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Removed Big Blue Bubble, Cinemaware, Ludia and Nokia. Also Shortened down on the City part of many companies! Gone trough the whole list!!!
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| [[1st Playable Productions]]
| [[1st Playable Productions]]
| [[Troy, New York]]
| [[Troy, New York|Troy]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
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| [[2XL Games]]
| [[2XL Games]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
| USA
| USA
| 2006
| 2006
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|
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[3D Realms]]
| [[3D Realms]]
| [[Garland, Texas]]
| [[Garland, Texas|Garland]]
| USA
| USA
| 1987
| 1987
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[343 Industries|343 Studios]]
| [[343 Industries|343 Studios]]
| [[Kirkland, Washington]]
| [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]]
| USA
| USA
| 2009
| 2009
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[The 3DO Company|3DO]]
| [[The 3DO Company|3DO]]
| [[Redwood City, California]]
| [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
|[[Army Men]], [[Might and Magic]]
| [[Army Men]] <br>[[Might and Magic]]
| game publisher, former console developer
| publisher, former console developer
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[38 Studios]]
| [[38 Studios]]
| [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
| USA
| USA
| 2006
| 2006
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| [[3G Studios]]
| [[3G Studios]]
| [[Reno, Nevada]]
| [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
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| [[42 Entertainment]]
| [[42 Entertainment]]
| [[Pasadena, California]]
| [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]
| USA
| USA
| 1993
| 1993
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| 2006
| 2006
|[[Metro 2033 (video game)|Metro 2033]] <br>[[Metro: Last Light]]
|[[Metro 2033 (video game)|Metro 2033]] <br>[[Metro: Last Light]]
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|-
|-
| [[5pb.|5pb. Inc.]]
| [[5pb.|5pb. Inc.]]
| [[Shibuya]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 2005
| 2005
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| [[5th Cell]]
| [[5th Cell]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
|
|
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| Active
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[989 Studios]]
| [[989 Studios]]
| [[Foster City, California]]
| [[Foster City, California|Foster City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1995
| 1995
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Acclaim Entertainment]]
| [[Acclaim Entertainment]]
| [[Glen Cove, New York]]
| [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]]
| USA
| USA
| 1987
| 1987
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Activision]]
| [[Activision]]
| [[Santa Monica, California]]
| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| USA
| USA
| 1979
| 1979
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| [[Activision Blizzard]]
| [[Activision Blizzard]]
| [[Santa Monica, California]]
| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| USA
| USA
| 2008
| 2008
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| 1992
| 1992
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|-
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| [[Akella]]
| [[Akella]]
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| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[Age of Sail II]]''<br>''[[Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales|Age of Pirates]]'' series<br>''[[Sea Dogs (video game)|Sea Dogs]]''
| ''[[Age of Sail II]]''<br>''[[Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales|Age of Pirates]]'' series<br>''[[Sea Dogs (video game)|Sea Dogs]]''
| Also video game developer.
| developer.
|-
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| [[Aki Corporation]]
| [[Aki Corporation]]
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| [[Ancient (company)|Ancient]]
| [[Ancient (company)|Ancient]]
| [[Hino, Tokyo]]
| [[Hino, Tokyo|Hino]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1990
| 1990
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[ArenaNet]]
| [[ArenaNet]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
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| [[Artdink]]
| [[Artdink]]
| [[Tsukishima]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Tsukishima|Tsukishima]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1986
| 1986
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| [[Artificial Mind and Movement]] (A2M)
| [[Artificial Mind and Movement]] (A2M)
| [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| [[Montreal]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 1992
| 1992
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| [[Artificial Studios]]
| [[Artificial Studios]]
| [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainsville]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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| [[Aspyr Media]]
| [[Aspyr Media]]
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| USA
| USA
| 1989
| 1989
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| [[Atari]]
| [[Atari]]
| [[New York City]], [[New York]]
| [[New York City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1972
| 1972
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| 1986
| 1986
| [[Shin Megami Tensei]] series
| [[Shin Megami Tensei]] series
| game developer, game publisher Subsidiary of [[Index Holdings]]
| Developer, publisher subsidiary of [[Index Holdings]]
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Atomic Planet Entertainment]]
| [[Atomic Planet Entertainment]]
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| 1990
| 1990
|
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| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
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| [[Avalanche Studios]]
| [[Avalanche Studios]]
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| Sweden
| Sweden
| 2003
| 2003
| ''[[Just Cause (video game)|Just Cause]]'' series
| [[Just Cause (video game)|Just Cause]] series
|
|
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Avalanche Software]]
| [[Avalanche Software]]
| [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]
| [[Salt Lake City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1995
| 1995
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| [[Babaroga (game company)|Babaroga]]
| [[Babaroga (game company)|Babaroga]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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| [[Backbone Entertainment]]
| [[Backbone Entertainment]]
| [[Emeryville, California]]
| [[Emeryville, California|Emeryville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
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| [[BattleGoat Studios]]
| [[BattleGoat Studios]]
| [[Ancaster, Ontario|Ancaster]], [[Ontario]]
| [[Ancaster, Ontario|Ancaster]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 2000
| 2000
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| [[The Behemoth|Behemoth, The]]
| [[The Behemoth|Behemoth, The]]
| [[San Diego, California]]
| [[San Diego]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Bethesda Softworks]]
| [[Bethesda Softworks]]
| [[Rockville, Maryland]]
| [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1985
| 1985
| [[The Elder Scrolls|''The Elder Scrolls'' series]], ''[[Fallout 3]]''
| [[The Elder Scrolls|''The Elder Scrolls'' series]] <br>''[[Fallout 3]]''
| developer and publisher. Subsidiary of [[ZeniMax Media]]
| developer and publisher. Subsidiary of [[ZeniMax Media]]
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| [[Big Blue Bubble]]
| [[London, Ontario]]
| Canada
| 2004
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Big Huge Games]]
| [[Big Huge Games]]
| [[Timonium, Maryland]]
| [[Timonium, Maryland|Timonium]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
| [[Rise of Nations]], [[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]
| [[Rise of Nations]] <br>[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]
| Shut down by [[38 Studios]] who also shut down
| Shut down by [[38 Studios]] who also shut down
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| [[Binary Hammer]]
| [[Binary Hammer]]
| [[Avon, Connecticut]]
| [[Avon, Connecticut|Avon]]
| USA
| USA
| 2008
| 2008
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[BioWare]]
| [[BioWare]]
| [[Edmonton, Alberta]]
| [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 1995
| 1995
| [[Baldur's Gate (series)|''Baldur's Gate'' series]], [[Mass Effect (series)|''Mass Effect'' series]]
| [[Baldur's Gate (series)|''Baldur's Gate'' series]] <br>[[Mass Effect (series)|''Mass Effect'' series]]
| Division of [[Electronic Arts]]
| Division of [[Electronic Arts]]
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Blizzard Entertainment]]
| [[Blizzard Entertainment]]
| [[Irvine, California]]
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Diablo (series)|''Diablo'' series]] <br>[[StarCraft (series)|''StarCraft'' series]] <br>[[Warcraft|''Warcraft'' franchise]]
| [[Diablo (series)|''Diablo'' series]] <br>[[StarCraft (series)|''StarCraft'' series]] <br>[[Warcraft|''Warcraft'' franchise]]
| Also video game publisher. Acquired by [[Davidson & Associates]] in 1994, renamed from Silicon & Synapse. Acquired by [[CUC International]] in 1996, which merged into [[Cendant]] in 1997 and was sold to [[Havas]] in 1998. Acquired by [[Vivendi]] and become part of [[Vivendi Games]] group in 1998. Merged into [[Activision Blizzard]] in 2008.
| Developer, publisher. Acquired by [[Vivendi]] and become part of [[Vivendi Games]] group in 1998. Merged into [[Activision Blizzard]] in 2008.
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Blue Byte Software]]
| [[Blue Byte Software]]
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|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Blue Fang Games]]
| [[Blue Fang Games]]
| [[Waltham, Massachusetts]]
| [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
| Zoo Tycoon series
| [[Zoo Tycoon|Zoo Tycoon series]]
| Shut down in 2011
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| [[Bohemia Interactive]]
| [[Bohemia Interactive]]
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| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]'' <br>[[Arma 2|''Arma'' series]] <br>''[[Take On Helicopters]]'' <br>''[[Carrier Command: Gaea Mission]]''
| ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]'' <br>[[Arma 2|''Arma'' series]] <br>''[[Take On Helicopters]]'' <br>''[[Carrier Command: Gaea Mission]]''
| Independent game developer
| developer
|-
|-
| [[BreakAway Games]]
| [[BreakAway Games]]
| [[Hunt Valley, MD]]
| [[Hunt Valley, MD|Cockeysville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Brøderbund]]
| [[Brøderbund]]
| [[Eugene, Oregon]]
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
| USA
| USA
| 1980
| 1980
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| England
| England
| 1987
| 1987
| [[Magic Carpet (video game)|Magic Carpet]], [[Dungeon Keeper]]
| [[Magic Carpet (video game)|Magic Carpet]] <br>[[Dungeon Keeper]]
|
|
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
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| [[Bungie Studios]]
| [[Bungie Studios]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
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| 1979
| 1979
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|-
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| [[Cave (company)|Cave]]
| [[Cave (company)|Cave]]
| [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]]
| [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1994
| 1994
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| [[Warsaw]]
| [[Warsaw]]
| Poland
| Poland
| 1994
| 2002
| [[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]] series
| [[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]] series
| Subsidiary of [[CD Projekt|Cdp.pl]]
| Subsidiary of [[CD Projekt|Cdp.pl]]
|-
|-
| [[Centuri]]
| [[Centuri]]
| [[Hialeah, Florida]]
| [[Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]]
| USA
| USA
| 1974
| 1974
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| [[Cinemaware]]
| [[Burlingame, California]]
| USA
| 1985
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| former game publisher
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Cing]]
| [[Cing]]
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Everybody's Golf]]'' series, ''[[Everybody's Tennis]]'' series
| [[Everybody's Golf|Everybody's Golf series]] <br>[[Everybody's Tennis|Everybody's Tennis series]]
|
|
|-
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| [[Creat Studios]]
| [[Creat Studios]]
| [[Canton, Massachusetts]]
| [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]]
| USA
| USA
| 1990
| 1990
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| 1987
| 1987
| [[Total War (series)|''Total War'' series]]
| [[Total War (series)|''Total War'' series]]
|Subsidiary of [[Sega Europe]]
| Subsidiary of [[Sega Europe]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Criterion Games]]
| [[Criterion Games]]
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| 1993
| 1993
| [[Burnout (series)|''Burnout'' series]]
| [[Burnout (series)|''Burnout'' series]]
|Subsidiary of [[Electronic Arts]]
| Subsidiary of [[Electronic Arts]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Cryptic Studios]]
| [[Cryptic Studios]]
| [[Los Gatos, California]]
| [[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
| ''[[City of Heroes]]'', ''[[Champions Online]]'', ''[[Star Trek Online]]''
| [[City of Heroes]] <br>[[Champions Online]] <br>[[Star Trek Online]]
| subsidiary of [[Beijing Perfect World]]
| subsidiary of [[Beijing Perfect World]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Crystal Dynamics]]
| [[Crystal Dynamics]]
| [[Redwood City, California]]
| [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
| ''[[Legacy Of Kain]]'' series, [[Tomb Raider|''Tomb Raider'' series]] (second era)
| [[Legacy Of Kain|Legacy of Kain series]] <br>[[Tomb Raider|''Tomb Raider'' series]] (second era)
|Subsidiary of [[Square Enix]]
| Subsidiary of [[Square Enix]]
|-
|-
| [[Crytek]]
| [[Crytek]]
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| Germany
| Germany
| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[Far Cry]]'', [[Crysis (series)|''Crysis'' series]]
| [[Far Cry]] <br>[[Crysis (series)|''Crysis'' series]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Cyberlore Studios]]
| [[Cyberlore Studios]]
| [[Northhampton, Massachusetts]]
| [[Northhampton, Massachusetts|Northhampton]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
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| [[Day 1 Studios]]
| [[Day 1 Studios]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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| Germany
| Germany
| 2001
| 2001
| ''[[Ankh (video game)|Ankh]]'' series
| [[Ankh (video game)|Ankh series]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Deep Silver]]
| [[Deep Silver]]
| [[Planegg]], [[Munich]]
| [[Munich]]
| Germany
| Germany
| 1994
| 1994
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| [[Demiurge Studios]]
| [[Demiurge Studios]]
| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
| [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
| [[Glendale, California]]
| [[Glendale, California|Glendale]]
| USA
| USA
| 1988
| 1988
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|-
|-
| [[Double Fine Productions]]
| [[Double Fine Productions]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
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| [[Double Helix Games]]
| [[Double Helix Games]]
| [[Irvine, California]]
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| USA
| USA
| 2007
| 2007
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| [[Egosoft]]
| [[Egosoft]]
| [[Würselen|Würselen, NRW]]
| [[Würselen]]
| Germany
| Germany
| 1988
| 1988
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| England
| England
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Hitman Series (Games)|''Hitman'' series]], [[Tomb Raider|''Tomb Raider'' series]]
| [[Hitman Series (Games)|''Hitman'' series]] <br>[[Tomb Raider|''Tomb Raider'' series]]
| Got acquired by [[Square Enix]] in 2009 and was merged into [[Square Enix Europe]] the same year.
| Got acquired by [[Square Enix]] in 2009 and was merged into [[Square Enix Europe]] the same year.
|-
|-
| [[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts/EA Games]]
| [[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts/EA Games]]
| [[Redwood City, California]]
| [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1982
| 1982
|
|
| Active; game publisher
| Developer, publisher
|-
|-
| [[Engine Software]]
| [[Engine Software]]
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| [[Epic Games]]
| [[Epic Games]]
| [[Cary, North Carolina]]
| [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Unreal (series)|''Unreal'' series]], [[Gears of War (series)|''Gears of War'' series]]
| [[Unreal (series)|Unreal series]] <br>[[Gears of War (series)|Gears of War series]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Epicenter Studios]]
| [[Epicenter Studios]]
| [[Sherman Oaks, California]]
| [[Sherman Oaks, California|Sherman Oaks]]
| USA
| USA
| 2007
| 2007
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Epyx]]
| [[Epyx]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 1978
| 1978
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|-
| [[FarSight Studios]]
| [[FarSight Studios]]
| [[Big Bear Lake, California]]
| [[Big Bear Lake, California|Big Bear Lake]]
| USA
| USA
| 1989
| 1989
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Firaxis Games]]
| [[Firaxis Games]]
| [[Hunt Valley, Maryland]]
| [[Sparks, Maryland|Sparks]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Civilization (series)|''Civilization'' series]] (part 3 and later)
| [[Civilization (series)|Civilization series]] (part 3 and later)
| Subsidiary of [[2K Games]]
| Subsidiary of [[2K Games]]
|-
|-
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| England
| England
| 1999
| 1999
| [[Stronghold (2001 video game)|''Stronghold'' series]]
| [[Stronghold (2001 video game)|Stronghold series]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[First Star Software]]
| [[First Star Software]]
| [[Chappaqua, New York]]
| [[Chappaqua, New York|Chappaqua]]
| USA
| USA
| 1982
| 1982
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Flagship Studios]]
| [[Flagship Studios]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
|[[Hellgate:London]], [[Mythos (video game)|Mythos]]
| [[Hellgate:London]] <br>[[Mythos (video game)|Mythos]]
|game developer, closed down in 2008.
| developer, closed down in 2008.
|-
|-
| [[Foundation 9 Entertainment]]
| [[Foundation 9 Entertainment]]
| [[Emeryville, California]]
| [[Emeryville, California|Emeryville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
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| Sweden
| Sweden
| 2001
| 2001
| [[Penumbra (video game series)|''Penumbra'' series]], ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]''
| [[Penumbra (video game series)|Penumbra series]] <br>[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| Finland
| Finland
| 2001
| 2001
| ''[[Shadowgrounds]]'' series, [[Trine (video game)|''Trine'' series]]
| [[Shadowgrounds|Shadowgrounds series]] <br>[[Trine (video game)|Trine series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| United Kingdom
| United Kingdom
| 1994
| 1994
| ''[[Frontier: First Encounters]], [[Thrillville]], [[LostWinds]], [[Kinectimals]]''
| [[Frontier: First Encounters]] <br>[[Thrillville]] <br>[[LostWinds]] <br>[[Kinectimals]]
| Developer
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| game developer
|-
|-
| [[Fun Labs|FUN Labs]]
| [[Fun Labs|FUN Labs]]
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| Romania
| Romania
| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[MIB: Alien Crisis]], [[Cabela's]]'' series
| [[MIB: Alien Crisis]] <br>[[Cabela's|Cabela's series]]
| Developer
| game developer
|-
|-
| [[Funcom]]
| [[Funcom]]
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| Norway
| Norway
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' series, ''[[Anarchy Online]], [[Age of Conan]], [[The Secret World]]''
| [[The Longest Journey|The Longest Journey series]] <br>[[Anarchy Online]] <br>[[Age of Conan]] <br>[[The Secret World]]
| game developer, publisher
| Developer, publisher
|-
|-
| [[Futuremark]]
| [[Futuremark]]
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| Finland
| Finland
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[Shattered Horizon]]''
| [[Shattered Horizon]]
| benchmark developer, game developer
| benchmark developer, game developer
|-
|-
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| [[GameHouse]]
| [[GameHouse]]
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|-
| [[Game Freak]]
| [[Game Freak]]
| [[Setagaya-ku, Tokyo]]
| [[Setagaya-ku, Tokyo|Setagaya-ku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1989
| 1989
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|-
| [[Gearbox Software]]
| [[Gearbox Software]]
| [[Plano, Texas]]
| [[Plano, Texas|Plano]]
| USA
| USA
| 1999
| 1999
| [[Brothers in Arms (series)|''Brothers In Arms'' series]], [[Borderlands (video game)|''Borderlands'']]
| [[Brothers in Arms (series)|Brothers In Arms series]] <br>[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Genki (company)|Genki]]
| [[Genki (company)|Genki]]
| [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1990
| 1990
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|-
| [[Gogii Games]]
| [[Gogii Games]]
| [[Moncton, New Brunswick]]
| [[Moncton, New Brunswick|Moncton]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 2006
| 2006
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|-
| [[Grasshopper Manufacture]]
| [[Grasshopper Manufacture]]
| [[Suginami, Tokyo]]
| [[Suginami, Tokyo|Suginami]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1998
| 1998
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| South Korea
| South Korea
| 2000
| 2000
| ''[[Ragnarok Online]]''
| [[Ragnarok Online]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Griptonite Games]]
| [[Griptonite Games]]
| [[Kirkland, Washington]]
| [[Kirkland, Washington|Kirkland]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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| Ukraine
| Ukraine
| 1995
| 1995
| [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl|''STALKER'']] series
| [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl|S.T.A.L.K.E.R series]] series
| developer, Defunct since December 9, 2011
| Developer. Defunct since December 9, 2011
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Guerrilla Games]]
| [[Guerrilla Games]]
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1980
| 1980
| [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], [[Mother (video game)|Mother]]
| [[Kirby (series)|Kirby series]] <br>[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]
| Subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]
| Subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]
|-
|-
| [[Hanaho]]
| [[Hanaho]]
| [[Cerritos, California]]
| [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
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|-
| [[Harmonix Music Systems]]
| [[Harmonix Music Systems]]
| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]
| USA
| USA
| 1995
| 1995
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Hasbro Interactive]]
| [[Hasbro Interactive]]
| [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]
| [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island|Pawtucket]]
| USA
| USA
| 1995
| 1995
|
|
| game publisher defunct since 2001
| Publisher. Defunct since 2001
|-
|-
| [[HB Studios]]
| [[HB Studios]]
| [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia]]
| [[Lunenburg, Nova Scotia|Lunenburg]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 2000
| 2000
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[High Moon Studios]]
| [[High Moon Studios]]
| [[San Diego, California]]
| [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
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|-
| [[High Voltage Software]]
| [[High Voltage Software]]
| [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]]
| [[Hoffman Estates, Illinois|Hoffman Estates]]
| USA
| USA
| 1993
| 1993
| [[The Conduit (video game)|''The Conduit'']], ''[[Conduit 2]]''
| [[The Conduit (video game)|The Conduit series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|-
| [[Hothead Games]]
| [[Hothead Games]]
| [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[DeathSpank]]'', [[Swarm (2011 video game)|''Swarm'']]
| [[DeathSpank]] <br>[[Swarm (2011 video game)|Swarm]]
| developer, publisher
| Developer, publisher
|-
|-
| [[Housemarque]]
| [[Housemarque]]
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|-
| [[Human Head Studios]]
| [[Human Head Studios]]
| [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
| [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Rune (video game)|''Rune'']], [[Prey (video game)|''Prey'']]
| [[Rune (video game)|Rune]] <br>[[Prey (video game)|Prey]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Humongous (game developer)|Humongous Entertainment]]
| [[Humongous (game developer)|Humongous Entertainment]]
| [[Bothell, Washington]]
| [[Bothell, Washington|Bothell]]
| USA
| USA
| 1992
| 1992
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[id Software]]
| [[id Software]]
| [[Mesquite, Texas]]
| [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Wolfenstein (series)|''Wolfenstein'' series]], [[Doom (series)|''Doom'' series]], [[Quake (series)|''Quake'' series]]
| [[Wolfenstein (series)|Wolfenstein series]] <br>[[Doom (series)|Doom series]] <br>[[Quake (series)|Quake series]]
| Acquired by [[ZeniMax Media]] in June 24, 2009
| Acquired by [[ZeniMax Media]] in June 24, 2009
|-
|-
| [[Idea Factory]]
| [[Idea Factory]]
| [[Shibuya-ku, Tokyo]]
| [[Shibuya-ku, Tokyo|Shibuya-ku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1994
| 1994
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Infinity Ward]]
| [[Infinity Ward]]
| [[Encino, California]]
| [[Encino, California|Encino]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Call of Duty (series)|''Call of Duty'' series]]
| [[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty series]]
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 2003.
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 2003.
|-
|-
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| England
| England
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Darwinia (video game)|''Darwinia'']], [[DEFCON (video game)|''DEFCON'']]
| [[Darwinia (video game)|Darwinia]] <br>[[DEFCON (video game)|''DEFCON'']]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Incredible Technologies]]
| [[Incredible Technologies]]
| [[Arlington Heights, Illinois]]
| [[Arlington Heights, Illinois|Arlington Heights]]
| USA
| USA
| 1985
| 1985
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|-
| [[indieszero]]
| [[indieszero]]
| [[Musashino, Tokyo]]
| [[Musashino, Tokyo|Musashino]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1997
| 1997
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|-
| [[Insomniac Games]]
| [[Insomniac Games]]
| [[Burbank, California]]
| [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1986
| 1986
| ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series, ''[[Advance Wars]]'' series
| [[Fire Emblem|Fire Emblem series]] <br>[[Advance Wars|Advance Wars series]]
| Subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]
| Subsidiary of [[Nintendo]]
|-
|-
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| Denmark
| Denmark
| 1998
| 1998
| [[Hitman (Square Enix franchise)|''Hitman'' series]], [[Kane & Lynch: Dead Men|''Kane & Lynch'']] series
| [[Hitman (Square Enix franchise)|Hitman series]] <br>[[Kane & Lynch: Dead Men|Kane & Lynch series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Irrational Games]]
| [[Irrational Games]]
| [[Boston, Massachusetts]], <br>[[Canberra]]
| [[Quincy, Massachusetts|Quincy]]
| USA, <br>Australia
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
| ''[[Bioshock]]''
| [[Bioshock]]
| Subsidiary of [[2K Games]]
| Subsidiary of [[2K Games]]
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
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| Australia
| Australia
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Heroes of the Pacific]], [[Heroes Over Europe]]
| [[Heroes of the Pacific]] <br>[[Heroes Over Europe]]
| Studio closed in 2009
| Closed in 2009
|-
|-
| [[Jadestone Group]]
| [[Jadestone Group]]
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|-
| [[Javaground]]
| [[Javaground]]
| [[Irvine, California]]
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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|-
| [[JV Games]]
| [[JV Games]]
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
| USA
| USA
| 1999
| 1999
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Koei]]
| [[Koei]]
| [[Ashikaga, Tochigi]]
| [[Ashikaga, Tochigi|Ashikaga]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1978
| 1978
|
|
| game publisher
| publisher
|-
|-
| [[Konami]]
| [[Konami]]
| Tokyo, El Segundo, CA
| [[Tokyo Midtown]] <br>[[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]]
| Japan, USA
| Japan
| 1969
| 1969
| ''[[Metal Gear]]''
| [[Metal Gear]]
| game publisher
| publisher
|-
|-
| [[Krome Studios]]
| [[Krome Studios]]
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|-
| [[Kuju Entertainment]]
| [[Kuju Entertainment]]
| [[Shalford, Surrey]]
| [[Shalford, Surrey|Shalford]]
| England
| England
| 1998
| 1998
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|-
| [[Kush Games]]
| [[Kush Games]]
| [[Camarillo, California]]
| [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|-
| [[Kuma Reality Games]]
| [[Kuma Reality Games]]
| [[New York]], [[New York City]]
| [[New York City]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
|
|
|
|
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|-
| [[Ludia]]
| [[Montreal]]
| Canada
| 2007
| Family Feud, Where's Waldo?: The Fantastic Journey, The Price Is Right
| Game Developer, Game Publisher
|-
|-
| [[Larian Studios]]
| [[Larian Studios]]
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| Belgium
| Belgium
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Divine Divinity|''Divinity'']] series
| [[Divine Divinity|Divinity series]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Legacy Interactive]]
| [[Legacy Interactive]]
| [[Los Angeles, California]]
| [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Legendo Entertainment]]
| [[Legendo Entertainment]]
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| 2004
| 2004
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Level-5]]
| [[Level-5]]
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1998
| 1998
|[[Professor Layton and the Curious Village]]
| [[Professor Layton and the Curious Village]]
| game publisher
| publisher
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Lionhead Studios]]
| [[Lionhead Studios]]
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| England
| England
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Fable (video game series)|''Fable'' series]]
| [[Fable (video game series)|Fable series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| USA
| USA
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss|''Ultima Underworld'']] series, [[System Shock]] series, [[Thief (series)|''Thief'' series]]
| [[Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss|Ultima Underworld series]] <br>[[System Shock|System Shock series]] <br>[[Thief (series)|Thief series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| 1982
| 1982
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Luma Arcade]]
| [[Luma Arcade]]
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| 2006
| 2006
|
|
| Developer
| game developer
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Luxoflux]]
| [[Luxoflux]]
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|-
| [[Majesco Entertainment]]
| [[Majesco Entertainment]]
| [[Edison, New Jersey]]
| [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]]
| USA
| USA
| 1986
| 1986
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Marvelous Entertainment]]
| [[Marvelous Entertainment]]
| [[Shibuya, Tokyo]]
| [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1997
| 1997
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| Sweden
| Sweden
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]], [[World In Conflict]]
| [[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]] <br>[[World In Conflict]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| 1945
| 1945
|
|
| game publisher, game console manufacturer
| Publisher and former game console manufacturer
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Maxis|Maxis Software]]
| [[Maxis|Maxis Software]]
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|-
| [[Mean Hamster Software]]
| [[Mean Hamster Software]]
| [[Deer Park, Washington]]
| [[Deer Park, Washington|Deer Park]]
| USA
| USA
| 1985
| 1985
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|-
| [[Media Molecule]]
| [[Media Molecule]]
| [[Guildford, Surrey]]
| [[Guildford, Surrey|Guildford]]
| England
| England
| 2006
| 2006
| [[Little big planet|''LittleBigPlanet'' series]]
| [[Little big planet|LittleBigPlanet series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Wild Arms (series)|Wild Arms]]'' series
| [[Wild Arms (series)|Wild Arms series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Midway Games]]
| [[Midway Games]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| USA
| USA
| 1988
| 1988
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|-
| [[Milestone (company)|Milestone]]
| [[Milestone (company)|Milestone]]
| [[Suginami, Tokyo]]
| [[Suginami, Tokyo|Suginami]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 2003
| 2003
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Mythic Entertainment]]
| [[Mythic Entertainment]]
| [[Fairfax, Virginia]]
| [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
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|-
| [[Natsume (company)|Natsume]]
| [[Natsume (company)|Natsume]]
| [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]]
| [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1987
| 1987
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|
| Harvest Moon, Rune Factory
|
|
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
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| USA
| USA
| 1986
| 1986
|[[Crash Bandicoot (series)|Crash Bandicoot series]], [[Jak and Daxter]] series, Uncharted series
|[[Crash Bandicoot (series)|Crash Bandicoot series]] <br>[[Jak and Daxter|Jack and Daxter series]] <br>[[Uncharted (series)|Uncharted series]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| South Korea
| South Korea
| 1997
| 1997
|Lineage, Lineage 2, Aion, Guild Wars, Blade & Soul
| [[Lineage|Lineage series]] <br>[[Guild Wars]]
| Online Game Developer
| Online Game Developer
|-
|-
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| 1999
| 1999
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Neowiz]]
| [[Neowiz]]
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|-
|-
| [[Nerve Software]]
| [[Nerve Software]]
| [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]], [[Texas]]
| [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]]
| USA
| USA
| 1999
| 1999
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|-
| [[NetDevil]]
| [[NetDevil]]
| [[Louisville, Colorado]]
| [[Louisville, Colorado|Louisville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
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|-
| [[Neversoft]]
| [[Neversoft]]
| [[Woodland Hills, California]]
| [[Woodland Hills, California|Woodland]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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|-
| [[Next Level Games]]
| [[Next Level Games]]
| [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 2002
| 2002
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| Argentina
| Argentina
| 2002
| 2002
| [[Regnum_Online]]
| [[Regnum Online]]
|
|
|-
|-
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| 1981
| 1981
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Ninjabee]]
| [[Ninjabee]]
| [[Orem, Utah]]
| [[Orem, Utah|Orem]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
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| Japan
| Japan
| 1889
| 1889
| ''[[Mario Bros.]] series'' <br> ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series<br>''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
| [[Mario Bros.|Mario Bros series]] <br>[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda series]] <br>[[Super Smash Bros.]]
| game publisher, console manufacturer.<br>''(prior to this date was known as Marafuku Company and manufactured playing cards)''
| game publisher, console manufacturer.
|-
|-
| [[Nippon Ichi Software]]
| [[Nippon Ichi Software]]
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| [[Disgaea]] series
|
|
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|-
| [[Nokia]]
| [[Espoo]]
| Finland
| 1865
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|
| console manufacturer, game publisher
|-
|-
| [[NHN Corporation|NHN]]
| [[NHN Corporation|NHN]]
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|-
| [[Novalogic]]
| [[Novalogic]]
| [[Agoura Hills]], [[California]]
| [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]]
| USA
| USA
| 1985
| 1985
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Novarama]]
| [[Novarama]]
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|-
| [[n-Space]]
| [[n-Space]]
| [[Orlando, Florida]]
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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|-
| [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]
| [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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|-
| [[Obsidian Entertainment]]
| [[Obsidian Entertainment]]
| [[Santa Ana, California]]
| [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Page 44 Studios]]
| [[Page 44 Studios]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Freekstyle]]''<br>''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance]]''<br>''[[Madden NFL 11]]'' iOS<br>''[[uDraw Pictionary]]''<br>''[[World of Goo]]'' iOS
| ''[[Freekstyle]]''<br>''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance]]''<br>''[[Madden NFL 11]]'' iOS<br>''[[uDraw Pictionary]]''<br>''[[World of Goo]]'' iOS
|Acquired by [[Zynga]] in 2011.
| Acquired by [[Zynga]] in 2011.
|-
|-
| [[Paon]]
| [[Paon]]
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|-
| [[Papaya Studio]]
| [[Papaya Studio]]
| [[Irvine, California]]
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| USA
| USA
| 1999
| 1999
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Pandemic Studios]]
| [[Pandemic Studios]]
| [[Brisbane]],,<br>[[Los Angeles]]
| [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
| Australia, <br>USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
| ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]''<br>''[[Destroy All Humans!]]'' and its [[Destroy All Humans! 2|sequel]]<br>''[[Full Spectrum Warrior]]''<br>''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]''<br>''[[The Saboteur]]''
| [[Star Wars: Battlefront]]<br>[[Destroy All Humans!]] and its [[Destroy All Humans! 2|sequel]]<br>[[Full Spectrum Warrior]]<br>[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]<br>[[The Saboteur]]
| Acquired by [[Electronic Arts]] in 2008 and disbanded in 2009.
| Acquired by [[Electronic Arts]] in 2008 and closed in 2009.
|-
|-
| [[Pax Softnica]]
| [[Pax Softnica]]
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Penguin Software]]
| [[Penguin Software]]
| [[Geneva, Illinois]]
| [[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]]
| USA
| USA
| 1978
| 1978
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|-
| [[Petroglyph (game studio)]]
| [[Petroglyph (game studio)]]
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
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| Germany
| Germany
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Gothic (video game)|''Gothic'']] series (part 1-3), [[Risen (video game)|''Risen'']]
| [[Gothic (video game)|Gothic series]] (part 1-3) <br>[[Risen (video game)|Risen]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Pi Studios]]
| [[Pi Studios]]
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| [[Houston, Texas|Huston]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
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|-
| [[Pivotal Games]]
| [[Pivotal Games]]
| [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
| [[Bath, Somerset|Bath|Bath]]
| England
| England
| 2000
| 2000
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Playdom]]
| [[Playdom]]
| [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 2009
| 2009
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| [[Playfish]]
| [[Playfish]]
| [[London]]
| [[London]]
| England
| United Kingdom
| 2007
| 2007
| Who Has The Biggest Brain?
| Who Has The Biggest Brain?
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|-
| [[PlayFirst]]
| [[PlayFirst]]
| [[San Francisco]], [[California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[PopCap Games]]
| [[PopCap Games]]
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
| ''[[Bejeweled]]''<br>''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''<br>''[[Peggle]]''<br>''[[Zuma (video game)|Zuma]]''
| ''[[Bejeweled]]''<br>''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''<br>''[[Peggle]]''<br>''[[Zuma (video game)|Zuma]]''
| [[casual game]] developer, publisher and portal Subsidiary of [[Electronic Arts]] since 2011
| [[casual game]] developer, publisher and portal. Subsidiary of [[Electronic Arts]] since 2011
|-
|-
| [[Punch Entertainment]]
| [[Punch Entertainment]]
| [[Palo Alto, CA]]
| [[Palo Alto, CA|Palo Alto]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[Reign of Swords]]''<br>''[[EGO City]]''<br>''[[Music Tycoon]]''<br>''
| ''[[Reign of Swords]]''<br>''[[EGO City]]''<br>''[[Music Tycoon]]''<br>''
| [[Casual game]]s, [[social network game|social games]], developer and publisher
| [[Casual game|Casual games]], [[social network game|social games]], developer and publisher
|-
|-
| [[Pyro Studios]]
| [[Pyro Studios]]
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|-
|-
| [[Q-Games]]
| [[Q-Games]]
| [[Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyō-ku]], [[Kyoto]]
| [[Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto|Nakagyō-ku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 2001
| 2001
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| France
| France
| 1997
| 1997
| [[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]], [[Heavy Rain]]
| [[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]] <br>[[Heavy Rain]]
|
|
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Radical Entertainment]]
| [[Radical Entertainment]]
| [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 1991
| 1991
|
|
|Shut down by [[Activision]].Exists as support team.
| Shut down by [[Activision]]. Exists as support team.
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Rainbow Studios]]
| [[Rainbow Studios]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
|
|
| (acquired by [[THQ]])Now closed by [[THQ]]
| acquired by [[THQ]])Now closed by [[THQ]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Rare (company)|Rare Limited]]
| [[Rare (company)|Rare Limited]]
| [[Twycross|Twycross, England]]
| [[Twycross]]
| England
| United Kingdom
| 1982
| 1982
|
|
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Raven Software]]
| [[Raven Software]]
| [[Middleton, Wisconsin]]
| [[Middleton, Wisconsin|Middleton]]
| USA
| USA
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Heretic (video game)|''Heretic'']], ''[[Hexen]]''
| [[Heretic (video game)|Heretic]] <br>[[Hexen]]
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 1997.
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 1997.
|-
|-
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|
|
|
|
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[RedLynx]]
| [[RedLynx]]
| [[Helsinki]]
| [[Helsinki]]
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| [[Trials HD]]
| [[Trials HD]]
| Subsidiary of [[Ubisoft]]
| Subsidiary of [[Ubisoft]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Red Storm Entertainment]]
| [[Red Storm Entertainment]]
| [[Morrisville, North Carolina]]
| [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
|
|
|Acquired by [[Ubisoft]]
| Acquired by [[Ubisoft]]
|-
|-
| [[Redtribe]]
| [[Redtribe]]
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|-
|-
| [[Reflexive Entertainment]]
| [[Reflexive Entertainment]]
| [[Lake Forest, California]]
| [[Lake Forest, California|Lake Forest]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
|
|
| game developer and distributor
| game developer and distributor
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Relic Entertainment]]
| [[Relic Entertainment]]
| [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
| [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 1997
| 1997
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| Finland
| Finland
| 1995
| 1995
| [[Max Payne (series)|''Max Payne'' series]]
| [[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne series]]
|
|
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Retro Studios]]
| [[Retro Studios]]
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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| England
| England
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Broken Sword|''Broken Sword'' series]], [[Beneath a Steel Sky]]
| [[Broken Sword|Broken Sword series]] <br>[[Beneath a Steel Sky]]
⚫
|
|-
|-
| [[Riot Games]]
| [[Riot Games]]
| [[Santa Monica, California]]
| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| USA
| USA
| 2006
| 2006
| [[League of Legends]]
| [[League of Legends]]
⚫
|
|-
|-
| [[Rising Star Games]]
| [[Rising Star Games]]
| [[Luton]]-[[Bedfordshire]]
| [[Luton]]
| England
| England
| 2004
| 2004
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| 1988
| 1988
|[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'' (series)]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'' (series)]]
| a division under the [[Rockstar Games]] brand, game developer
| a division under the [[Rockstar Games]] brand, developer
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| [[New York]]
| [[New York City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|-
|-
| [[Runic Games]]
| [[Runic Games]]
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
| USA
| USA
| 2008
| 2008
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|-
|-
| [[Running with Scissors, Inc.]]
| [[Running with Scissors, Inc.]]
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
| ''[[Postal (video game series)]]''
| [[Postal (video game series)]]
| Developer
| game developer
|-
|-
| [[Sarbakan]]
| [[Sarbakan]]
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| Canada
| Canada
| 1998
| 1998
⚫
|
⚫
|
|-
|-
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Sega]]
| [[Sega]]
| [[Ota, Tokyo]], <br>[[San Francisco, California]]
| [[Ota, Tokyo|Ota]], <br>[[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| Japan, <br>USA
| Japan, <br>USA
| 1951
| 1951
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series]]
|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog series]]
| game publisher, former console manufacturer
| Game publisher, former console manufacturer
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[SCE Studio Liverpool]]
| [[SCE Studio Liverpool]]
| [[Liverpool|Liverpool, England]]
| [[Liverpool]]
| England
| United Kingdom
| 1984
| 1984
|
|
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|-
|-
| [[Silicon Knights]]
| [[Silicon Knights]]
| [[St. Catharines]], Ontario
| [[St. Catharines, Ontario|St. Catharines]]
| Canada
| Canada
| 1992
| 1992
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Snowblind Studios]]
| [[Snowblind Studios]]
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Spectrum HoloByte]]
| [[Spectrum HoloByte]]
| [[Alameda, California]]
| [[Alameda, California|Alameda]]
| USA
| USA
| 1983
| 1983
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Spellborn International]]
| [[Spellborn International]]
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| Japan
| Japan
| 2003
| 2003
| ''[[Final Fantasy series]]''
| [[Final Fantasy series]]
| game publisher (previously [[Square Co.]] and [[Enix]])
| game publisher (previously [[Square Co.]] and [[Enix]])
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[Stardock]]
| [[Stardock]]
| [[Plymouth, Michigan]]
| [[Plymouth, Michigan|Plymouth]]
| USA
| USA
| 1991
| 1991
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Star Vault]]
| [[Star Vault]]
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| 2007
| 2007
| [[Mortal Online]]
| [[Mortal Online]]
| Indie
| (indie)
|-
|-
| [[Strawdog Studios]]
| [[Strawdog Studios]]
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Sucker Punch Productions]]
| [[Sucker Punch Productions]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 1997
| 1997
|[[Rocket: Robot on Wheels]], [[Sly Cooper series]], [[Infamous series]]
| [[Rocket: Robot on Wheels]]<br>[[Sly Cooper series]]<br>[[Infamous series]]
| Subsidiary of [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| Subsidiary of [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
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| England
| England
| 2003
| 2003
⚫
|
|acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment
| [[serious game]] developer acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment
| [[serious game]] developer acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
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|-
|-
| [[SuperVillain Studios]]
| [[SuperVillain Studios]]
| [[Orange County, California]]
| [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Swingin' Ape Studios]]
| [[Swingin' Ape Studios]]
| [[Aliso Viejo, California]]
| [[Aliso Viejo, California|Aliso Viejo]]
| USA
| USA
| 2000
| 2000
|
|
| (acquired by [[Blizzard Entertainment]])
| acquired by [[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Taito Corporation]]
| [[Taito Corporation]]
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|-
|-
| [[Take-Two Interactive]]
| [[Take-Two Interactive]]
| [[New York]]
| [[New York City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1993
| 1993
|
|
| game publisher, developer and distributor
| Publisher, developer and distributor
|-
|-
| [[Tale of Tales (developer)|Tale of Tales]]
| [[Tale of Tales (developer)|Tale of Tales]]
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|-
|-
| [[Tamsoft]]
| [[Tamsoft]]
| [[Asakusa, Tokyo]]
| [[Asakusa, Tokyo|Asakusa]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 1992
| 1992
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|-
|-
| [[Team17]]
| [[Team17]]
| [[Ossett, West Yorkshire]]
| [[Ossett, West Yorkshire|Ossett]]
| England
| England
| 1990
| 1990
| ''[[Alien Breed]]'' series, [[Worms (series)|''Worms'' series]]
| [[Alien Breed|Alien Breed series]] <br>[[Worms (series)|Worms series]]
|
|
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
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| Poland
| Poland
| 1991
| 1991
| [[Chrome (video game)|Chrome series]], [[Call Of Juarez|Call Of Juarez series]] and [[Dead Island]]
| [[Chrome (video game)|Chrome series]] <br>[[Call Of Juarez|Call Of Juarez series]] <br>[[Dead Island]]
| Developer, publisher
| Developer, publisher
|-
|-
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| 2009
| 2009
|
|
| Publisher
| game publisher; 1967 (Tecmo)<br>1978 (Koei)
|-
|-
| [[Telltale Games]]
| [[Telltale Games]]
| [[San Rafael, California]]
| [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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| Spain
| Spain
| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Deadlight]]''
| [[Deadlight]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Terminal Reality]]
| [[Terminal Reality]]
| [[Lewisville, Texas]]
| [[Lewisville, Texas|Lewisville]]
| USA
| USA
| 1994
| 1994
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|-
|-
| [[THQ]]
| [[THQ]]
| [[Agoura Hills, California]]
| [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]]
| USA
| USA
| 1989
| 1989
|
|
⚫
| Publisher, developer
| video game publisher
|-
|-
| [[Three Rings Design]]
| [[Three Rings Design]]
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|-
|-
| [[TimeGate Studios]]
| [[TimeGate Studios]]
| [[Sugar Land, Texas]]
| [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|-
|-
| [[Torpex Games]]
| [[Torpex Games]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
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|-
|-
| [[Torus Games]]
| [[Torus Games]]
| [[Bayswater, Victoria|Bayswater, Melbourne]]
| [[Bayswater, Victoria|Bayswater]]
| Australia
| Australia
| 1994
| 1994
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! First Frights]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp]]'', ''[[Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing]]'', ''[[Monster Jam (video game)]]''
| [[Scooby-Doo! First Frights]] <br>[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp]] <br>[[Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing]] <br>[[Monster Jam (video game)]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Treyarch]]
| [[Treyarch]]
| [[Santa Monica, California]]
| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Call of Duty (series)|''Call of Duty'' series]] (Call of Duty 3, World at War, and Black Ops)
| [[Call of Duty (series)|''Call of Duty'' series]] (Call of Duty 3, World at War, and Black Ops)
| (acquired by [[Activision]])
| Acquired by [[Activision]]
|-
|-
| [[Tri-Ace]]
| [[Tri-Ace]]
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|-
|-
| [[Tripwire Interactive]]
| [[Tripwire Interactive]]
| [[Roswell, Georgia]]
| [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
| USA
| USA
| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[Killing Floor (2009 video game)|Killing Floor]]'' <br> ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]''
| [[Killing Floor (2009 video game)|Killing Floor]] <br>[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]
|
| Active
|-
|-
| [[Triumph Studios]]
| [[Triumph Studios]]
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|-
|-
| [[Turn 10 Studios]]
| [[Turn 10 Studios]]
| [[Redmond, Washington]]
| [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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| France
| France
| 1986
| 1986
| [[Rayman]] series, ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' series
| [[Rayman|Rayman series]] <br>[[Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed series]]
| game publisher
| game publisher
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|-style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Ultimate Play The Game]]
| [[Ultimate Play The Game]]
| [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch|Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England]]
| [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]
| England
| United Kingdom
| 1982
| 1982
|
|
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|-
|-
| [[Valve Corporation]]
| [[Valve Corporation]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington]]
| [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Half-Life (series)|''Half-Life'' series]], ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]'', [[Left 4 Dead (series)|''Left 4 Dead'' series]], ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
| [[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life series]] <br>[[Portal (video game)|Portal]] <br>[[Left 4 Dead (series)|Left 4 Dead series]] <br>[[Team Fortress 2]]
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Vanillaware]]
| [[Vanillaware]]
| [[Chuo-ku, Osaka]]
| [[Chuo-ku, Osaka|Chuo-ku]]
| Japan
| Japan
| 2002
| 2002
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|-
|-
| [[Venan Entertainment]]
| [[Venan Entertainment]]
| [[Cromwell, Connecticut]]
| [[Cromwell, Connecticut|Cromwell]]
| USA
| USA
| 2002
| 2002
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Vicarious Visions]]
| [[Vicarious Visions]]
| [[Albany, New York]]
| [[Albany, New York|Albany]]
| USA
| USA
| 1990
| 1990
| [[Guitar Hero|''Guitar Hero'' series]]<br>[[Tony Hawk (series)|''Tony Hawk'' series]]''
| [[Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero series]]<br>[[Tony Hawk (series)|Tony Hawk series]]
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 2004.
| Acquired by [[Activision]] in 2004.
|-
|-
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|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Virtual Heroes, Inc.]]
| [[Virtual Heroes, Inc.]]
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Visceral Games]]
| [[Visceral Games]]
| [[Redwood City, California]]
| [[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]]
| USA
| USA
| 1998
| 1998
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|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Volition, Inc.]]
| [[Volition, Inc.]]
| [[Champaign, Illinois]]
| [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]
| USA
| USA
| 1996
| 1996
| [[Saints Row (series)|''Saints Row'' series]], [[Red Faction|''Red Faction'' series]]
| [[Saints Row (series)|Saints Row series]] <br>[[Red Faction|Red Faction series]]
| Subsidiary of [[THQ]].
| Subsidiary of [[THQ]].
|-
|-
| [[Wahoo Studios]]
| [[Wahoo Studios]]
| [[Orem, Utah]]
| [[Orem, Utah|Orem]]
| USA
| USA
| 2001
| 2001
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|-
| [[Webfoot Technologies]]
| [[Webfoot Technologies]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| USA
| USA
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku]]'', ''[[You Don't Know Jack (video game series)|You Don't Know Jack!]]'', ''[[Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals]]'', ''[[Deadly Rooms of Death]]''
| [[Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku]] <br>[[You Don't Know Jack (video game series)|You Don't Know Jack!]] <br>[[Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals]] <br>[[Deadly Rooms of Death]]
| Creators of many Dragon Ball Z games for Atari. Specializes in Nintendo platforms.
| Creators of many Dragon Ball Z games for Atari. Specializes in Nintendo platforms.
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Wideload Games]]
| [[Wideload Games]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
|
|
|Subsidiary of [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
| Subsidiary of [[Disney Interactive Studios]]
|-
|-
| [[Wildfire Studios]]
| [[Wildfire Studios]]
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|-
|-
| [[Wolfire Games]]
| [[Wolfire Games]]
| [[Berkeley, California]]
| [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]
| USA
| USA
| 2003
| 2003
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|-
|-
| [[Xseed Games]]
| [[Xseed Games]]
| [[Torrance, California]]
| [[Torrance, California|Torrance]]
| USA
| USA
| 2004
| 2004
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| Scotland
| Scotland
| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[Free Solitaire]]'', ''[[They Need To Be Fed]]'', ''[[Skydiver Mach II]]''
| [[Free Solitaire]] <br>[[They Need To Be Fed]] <br>[[Skydiver Mach II]]
| Also the creators of [[Game Maker]], YoYo Games publish mostly indie games made with GM. One exception is [[Free Solitaire]], which they developed themselves. They currently only publish for [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] but will soon start on [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Macintosh|Mac]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[PSP]].
| Also the creators of [[Game Maker]], YoYo Games publish mostly indie games made with GM. One exception is [[Free Solitaire]], which they developed themselves. They currently only publish for [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] but will soon start on [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Macintosh|Mac]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[PSP]].
|-
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|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[ZapSpot]]
| [[ZapSpot]]
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]
| USA
| USA
| 1999
| 1999
|
|''Color Break'', ''Moeboid'', ''Mudslinger'', ''Peh Pai''
|Folded in 2000s
| Folded in 2000s
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
|- style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[ZeniMax Online Studios]]
| [[ZeniMax Online Studios]]
| [[Hunt Valley, Maryland]]
| [[Hunt Valley, Maryland|Hunt Valley]]
| USA
| USA
| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[The Elder Scrolls Online]]''
| [[The Elder Scrolls Online]]
| Subsidiary of [[ZeniMax Media]] Inc
| Subsidiary of [[ZeniMax Media]] Inc
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
|- style="background:#ffe8a9;"
| [[Zipper Interactive]]
| [[Zipper Interactive]]
| [[Redmond, Washington]]
| [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]]
| USA
| USA
| 1995
| 1995
|
|
|Shut down by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| Shut down by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
|-style="background:#c9daff;"
| [[Zylom]]
| [[Zylom]]
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|-
| [[Zynga]]
| [[Zynga]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]
| USA
| USA
| 2007
| 2007
| ''Farmville'', ''Mafia Wars''
| [[Farmville]] <br>[[Mafia Wars]]
| [[Facebook]], [[Myspace]] game developer
| [[Facebook]], [[Myspace]] game developer
|}
|}

Revision as of 03:02, 23 January 2013

This is a list of notable video game companies that have made games for either computers or video game consoles, and includes companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. See List of video games for other lists relating to video games and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies that no longer exist.

Legend
Active independently
Active as subsidiary
Defunct and no longer active
Company City Country Est. Notable games Notes
0verflow Tokyo Japan 1997
1st Playable Productions Troy USA 2005
2K Czech Brno Czech Republic 1997 Mafia II Subsidiary of 2K Games
2XL Games Phoenix USA 2006
3D Realms Garland USA 1987 Duke Nukem
343 Studios Kirkland USA 2009 Halo 4 Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, took over development for the Halo franchise from Bungie
3DO Redwood City USA 1991 Army Men
Might and Magic 		publisher, former console developer
38 Studios Providence USA 2006 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
3G Studios Reno USA 2002 The Dating Game
Brave Arms
The Deep
Skate or Die
Rock Band (w/Harmonix) 		Started as Battleborne Entertainment in 2002 and became 3G Studios in 2006. Developer of console, mobile & social games.
42 Entertainment Pasadena USA 1993
4A Games Kiev Ukraine 2006 Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light
5pb. Inc. Shibuya Japan 2005
5th Cell Bellevue USA 2003
989 Studios Foster City USA 1995 publisher
Acclaim Entertainment Glen Cove USA 1987 game publisher
Accolade California USA 1984 Hardball! series
Star Control series
Test Drive series 		Also video game developer. Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired.
Access Games Osaka Japan 2002
ACE Team Santiago de Chile Chile 2007
Acheron Design Melbourne Australia 2004
Acquire Tokyo Japan 1994
Active Gaming Media Osaka Japan 1995 game localization
Activision Santa Monica USA 1979 Pitfall!
Enduro
Battlezone
Tony Hawk
Call of Duty 		Also video game developer. Acquired Neversoft in 1999 and Infinity Ward in 2003; acquired several other developers as well. Merged with Vivendi to form Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Activision Blizzard Santa Monica USA 2008 Also video game publisher. Formed by merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008.
Adventure Soft Birmingham England 1992 publisher
Akella Moscow Russia 1995 Age of Sail II
Age of Pirates series
Sea Dogs 		developer.
Aki Corporation Tokyo Japan 1995
Alfa System Kumamoto City Japan 1988
Ancient Hino Japan 1990
Anino Games Manila Philippines 2001 Despicable Me: Minion Mania
AQ Interactive Tokyo Japan 2005 Defunct Since October 5, 2011
Arc System Works Yokohama Japan 1988 game publisher
Arkane Studios Lyon France 1999 Arx Fatalis Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
Arkedo Studio Paris France 2006
ArenaNet Bellevue USA 2000 Guild Wars
Arika Tokyo Japan 1995
Artdink Tsukishima Japan 1986
ArtePiazza Tokyo Japan 1989
Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) Montreal Canada 1992
Artificial Studios Gainsville USA 2001 game engine developer
Artoon Yokohama Japan 1999 Subsidiary of AQ Interactive
Asobo Studio Bordeaux France 2002
Ascaron Gütersloh Germany 1989 Sacred series game publisher
Aspyr Media Austin USA 1989 game publisher
Atari New York City USA 1972 game publisher
Atlus Tokyo Japan 1986 Shin Megami Tensei series Developer, publisher subsidiary of Index Holdings
Atomic Planet Entertainment Middlesbrough England 2000
Attic Entertainment Software Albstadt Germany 1990 Publisher
Avalanche Studios Stockholm Sweden 2003 Just Cause series
Avalanche Software Salt Lake City USA 1995 Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios
Aventurine SA Athens Greece 2002 Darkfall Also video game publisher.
Babaroga Chicago USA 2001
Backbone Entertainment Emeryville USA 1992
BattleGoat Studios Ancaster Canada 2000
Banpresto Tokyo Japan 1977 Super Robot Wars Subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings
Bauhaus Entertainment Tokyo Japan 2006
Beenox Quebec City Canada 2000 Subsidiary of Activision on May 25, 2005
Behemoth, The San Diego USA 2002
Bethesda Softworks Rockville USA 1985 The Elder Scrolls series
Fallout 3 		developer and publisher. Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
Big Huge Games Timonium USA 2000 Rise of Nations
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning 		Shut down by 38 Studios who also shut down
Binary Hammer Avon USA 2008
BioWare Edmonton Canada 1995 Baldur's Gate series
Mass Effect series 		Division of Electronic Arts
The Bitmap Brothers London England 1987
Bizarre Creations Liverpool England 1994 Project Gotham Racing series
Black Rock Studio Brighton England 1998
Blitz Games Studios Leamington Spa England 1990
Blizzard Entertainment Irvine USA 1991 Diablo series
StarCraft series
Warcraft franchise 		Developer, publisher. Acquired by Vivendi and become part of Vivendi Games group in 1998. Merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Blue Byte Software Düsseldorf Germany 1988 The Settlers Subsidiary of Ubisoft
Blue Fang Games Waltham USA 1998 Zoo Tycoon series Shut down in 2011
Bohemia Interactive Prague Czech Republic 1999 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Arma series
Take On Helicopters
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission 		developer
BreakAway Games Cockeysville USA 1998
Brøderbund Eugene USA 1980
Brownie Brown Tokyo Japan 2000 Subsidiary of Nintendo
BSure Interactive Lisbon Portugal 2005
Bullfrog Productions Guildford England 1987 Magic Carpet
Dungeon Keeper
Buka Entertainment Moscow Russia 1994 Publisher. subsidiary of 1C Company
Bugbear Entertainment Helsinki Finland 2000 FlatOut series
Bungie Studios Bellevue USA 1991 Halo series
Marathon
Oni
Myth
Pathways into Darkness
Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete
Operation: Desert Storm 		game developer, mobile/social game publisher
Capcom Osaka Japan 1979 publisher
Cave Shinjuku Japan 1994
Cavia Tokyo Japan 2000
CCP Games Reykjavík Iceland 1997 Eve Online developer, publisher
CD Projekt RED Warsaw Poland 2002 The Witcher series Subsidiary of Cdp.pl
Centuri Hialeah USA 1974 arcade game supplier
Chunsoft Shinjuku Japan 1984
Cing Fukuoka Japan 1999
Clap Hanz Yokohama Japan 1998 Everybody's Golf series
Everybody's Tennis series
Climax Entertainment Tokyo Japan 1990
Climax Studios Portsmouth England 1988
Coded Illusions Rotterdam Netherlands 2005
Codemasters Warwickshire England 1985 game publisher
Coktel Vision Paris France 1985 former game publisher
Compile Heart Tokyo Japan 2006 Hyperdimension Neptunia
Record of Agarest War 		game developer, game publisher. also subsidiary of Idea Factory.
Core Design Derby England 1988 Tomb Raider series Subsidiary of Eidos Interactive, closed down in 2006
Crafts & Meister Osaka Japan 2004
Creat Studios Canton USA 1990
Creative Assembly Horsham England 1987 Total War series Subsidiary of Sega Europe
Criterion Games Guildford England 1993 Burnout series Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Cryptic Studios Los Gatos USA 2000 City of Heroes
Champions Online
Star Trek Online 		subsidiary of Beijing Perfect World
Crystal Dynamics Redwood City USA 1992 Legacy of Kain series
Tomb Raider series (second era) 		Subsidiary of Square Enix
Crytek Frankfurt Germany 1999 Far Cry
Crysis series
Cyberlore Studios Northhampton USA 1992
Cyanide Nanterre France 2000
CyberConnect2 Fukuoka Japan 1996 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series
Day 1 Studios Chicago USA 2001
Deadline Games Copenhagen Denmark 1996
Deck13 Frankfurt Germany 2001 Ankh series
Deep Silver Munich Germany 1994
Demiurge Studios Cambridge USA 2002
Digital Illusions CE Stockholm Sweden 1988 Battlefield series
Dimps Osaka Japan 2000
Disney Interactive Studios Glendale USA 1988 publisher
Double Fine Productions San Francisco USA 2000 Psychonauts
Double Helix Games Irvine USA 2007
Egosoft Würselen Germany 1988 X Computer Game Series
Eidos Interactive London England 1990 Hitman series
Tomb Raider series 		Got acquired by Square Enix in 2009 and was merged into Square Enix Europe the same year.
Electronic Arts/EA Games Redwood City USA 1982 Developer, publisher
Engine Software Doetinchem Netherlands 1995 middleware developer
Epic Games Cary USA 1991 Unreal series
Gears of War series
Epicenter Studios Sherman Oaks USA 2007
Epyx San Francisco USA 1978 game publisher
Etranges Libellules Lyon France 1994
Eugen Systems Paris France 2000 Act of War
Eurocom Derby England 1988 Dead Space
Evolution Studios Runcorn England 1999 Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
F4 Paris France 2002
FarSight Studios Big Bear Lake USA 1989
Fatshark Stockholm Sweden 2008 War of the Roses
feelplus Tokyo Japan 1992
Firaxis Games Sparks USA 1996 Civilization series (part 3 and later) Subsidiary of 2K Games
Firefly Studios London England 1999 Stronghold series
First Star Software Chappaqua USA 1982 publisher
Flagship Studios San Francisco USA 2003 Hellgate:London
Mythos 		developer, closed down in 2008.
Foundation 9 Entertainment Emeryville USA 1992
Free Radical Design Nottingham England 1999
Frictional Games Helsingborg Sweden 2001 Penumbra series
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
From Software Tokyo Japan 1986
Frozenbyte Helsinki Finland 2001 Shadowgrounds series
Trine series
Frontier Developments Cambridge United Kingdom 1994 Frontier: First Encounters
Thrillville
LostWinds
Kinectimals 		Developer
FUN Labs Bucharest Romania 1999 MIB: Alien Crisis
Cabela's series 		Developer
Funcom Oslo Norway 1993 The Longest Journey series
Anarchy Online
Age of Conan
The Secret World 		Developer, publisher
Futuremark Espoo Finland 1997 Shattered Horizon benchmark developer, game developer
Game Arts Tokyo Japan 1985
GameHouse Seattle USA 1998 casual game developer, publisher and portal
Gameloft Paris France 1999 Modern Combat: Domination
Games2win Mumbai India 2005 online game developer, publisher and portal
Game Freak Setagaya-ku Japan 1989 Pokémon
Gearbox Software Plano USA 1999 Brothers In Arms series
Borderlands
Genki Shinjuku Japan 1990
Gogii Games Moncton Canada 2006 developer, publisher
Good-Feel Kobe Japan 2005
Grasshopper Manufacture Suginami Japan 1998
Gravity Seoul South Korea 2000 Ragnarok Online
Griptonite Games Kirkland USA 1994
GSC Game World Kiev Ukraine 1995 S.T.A.L.K.E.R series series Developer. Defunct since December 9, 2011
Guerrilla Games Amsterdam Netherlands 2000 Killzone series Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
GungHo Online Entertainment Tokyo Japan 1998
Gust Corporation Nagano Japan 1993
Haemimont Games Sofia Bulgaria 1997
HAL Laboratory Chiyoda Japan 1980 Kirby series
Mother 		Subsidiary of Nintendo
Hanaho Cerritos USA 1992
Harmonix Music Systems Cambridge USA 1995
Hasbro Interactive Pawtucket USA 1995 Publisher. Defunct since 2001
HB Studios Lunenburg Canada 2000
HeroCraft Kaliningrad Russia 2001
High Moon Studios San Diego USA 2005 Subsidiary of Activision
High Voltage Software Hoffman Estates USA 1993 The Conduit series
Hoplon Infotainment Florianópolis Brazil 2004
Hothead Games Vancouver Canada 2006 DeathSpank
Swarm 		Developer, publisher
Housemarque Helsinki Finland 1995
Hudson Soft Tokyo Japan 1973 game publisher subsidiary of Konami
Human Head Studios Madison USA 1997 Rune
Prey
Humongous Entertainment Bothell USA 1992
Hyperion Entertainment Brussels Belgium 1999
id Software Mesquite USA 1991 Wolfenstein series
Doom series
Quake series 		Acquired by ZeniMax Media in June 24, 2009
Idea Factory Shibuya-ku Japan 1994
Ignition Entertainment Essex England 2002
Imageepoch Tokyo Japan 2005
Infinity Ward Encino USA 2002 Call of Duty series Acquired by Activision in 2003.
Introversion Software London England 2002 Darwinia
DEFCON
Incredible Technologies Arlington Heights USA 1985 arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer
indieszero Musashino Japan 1997
Infogrames Villeurbanne France 1983 game publisher
Insomniac Games Burbank USA 1994 Ratchet and Clank
Intelligent Systems Tokyo Japan 1986 Fire Emblem series
Advance Wars series 		Subsidiary of Nintendo
Interplay Entertainment California USA 1983 game publisher
IO Interactive Copenhagen Denmark 1998 Hitman series
Kane & Lynch series
Irem Hakusan Japan 1974
Irrational Games Quincy USA 1996 Bioshock Subsidiary of 2K Games
Transmission Games Melbourne Australia 1996 Heroes of the Pacific
Heroes Over Europe 		Closed in 2009
Jadestone Group Stockholm Sweden 2000 online game developer, mobile game developer
Jagex Cambridge England 2001 Runescape online game developer
Javaground Irvine USA 2001 mobile game developer
Juice Games Warrington England 2003
Jupiter Kyoto Japan
JV Games Las Vegas USA 1999
Klei Entertainment Vancouver Canada 2005
Koei Ashikaga Japan 1978 publisher
Konami Tokyo Midtown
Minato 		Japan 1969 Metal Gear publisher
Krome Studios Brisbane Australia 1999
Krome Studios Melbourne Melbourne Australia 1988
Kuju Entertainment Shalford England 1998
Kush Games Camarillo USA 1998
Kuma Reality Games New York City USA 2003
Larian Studios Oudenaarde Belgium 1996 Divinity series
Legacy Interactive Los Angeles USA 1998 Publisher
Legendo Entertainment Gothenburg Sweden 2004 Publisher
Level-5 Fukuoka Japan 1998 Professor Layton and the Curious Village publisher
Lionhead Studios Guildford England 1997 Fable series
Llamasoft Reading England 1982
Looking Glass Studios Cambridge USA 1990 Ultima Underworld series
System Shock series
Thief series
LucasArts San Francisco USA 1982 Publisher
Luma Arcade Johannesburg South Africa 2006 Developer
Luxoflux Santa Monica USA 1998
Majesco Entertainment Edison USA 1986 Publisher
Marvelous Entertainment Shibuya Japan 1997
Massive Entertainment Malmö Sweden 1997 Ground Control
World In Conflict
Masthead Studios Sofia Bulgaria 2005 Earthrise (video game)
Mattel El Segundo USA 1945 Publisher and former game console manufacturer
Maxis Software Emeryville USA 1987 Subsidiary under Electronic Arts
Mean Hamster Software Deer Park USA 1985
Media Molecule Guildford England 2006 LittleBigPlanet series
Media.Vision Tokyo Japan 1993 Wild Arms series
Mercury Steam Madrid Spain 2002
Microsoft Game Studios Redmond USA 2002 Halo series game publisher, console manufacturer
Midway Games Chicago USA 1988 Mortal Kombat series As of 2012, Midway is a corporation existing under Delaware law subject to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation plan
Milestone Suginami Japan 2003
Milestone S.r.l. Milan Italy 1996 SBK (video game series)
M-Inverse Hong Kong SAR China 2005
Mistwalker Tokyo Japan 2004
Mitchell Corporation Tokyo Japan 1960
Mojang AB Stockholm Sweden 2009 Minecraft indie developer, publisher
Monolith Productions Kirkland USA 1994
Monolith Soft Tokyo Japan 1999 Subsidiary of Nintendo
Mythic Entertainment Fairfax USA 1996 Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Namco Bandai Tokyo Japan 2005 game publisher; 1950 (Bandai)
1955 (Namco)
Natsume Shinjuku Japan 1987
Naughty Dog Santa Monica, California USA 1986 Crash Bandicoot series
Jack and Daxter series
Uncharted series
NCsoft Seoul South Korea 1997 Lineage series
Guild Wars 		Online Game Developer
Ndoors Seoul South Korea 1999 Publisher
Neowiz Seoul South Korea 1997
Nerve Software Richardson USA 1999
NetDevil Louisville USA 1997
Neversoft Woodland USA 1994 Guitar Hero series
Tony Hawk series
Gun 		Acquired by Activision in 1999.
Nexon Seoul South Korea 1994
Next Level Games Vancouver Canada 2002
NGD Studios Buenos Aires Argentina 2002 Regnum Online
Nihon Falcom Tokyo Japan 1981 Publisher
Ninjabee Orem USA 2005
Nintendo Kyoto Japan 1889 Mario Bros series
The Legend of Zelda series
Super Smash Bros. 		game publisher, console manufacturer.
Nippon Ichi Software Gifu Prefecture Japan 1991 Disgaea series
NHN Seoul South Korea 1998 game publisher
Novalogic Agoura Hills USA 1985 Publisher
Novarama Barcelona Spain 2003 Invizimals series, Virtual Fighters, Fallen Lords
n-Space Orlando USA 1994 Duke Nukem: Time to Kill
Rugrats: Search for Reptar
Geist (video game)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS)
Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized
Toy Story 3: The Video Game
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)
Tron: Evolution – Battle Grids
Heroes of Ruin
Oddworld Inhabitants San Luis Obispo USA 1994
Obsidian Entertainment Santa Ana USA 2004 Fallout New Vegas
Oxygen Studios Croydon England 2006
Page 44 Studios San Francisco USA 1998 Freekstyle
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
Madden NFL 11 iOS
uDraw Pictionary
World of Goo iOS 		Acquired by Zynga in 2011.
Paon Tokyo Japan 1999
Papaya Studio Irvine USA 1999
Paradox Interactive Stockholm Sweden 1998 game publisher
Pandemic Studios Los Angeles USA 1998 Star Wars: Battlefront
Destroy All Humans! and its sequel
Full Spectrum Warrior
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
The Saboteur 		Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2008 and closed in 2009.
Pax Softnica Kanagawa Japan 1983
Pendulo Studios Madrid Spain 1993
Penguin Software Geneva USA 1978
People Can Fly Warsaw Poland 2002 Bulletstorm Developer. Subsidiary of Epic Games.
Petroglyph (game studio) Las Vegas USA 2003
Phantagram Seoul South Korea 1994
Piranha Bytes Ruhrgebiet Germany 1997 Gothic series (part 1-3)
Risen
Pi Studios Huston USA 2002
Pivotal Games Bath|Bath England 2000
Playdead Copenhagen Denmark 2006 Limbo
Playdom San Francisco USA 2009 Mobsters, Sorority Life Facebook, Myspace game developer Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Playfish London England 2007 Who Has The Biggest Brain? Facebook, Myspace game developer Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Playlogic Entertainment Breda Netherlands 2002 game publisher, NV Playlogic Entertainment still active
PlayFirst San Francisco USA 2004 casual game developer, publisher and portal
Platinum Games Osaka Japan 2006
Polyphony Digital Tokyo Japan 1998 Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
PopCap Games Seattle USA 2000 Bejeweled
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle
Zuma 		casual game developer, publisher and portal. Subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2011
Punch Entertainment Palo Alto USA 2005 Reign of Swords
EGO City
Music Tycoon
 Casual games, social games, developer and publisher
Pyro Studios Madrid Spain 1996 Commandos (series)
Q Entertainment Tokyo Japan 2003
Q-Games Nakagyō-ku Japan 2001
Quantic Dream Paris France 1997 Fahrenheit
Heavy Rain
Radical Entertainment Vancouver Canada 1991 Shut down by Activision. Exists as support team.
Rainbow Studios Phoenix USA 1996 acquired by THQ)Now closed by THQ
Rare Limited Twycross England 1982
Raven Software Middleton USA 1990 Heretic
Hexen 		Acquired by Activision in 1997.
Reality Pump Studios Kraków Poland 1995
Realtime Associates Los Angeles USA 1986
Realtime Worlds Dundee Scotland 2002
RedLynx Helsinki Finland 2000 Trials HD Subsidiary of Ubisoft
Red Storm Entertainment Morrisville USA 1996 Acquired by Ubisoft
Redtribe Melbourne Australia 2003
Reflexive Entertainment Lake Forest USA 1997 game developer and distributor
Relic Entertainment Vancouver Canada 1997 Subsidiary of THQ
Remedy Entertainment Espoo Finland 1995 Max Payne series
Retro Studios Austin USA 1998 Metroid Prime Subsidiary of Nintendo
Revolution Software York England 1990 Broken Sword series
Beneath a Steel Sky
Riot Games Santa Monica USA 2006 League of Legends
Rising Star Games Luton England 2004
Rockstar North Edinburgh Scotland 1988 Grand Theft Auto (series) a division under the Rockstar Games brand, developer
Rockstar Games New York City USA 1998 Grand Theft Auto (series)
Manhunt (series)
Midnight Club series 		Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, also goes under the name of Rockstar Games NYC
Rocksteady Studios London England 2005 Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Ruffian Games Dundee Scotland 2008 Crackdown 2
Runic Games Seattle USA 2008
Running with Scissors, Inc. Tucson USA 1997 Postal (video game series) Developer
Sarbakan Quebec City Canada 1998
Sega Ota,
San Francisco 		Japan,
USA 		1951 Sonic the Hedgehog series Game publisher, former console manufacturer
SCE Studio Liverpool Liverpool England 1984 Shut down by Sony on August 22, 2012
Sidhe Wellington New Zealand 1997
Silicon Knights St. Catharines Canada 1992
Silicon Studio Tokyo Japan 2000
SNK Playmore Osaka Japan 1978 game hardware and software developer
Sobee Studios Istanbul Turkey 2000 Istanbul Kiyamet Vakti
I Can Football
Süpercan
Snowblind Studios Seattle USA 1997 Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Software 2000 Eutin Germany 1987 game publisher
Sonic Team Tokyo Japan 1988 1991 (Sonic Team)
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe 		Tokyo,
San Diego,
London 		Japan,
USA,
England 		1987,
1994,
1995 		game publisher, console manufacturer
Sora Ltd. Tokyo Japan 2005
Spectrum HoloByte Alameda USA 1983 Publisher
Spellborn International The Hague Netherlands 2004
Splash Damage London United Kingdom 2001 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Square Enix Tokyo Japan 2003 Final Fantasy series game publisher (previously Square Co. and Enix)
Starbreeze Studios Uppsala Sweden 1998 Enclave, Riddick
Stardock Plymouth USA 1991 Publisher
Star Vault Malmö Sweden 2007 Mortal Online Indie
Strawdog Studios Derby England 2003
Sting Entertainment Tokyo Japan 1989
Straylight Studios Dunedin New Zealand 2004
Streamline Studios Amsterdam Netherlands 2001
Sucker Punch Productions Bellevue USA 1997 Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Sly Cooper series
Infamous series 		Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
Sumo Digital Sheffield England 2003 serious game developer acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment
Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software Heusenstamm Germany 1993 (acquired by Ubisoft)
SuperVillain Studios Orange County USA 2004
Swingin' Ape Studios Aliso Viejo USA 2000 acquired by Blizzard Entertainment
Taito Corporation Tokyo Japan 1953 game distributor, (acquired by Square Enix)
Tag Games Dundee Scotland 2006
Take-Two Interactive New York City USA 1993 Publisher, developer and distributor
Tale of Tales Ghent Belgium 2002 game developer
TaleWorlds Ankara Turkey 2005
Tamsoft Asakusa Japan 1992
Tantrumedia Wirral England 2003
Tantalus Media Melbourne Australia 1994
Team17 Ossett England 1990 Alien Breed series
Worms series
Team Bondi Sydney Australia 2003 L.A. Noire Developer
Techland Wrocław Poland 1991 Chrome series
Call Of Juarez series
Dead Island 		Developer, publisher
Tecmo Koei Yokohama Japan 2009 Publisher
Telltale Games San Rafael USA 2004 Sam & Max episodic series
Tequila Works Madrid Spain 2009 Deadlight
Terminal Reality Lewisville USA 1994
THQ Agoura Hills USA 1989 Publisher, developer
Three Rings Design San Francisco USA 2001
TimeGate Studios Sugar Land USA 1998
Torpex Games Bellevue USA 2005
Torus Games Bayswater Australia 1994 Scooby-Doo! First Frights
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
Monster Jam (video game)
Tose Kyoto Japan 1979
Trapdoor Montreal Canada 2010
Traveller's Tales Knutsford England 1990 Lego Star Wars series Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive
Treyarch Santa Monica USA 1996 Call of Duty series (Call of Duty 3, World at War, and Black Ops) Acquired by Activision
Tri-Ace Tokyo Japan 1995
Tripwire Interactive Roswell USA 2005 Killing Floor
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Triumph Studios Delft Netherlands 1997
Turn 10 Studios Redmond USA 2001
Two Tribes Amersfoort Netherlands 2000 Toki Tori
Tygron Delft Netherlands 2005 serious game developer
Ubisoft Montreuil-sous-Bois France 1986 Rayman series
Assassin's Creed series 		game publisher
Ultimate Play The Game Ashby-de-la-Zouch England 1982
United Front Games Vancouver Canada 2006 ModNation Racers
Universomo Tampere Finland 2002 Defunct since 2010
Vivendi Games Paris France 1993
Valve Corporation Bellevue USA 1996 Half-Life series
Portal
Left 4 Dead series
Team Fortress 2
Vanillaware Chuo-ku Japan 2002
Venan Entertainment Cromwell USA 2002
Vertigo Games Rotterdam Netherlands 2008
Vicarious Visions Albany USA 1990 Guitar Hero series
Tony Hawk series 		Acquired by Activision in 2004.
Viwawa Singapore Singapore 2007
Virtual Heroes, Inc. Raleigh USA 2004 Moonbase Alpha
Visceral Games Redwood City USA 1998 Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Volition, Inc. Champaign USA 1996 Saints Row series
Red Faction series 		Subsidiary of THQ.
Wahoo Studios Orem USA 2001
Wanako Games Santiago de Chile Chile 2002 Subsidiary of Behaviour Interactive
WB Games Chicago USA 1988 game publisher
Webfoot Technologies Chicago USA 1993 Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
You Don't Know Jack!
Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals
Deadly Rooms of Death 		Creators of many Dragon Ball Z games for Atari. Specializes in Nintendo platforms.
Wideload Games Chicago USA 2003 Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios
Wildfire Studios Brisbane Australia 1995
Wolfire Games Berkeley USA 2003
World Forge Voronezh Russia 2004
Xseed Games Torrance USA 2004
YoYo Games Dundee Scotland 2007 Free Solitaire
They Need To Be Fed
Skydiver Mach II 		Also the creators of Game Maker, YoYo Games publish mostly indie games made with GM. One exception is Free Solitaire, which they developed themselves. They currently only publish for iOS but will soon start on PC, Mac, Android and PSP.
Yuke's Osaka Japan 1993 WWE SmackDown! vs Raw
ZapSpot Seattle USA 1999 Folded in 2000s
ZeniMax Online Studios Hunt Valley USA 2007 The Elder Scrolls Online Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc
Zipper Interactive Redmond USA 1995 Shut down by Sony Computer Entertainment
Zylom Eindhoven Netherlands 2001 casual game developer, game publisher Subsidiary of RealNetworks
Zynga San Francisco USA 2007 Farmville
Mafia Wars 		Facebook, Myspace game developer
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