Beenox
| File:Beenox logo.png | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | May 2000 |
| Founder | Dominique Brown |
| Headquarters | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Sylvain Morel (Co-Studio Head/CEO) Thomas Wilson (Co-Studio Head/Creative Director) |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | Official website |
Beenox is a video game developer established in 2000 in Quebec City, Canada. The studio became a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision on May 25, 2005.[1]
History
Between 2002 and 2006, the developer was essentially a porting house. They completed approximately 30 projects for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, based on popular franchises such as X-Men, Spider-Man and Shrek.
In 2006, they returned to original game development, with Bee Movie Game, inspired by the feature film from DreamWorks Animation. As part of Activision's E3 2007 media blitz, it was announced that Beenox was the developer behind the Windows version of Activision's Spider-Man game Spider-Man: Friend or Foe which was released in October 2007.[2] Beenox employs about 150 employees who are developing games for consoles such as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. They released the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii and PC versions of Monsters vs. Aliens and console versions of Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Beenox later created the Spider-Man games Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
After founder Dominique Brown's departure in December 2012[3], the studio's focus shifted from leading original game development to doing a number of B-level support tasks on Activision's superbrands Skylanders and Call of Duty.
In 2015, Activision announced that Beenox is working in conjunction with Mercenary Technology on bringing Call of Duty: Black Ops III to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and working on bringing Skylanders: SuperChargers to the Wii and Nintendo 3DS.
In 2018, Activision announced that Beenox would be working with Blizzard and Activison to develop Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII for PC on the Battle.Net platform.
Original development
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pillars of Garendall | PC, Mac OS |
| Coldstone game engine | Mac OS | |
| 2007 | Bee Movie Game | PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| Guitar Hero Smash Hits | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | |
| 2010 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 2011 | Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Nintendo 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| Skylanders: Trap Team | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS |
| Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing | Wii, Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | PC |
Ports
References
- ^ "Activision Establishes Development Foothold in Quebec With Acquisition of Beenox". Press Release. Retrieved May 25, 2005.
- ^ iTZKooPA (July 12, 2007). "'Spider-Man: Friend or Foe' Coming To PCs". Totalgaming.net. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Dave Tach (December 14, 2012). "Beenox founder leaves studio, two employees rise in the ranks". Polygon.com.
