Behaviour Interactive Inc. Formerly Megatoon (1992–1997) Artificial Mind & Movement (2000–2010) Company type Private Industry Video games Founded September 21, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-09-21 ) in Quebec City , Canada Headquarters , Canada
Area served
Worldwide Key people
Products Number of employees
500[ 1] (2019) Website bhvr.com
Behaviour Interactive Inc. is a Canadian video game development studio specializing in the production of 2D and 3D action/adventure games for home video game consoles , handheld game consoles and personal computers .
History
The company was founded in 1992 in Quebec City as Megatoon.[ 2] Two years later, Racine co-founded a Montreal-based Multimedia Interactive (MMI) to develop interactive entertainment software for CD-ROM.[ 3] Both companies were sold to Malofilm Communications in 1996, and a year later, they were merged into Behaviour Interactive.[ 3] In 1999, Racine and some investors bought the studio back, but they had to rename it, changing the name in 2000 to Artificial Mind & Movement Inc. (A2M).[ 4] [ 3] In November 2008, the company acquired Santiago -based Wanako Games from Activision Blizzard ,[ 5] which was the first and largest South American game studio.[ 3] By 2010, the studio's name was reverted to Behaviour Interactive, partly due to increased production of original titles and thus stronger presence in the gaming community, partly due to the availability of the original name, and partly due to one particular obscene interpretation of the initialism "A2M".[ 4]
Titles
as Artificial Mind & Movement
Game title
Year released
Platform
Publisher
The Grinch
2000
PS , PC , DC
Konami
Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
2000
PS , PC
Infogrames
Smurf Racer!
2001
PS
Infogrames
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
2001
PS , PS2 , PC
Sony Computer Entertainment
Ice Age
2002
GBA
Ubisoft
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem
2003
GBA , PS2 , GC , Xbox
THQ
Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
2004
PS2 , GC , Xbox
BAM! Entertainment
Home on the Range
2004
GBA
Buena Vista Games
Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise
2004
GBA
Buena Vista Games
Scaler
2004
PS2 , GC , Xbox
Take-Two Interactive
Get On Da Mic
2004
PS2
Eidos Interactive
Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries
2004
GBA
Buena Vista Games
Disney Move
2004
PS2 EyeToy
Buena Vista Games
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked
2005
GBA , PS2 , GC , Xbox , DS
THQ
Disney's Kim Possible 3: Team Possible
2005
GBA
Buena Vista Games
That's So Raven 2: Supernatural Style
2005
GBA
Buena Vista Games
everGirl... your way to play!
2005
GBA , PC
THQ
Chicken Little
2005
GBA
Buena Vista Games
Teen Titans
2005
GBA
Majesco Entertainment
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
2005
GBA , PC , PS2 , GC , Xbox
Midway Games
Flow: Urban Dance Uprising
2005
PS2
Ubisoft
Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator
2005
DS
Buena Vista Games
Teen Titans
2006
PS2 , GC , Xbox
THQ , Majesco Entertainment
Monster House
2006
PS2 , GC , GBA , DS
THQ
The Ant Bully
2006
Wii , PS2 , GC , GBA , PC
Midway Games
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper
2006
GBA
Buena Vista Games
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble
2006
DS
Buena Vista Games
Teen Titans 2: The Brotherhood's Revenge
2006
GBA
Majesco Entertainment
Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch?
2006
PS2
Buena Vista Games
The Sims 2: Pets
2006
GBA
EA
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses
2006
DS
Activision
Happy Feet
2006
DS , Wii , PS2 , GC , GBA , PC
Midway Games
Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini
2007
DS
Buena Vista Games
Drake & Josh
2007
GBA
THQ
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!
2007
DS , Wii , PS2
Buena Vista Games
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
2007
DS , PSP
Activision
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies
2007
DS
Disney Interactive Studios
Power Rangers: Super Legends
2007
DS , PS2 , PC
Disney Interactive Studios
High School Musical: Sing It!
2007
PS2 , Wii
Disney Interactive Studios
The Golden Compass
2007
DS
Sega
High School Musical 2: Work This Out!
2008
DS
Disney Interactive Studios
Iron Man
2008
DS , Wii , PS2 , PSP , PC
Sega
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
DS
Vivendi Games
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
2008
PS2
Electronic Arts
Transformers Animated: The Game
2008
DS
Activision
Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors
2008
DS , Wii
Activision
Lord of the Rings: Conquest
2009
DS
EA
MySims Racing
2009
DS , Wii
EA
Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!
2009
PS3 , X360 , Wii
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
DS
Activision
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
2009
DS Wii , PS2
LucasArts
Shorts
2009
DS
Majesco Entertainment
WET
2009
PS3 , X360
Bethesda Softworks
Dante's Inferno
2010
PSP
EA
Revenge of the Wounded Dragons
2010
PS3
Sony Computer Entertainment
Naughty Bear
2010
PS3 , X360
505 Games
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2
2010
PS3 , X360
Konami
as Behaviour Interactive
Game title
Year released
Platform
Publisher
Jersey Devil
1997
PS , PC
Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
1999
PS , PC
Infogrames
MySims SkyHeroes
2010
X360 , Wii , PS3 , DS
EA
Doritos Crash Course
2010
X360
Microsoft Studios
Tetris
2011
PSN (PS3 )
EA
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
2011
PSN (PS3 ), XLA (X360 ), PC
Atari
Rango: The Video Game
2011
X360 , Wii , PS3 , DS
EA Paramount Digital Entertainment
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
Wii , 3DS , DS
Activision
Wipeout in the Zone
2011
X360
Activision
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
Wii , DS , X360
Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut
2011
DS
D3 Publisher
Voltron: Defender of the Universe
2011
PSN (PS3 ), XLA (X360 )
THQ
Brave: The Video Game
2012
Wii , DS , PS3 , X360 , PC
Disney Interactive Studios
Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games
2012
Wii , 3DS , DS , X360
Activision
Wipeout 3
2012
Wii , Wii U , X360
Activision
Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise
2012
PSN (PS3 ), XLA (X360 )
505 Games
Monsters University
2013
iOS , Android
Disney Mobile
Doritos Crash Course 2
2013
X360
Microsoft Studios
Disney's Planes
2013
Wii , Wii U
Disney Interactive Studios
Pacific Rim: The Mobile Game
2013
iOS , Android
Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff
2013
Wii , Wii U , 3DS , DS , X360
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge
2013
Wii , Wii U , 3DS , DS , PS3 , X360
Activision
Zoo Tycoon: Friends
2014
Windows 8 , Windows Phone
Microsoft Studios
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2014
PS3 , X360
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Pro Feel Golf
2015
iOS
Behaviour Interactive
SpongeBob HeroPants
2015
3DS , PS Vita , X360
Activision
Home: Boov Pop!
2015
iOS , Android
Behaviour Interactive
Fallout Shelter
2015
iOS , Android
Bethesda Softworks
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure
2015
3DS , PS4 , Wii U , X360 , XOne
Activision
Dead by Daylight
2016
PS4 , XOne , PC
Starbreeze Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
2016
PC
Bandai Namco
Love & Hip Hop The Game
2016
iOS , Android
Behaviour Interactive
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
2016
XOne , PC
Microsoft Studios
Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
2017
iOS , Android
Ubisoft
Westworld
2018
iOS , Android
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Deathgarden
2018
PS4 , XOne , PC
Behaviour Interactive
Star Citizen
TBA
PC
Cloud Imperium Games
Bethesda infringement lawsuit
On June 21, 2018, Bethesda Softworks sued Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Behaviour Interactive over Westworld , a mobile game based on the science fiction television series Westworld , alleging that the game is a "blatant rip-off" of Fallout Shelter , another mobile game, co-developed by Behaviour.
In a suit filed in a United States District Court for the District of Maryland , Bethesda alleges that Westworld "has the same or highly similar game design, art style, animations, features and other gameplay elements" as Fallout Shelter . Bethesda sued for copyright infringement, breach of contract and misappropriating trade secrets, seeking a jury trial and damages.[ 6] The lawsuit also alleged that Westworld identically reproduced some software bugs that were originally present in Fallout Shelter .[ 7]
Bethesda’s allegations are untrue and that none of Bethesda’s code was used in the Westworld game.[ 8]
References
^ "Video: Inside the massive success of Dead by Daylight" . venturebeat.com . May 6, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
^ "History" . Behaviour Interactive . Retrieved 3 September 2019 . CS1 maint: url-status (link )
^ a b c d "Our History" . Behaviour Interactive inc. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014 .
^ a b Grant, Christopher (November 8, 2010). "Artificial Mind and Movement rebrands; (re)introducing Behaviour Interactive" . Joystiq. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014 .
^ A2M (November 20, 2008). "A2M Acquires Chilean Developer Wanako Games" (Press release). Bloomberg. Retrieved September 7, 2014 . {{cite press release }}
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^ "Bethesda sues Warner Bros, calls its Westworld game 'blatant rip-off' of Fallout Shelter" . Polygon . Retrieved 2018-06-23 .
^ "Bethesda sues Warner for ripping off Fallout Shelter in its Westworld game" . PC Gamer.
^ "Bethesda sues Warner Bros, calls its Westworld game 'blatant rip-off' of Fallout Shelter" . Polygon . Retrieved 2018-06-23 .
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