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Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedAugust 14, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-14)
FounderDave Lang
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
,
U.S.
Number of locations
4 Studios (2023)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Adam Boyes (Co-CEO)
  • Chelsea Blasko (Co-CEO)
  • Dave Lang (Founder)
Products
Number of employees
250[1] (2022)
Websiteirongalaxystudios.com

Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC is an American video game developer studio founded on August 14, 2008, and based in Chicago, Illinois, with a second studio in Orlando, Florida that was opened in 2012, a third studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 2022, and a fourth in Austin, Texas. Iron Galaxy often collaborates with publishers and developers to provide "technical consulting", port games to different platforms, co-development, lead development, and support.[2]

History

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Iron Galaxy debuted with their first original property with Wreckateer in 2012, their second with Divekick in 2013 and their third with Videoball in 2016. Iron Galaxy is most known for their lead development of Rumbleverse, Killer Instinct (2013 video game) Seasons 2 & 3, co-development of Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (PC), Metroid Prime (Switch), and support for Overwatch and Diablo III (Switch).

In July 2016, Adam Boyes became CEO of Iron Galaxy.[1] Chelsea Blasko to join as Co-CEO, October 2020.[3]

Games

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Original works

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Year Title Platform(s) Ref.
2012 Wreckateer Xbox 360 [4]
2013 Divekick Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 [5]
2014 Divekick: Addition Edition PlayStation 4, Xbox One [6]
2016 Killer Instinct Season Two Microsoft Windows, Xbox One [7]
2016 Killer Instinct Season Three Microsoft Windows, Xbox One [8]
2018 Extinction Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [9]
2022 Rumbleverse Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [10]

Published games

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Year Title Platform(s) Ref.
2015 Capsule Force Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
2016 Videoball Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [11]

Ported games

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Year Title Platform(s) Ref.
2009 Snood iOS
Bionic Commando Xbox 360
2010 Dark Void PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Supreme Commander 2 Xbox 360
The Lord of the Rings Online Microsoft Windows
BioShock 2 PlayStation 3
Tron: Evolution PlayStation 3
2011 You Don't Know Jack Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den Microsoft Windows
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Scribblenauts Remix Android, iOS [12]
Ms. Splosion Man Windows Phone [13]
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North PlayStation 3
2012 Marvel vs. Capcom Origins PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [14]
2013 Darkstalkers Resurrection [15]
BioShock Infinite [16]
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 [17]
Epic Citadel IOS
Batman: Arkham Asylum Microsoft Windows
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Origins Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [18]
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
Crimson Dragon Xbox One
2014 Destiny PlayStation 3
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Xbox One, PlayStation 4 [19]
2015 Borderlands 2 PlayStation Vita [11]
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Batman: Arkham Knight Microsoft Windows [20]
Deadpool PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Destiny: The Taken King Xbox 360
2016 Lichdom: Battlemage Xbox One
7 Days to Die Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Dreadnought Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 [21]
Alekhine's Gun Xbox One
Dungeon Defenders II Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2017 Batman: Arkham Underworld IOS, Android
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Nintendo Switch
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Microsoft Windows
Fallout 4 VR Microsoft Windows
2018 Conan Exiles Xbox One
Fortnite Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Quake Champions Microsoft Windows
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Microsoft Windows
Diablo III Nintendo Switch [22]
2019 Spyro Reignited Trilogy Microsoft Windows
Overwatch Nintendo Switch [22]
2021 Apex Legends Nintendo Switch
2022 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Microsoft Windows
2023 Metroid Prime Remastered Nintendo Switch [23]
The Last of Us Part I Microsoft Windows [24]

Support

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Year Title Platform(s) Ref.
2014 D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die Xbox One [25]
2018 Fallout 76 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 [26]

References

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  1. ^ a b Takahashi, Dean (July 26, 2016). "Former Sony exec Adam Boyes joins indie dev Iron Galaxy as CEO". VentureBeat. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Schramm, Mike (January 19, 2012). "Iron Galaxy Studios' Wreckateer leaked in ratings, to be published by Microsoft". Engadget. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Carbone, Tom (November 17, 2020). "FPRESS RELEASE: OUR EXPANDED LEADERSHIP TEAM". Iron Galaxy. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ^ McElroy, Griffin (July 24, 2012). "Wreckateer review: under siege". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Takahashi, Dean (March 6, 2022). "How Iron Galaxy is expanding both work- for-hire and original titles". VentureBeat. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Campbell, Colin (April 8, 2014). "Saints Row's Johnny Gat joining Divekick Addition Edition roster". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Martin, Michael (March 8, 2015). "PAX East 2015: Iron Galaxy Studios Details Killer Instinct Season 2 Character Hisako and New Modes". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Shea, Brian (March 1, 2016). "Hands-On With Arbiter And The Other New Characters Of Killer Instinct Season 3". Game Informer. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Extinction review: Shadow of the colossal disappointment". Ars Technica. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Takahashi, Dean (January 31, 2023). "Iron Galaxy's Rumbleverse is sailing into the sunset". VentureBeat. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Shea, Brian (July 28, 2016). "Iron Galaxy's New Leadership Team Talks Life Beyond Killer Instinct". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Reilly, Jim (October 12, 2011). "Scribblenauts Remix Heads To iOS Devices". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Crecente, Brian (April 6, 2012). "Ms. Splosion Man coming to PC and mobile devices". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  14. ^ Martin, Michael (December 19, 2014). "Marvel vs. Capcom Origins To Be Removed from PS3 and Xbox 360". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  15. ^ Valdes, Giancarlo (February 14, 2013). "Darkstalkers Resurrection is a detailed re-creation of the arcade experience (preview)". VentureBeat. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  16. ^ Frank, Allegra (July 26, 2016). "Ex-PlayStation VP Adam Boyes moves to Iron Galaxy Studios". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  17. ^ Crecente, Brian (March 24, 2013). "Capcom's remastered Dungeons & Dragons duo comes with 'vampirism' and six other 'house rules'". Polygon. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  18. ^ McCormick, Rich (June 25, 2015). "PC sales of Batman: Arkham Knight suspended due to crippling performance issues". The Verge. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Credits - The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited". The Elder Scrolls Online. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  20. ^ Futter, Mike (June 26, 2015). "Iron Galaxy Getting Help From Rocksteady To Fix Batman: Arkham Knight On PC". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  21. ^ Wilson, Jason (May 15, 2017). "Dreadnought's lead producer breaks down big ships and the evolution of online payment models". VentureBeat. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  22. ^ a b Webster, Andrew (October 3, 2019). "Blizzard has wanted to port Overwatch since "literally the day the Switch came out"". The Verge. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  23. ^ Hoggins, Tom (February 23, 2023). "Metroid Prime Remastered review - a cracking upgrade of a sci-fi classic". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  24. ^ Sirani, Jordan (March 30, 2023). "Naughty Dog Releases First Two Patches for The Last Of Us Part 1 on PC". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  25. ^ "Games". Iron Galaxy. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019.
  26. ^ "Fallout 76". Iron Galaxy. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024.
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