
| Deadline Games | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1996 | game developer |
| Demiurge Studios | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 2002 | game developer |
| Digital Illusions CE | Stockholm, Sweden | 1988 | game developer |
| Disney Interactive Studios | Glendale, California, United States | 1988 | game developer, game publisher |
| DMA Design, now Rockstar North | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1988 | game developer |
| Double Fine Productions | San Francisco, California, United States | 2000 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | |
| EDGE Games | Oxford, United Kingdom | 1979 | game developer, game publisher |
| Eidos Interactive | London, United Kingdom | 1990 | game developer, game publisher |
| Electronic Arts | Redwood City, California, United States | 1982 | game developer, game publisher |
| Engine Software | Doetinchem, the Netherlands | 1995 | game developer, middleware developer |
| EivaaGames | Pune, India | 2005 | game developer |
| Epic Games | Cary, North Carolina, United States | 1991 | game developer |
| Epyx | San Francisco, California, United States | 1978 | game developer, game publisher |
| Eugen Systems | Paris, France | 2000 | game developer |
| Eurocom | Derby, United Kingdom | 1988 | game developer |
| Evolution Studios | Runcorn, United Kingdom | 1999 | game developer |
| Eyecon | Brisbane, Australia | 1997 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| F4 | Paris, France | 2002 | game developer |
| FASA | United States | 1980 | game publisher |
| Firaxis Games | Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States | 1996 | game developer |
| Firefly Studios | London, United Kingdom | 1999 | game developer |
| First Star Software | Chappaqua, New York, United States | 1982 | game developer, game publisher |
| Foundation 9 Entertainment | Emeryville, California, United States | 1992 | game developer |
| Forever Interactive | Illinois, United States | 2006 | game developer |
| Frogster Interactive Pictures | Berlin, Germany | 2005 | game publisher |
| From Software | Japan | 1986 | game developer |
| Funcom | Oslo, Norway | 1993 | game developer, game publisher |
| FXLabs | Hyderabad, India, India | 2004 | game developer, game publisher |
| Free Radical Design | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 1999 | game developer |
| Fuzzyeyes Studio | Brisbane, Australia | 2001 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Gearbox Software | Plano, Texas, United States | 1999 | game developer |
| Grasshopper Manufacture | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | 1998 | game developer |
| Gray Matter Interactive merged into Treyarch |
Santa Monica, California, United States | 1996 | game developer |
| GSC Game World | Kiev, Ukraine | 1995 | Video Games (XBOX and PC game developer and publisher |
| Gravity |
Seoul, Korea | 2000 | game developer |
| GT Interactive | New York City, New York, United States | 1993 | game developer, game publisher, game distributor |
| GTS plc | Ipswich, United Kingdom | 2005 | online game developer |
| Guerrilla Games | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 2000 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| HAL Laboratory | Chiyoda, Japan | 1980 | game developer |
| Halch | Middlesbrough, United Kingdom | 2006 | game developer |
| Halfbrick Studios | Brisbane, Australia | 2001 | game developer |
| Harmonix Music Systems | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1995 | game developer |
| Hasbro Interactive | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States | 1995 | game developer, game publisher |
| Hoplon Infotainment | Florianópolis, Brazil | 2004 | game developer |
| Hudson Soft | Sapporo, Japan | 1973 | game developer, game publisher |
| Human Head Studios | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | 1997 | game developer |
| Humongous Entertainment | Bothell, Washington, United States | 1992 | game developer |
| Hyperkat Studios | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | 1995 | game developer, software developer |
| Hyperion Entertainment | Belgium | 1999 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Jadestone Group | Stockholm, Sweden | 2000 | online game developer, mobile game developer |
| Jagex | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 2001 | online game developer |
| JoWooD Productions | Liezen, Austria | 1995 | game publisher |
| Juice Games | Warrington, United Kingdom | 2003 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Kalador Entertainment Inc. | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 2000 | mobile game developer, mobile game publisher |
| Khayal IE | 6 October, Cairo, Egypt | developer | |
| Koei | Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | 1978 | game developer, game publisher |
| Konami | Tokyo, Japan | 1969 | game developer, game publisher |
| Krome Studios | Brisbane, Australia | 1999 | game developer |
| Kuju Entertainment | United Kingdom | 1998 | game developer |
| Kush Games | Camarillo, California, United States | 1998 | game developer |
| Kuma Reality Games | New York City, New York, United States | 2003 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) | ||
| Larian Studios | Oudenaarde, Belgium | 1996 | |||
| Legacy Interactive | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1998 | game developer, game publisher | ||
| Left Behind Games | Murrieta, California, United States | game developer, game publisher | |||
| Linux Game Publishing | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 2001 | game publisher | ||
| Lionhead Studios | Guildford, United Kingdom | 1997 | game developer | ||
| Llamasoft | Reading, United Kingdom | 1982 | game developer | ||
| LKGameStudio | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2008 | game developer | ||
| Lobstersoft | Fulda, Germany | 1998 | game publisher | ||
| Loki Software | Tustin, United States | 1998 | game publisher | ||
| Looking Glass Studios | Cambridge, United States | 1990 | game developer | ||
| The Loudness Factory, now Outland Studios | Memphis, United States | 1997 | game developer | ||
| LucasArts | San Francisco, United States | 1982 | game developer, game publisher | ||
| Luxoflux | Santa Monica, United States | 1998 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Namco Bandai | Tokyo, Japan | Bandai: 1950; |
game developer, game publisher |
| NASSONS Entertainment Studios | Amman, Jordan | 2005 | game developer |
| Naughty Dog | Santa Monica, California, United States | 1986 | game developer |
| NaclSoft | Seoul, South Korea, | Online Game Developer | |
| NCsoft | Seoul, South Korea | 1997 | Online Game Developer |
| Nerve Software | Relocated to Richardson, Texas in 2006 | 1999 | game developer |
| Neversoft | Woodland Hills, California, United States | 1994 | game developer |
| Ninjabee | Orem, Utah, United States | 2005? | game developer |
| Nintendo | Kyoto, Japan | September 23, 1889 | console manufacturer, game developer, game publisher |
| Novalogic | Agoura Hills, California | 1985 | game developer, game publisher |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Pandemic Studios | Santa Monica, California, United States | 1998 | |
| Papaya Studios | Irvine, California, United States of America | ||
| Penguin Software | |||
| Perceptum Informática | São Paulo, Brazil | 1995 | |
| Petroglyph (game studio) | |||
| Phantagram | |||
| Piranha Bytes | Ruhrgebiet, Germany | ||
| Pi Studios | |||
| PixelCubed Game Studios | Southwest, United Kingdom | April 2007 | Game Developer |
| Playlogic Entertainment | Breda, the Netherlands | 2002 | game developer, game publisher |
| Polyphony Digital | Tokyo, Japan | "April 2, 1998" | game developer |
| Propaganda Games | |||
| Psygnosis | |||
| Paradox Entertainment | |||
| Pyro Studios | Madrid , Spain | 1996 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Quantic Dream | Paris, France | 1997 | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Taito Corporation | |||
| Take Two Interactive | Northridge, California, United States | ||
| Taxan | |||
| Team6 Game Studios | Assen, the Netherlands | 2003 | game developer |
| Team17 | |||
| Techland | Wrocław, Poland | 1991 | game developer, game publisher |
| Technos Japan Corporation | |||
| Tecmo | |||
| Telltale Games | San Rafael, United States | 2004 | game developer |
| Terminal Reality | Lewisville, Texas, United States | 1994 | game developer |
| THQ | Agoura Hills, California, United States | 1989 (as Trinity Acquisition Corporation) | game publisher |
| Threewave Software | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | game developer | |
| TimeGate Studios | Sugar Land, Texas, United States | 1998 | 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 | |||
| Two Tribes | Harderwijk, the Netherlands | 2000 | game developer |
| Tygron | Delft, the Netherlands | 2005 | serious game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Ubisoft | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 1986 | Developer, Publisher |
| Ultimate Play The Game |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Valve Software | Kirkland, Washington, United States | 1996 | |
| Venom Games | |||
| Vicarious Visions | Menands, New York, United States | 1990 | game developer |
| Vicious Cycle Software | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | 2000 | game developer, middleware developer |
| Vigilant Entertainment Company | Burbank, California, United States | 2006 | game developer |
| Virgin Interactive Entertainment | |||
| Vision Park | |||
| Visual Concepts | |||
| Vivendi Universal Games | |||
| Volition, Inc. | Champaign, IL | ||
| VSTEP | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | 2002 | serious game developer, game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| W!Games | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 2005 | game developer |
| Wahoo Studios | Orem, Utah, United States | 2001? | game developer |
| Wasteland Empire | Los Angeles, California, United States | 2008 | game developer |
| Wangame Studios | |||
| Wanako Games | Santiago de Chile, Chile | 2002 | |
| Westwood Studios | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 1985 | |
| Wildfire Studios | Brisbane, Australia | 1995 | game developer |
| Wizhands | Seoul, Korea | 2007 | game developer |
| Working Designs | Redding, California, United States | 1986 | |
| World Forge | Voronezh, Russia | 2004 | |
| Webzen | Seoul, South Korea | 2000 |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| Xceed Software Inc. |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| YUKE's Future Media Creators | Osaka, Japan | game developer |
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| Company | Location | Founded | Role(s) |
| ZC Funcraft | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | 2007 | casual game developer |
| Zeal | |||
| ZOO Digital Publishing | |||
| Zuxxez Entertainment | |||
| Zipper Interactive | Redmond, Washington, USA |