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In 2005, [[Gray Matter Interactive]] was merged into Treyarch.
In 2005, [[Gray Matter Interactive]] was merged into Treyarch.


As part of the 2007 [[Leipzig Games Convention]], Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first [[James Bond]] based title, ''[[Quantum of Solace (video game)|Quantum of Solace]]''. The game was released 31 October 2008 in Europe and 4 November 2008 in North America. [[Beenox]] and [[Vicarious Visions]] created the title's [[Personal computer|PC]] and handheld versions. Treyarch is also a major developer in the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series. They have made ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'', ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'', and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''.
As part of the 2007 [[Leipzig Games Convention]], Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first [[James Bond]] based title, ''[[Quantum of Solace (video game)|Quantum of Solace]]''. The game was released 31 October 2008 in Europe and 4 November 2008 in North America. [[Beenox]] and [[Vicarious Visions]] created the title's [[Personal computer|PC]] and handheld versions. Treyarch is also a major developer in the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series. They have made ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'', ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'', and ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''. They have also been known to create poor quality PC ports of their games.


Treyarch's ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' holds the record for the largest ever entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release. Sales reached up to $310 million within the first day.
Treyarch's ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' holds the record for the largest ever entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release. Sales reached up to $310 million within the first day.

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Treyarch Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary of Activision
IndustryComputer and video games
Founded1996
HeadquartersSanta Monica, California, USA
Key people
Mark Lamia, Dave Anthony, Corky Lehmkuhl
OwnerActivision Blizzard
Number of employees
250[1]
ParentActivision
WebsiteTreyarch website

Treyarch is an American video game developer company, founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü (born Don Likeness), and acquired by Activision in 2001. It is located in Santa Monica, California.

In 2005, Gray Matter Interactive was merged into Treyarch.

As part of the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first James Bond based title, Quantum of Solace. The game was released 31 October 2008 in Europe and 4 November 2008 in North America. Beenox and Vicarious Visions created the title's PC and handheld versions. Treyarch is also a major developer in the Call of Duty series. They have made Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: World at War, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. They have also been known to create poor quality PC ports of their games.

Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops holds the record for the largest ever entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release. Sales reached up to $310 million within the first day.


Developed

Name Platform(s) Release date(s)
Die by the Sword Windows 1998
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb Windows 1998
Triple Play 2000 Nintendo 64 1999
Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm Dreamcast 2000
Triple Play 2001 PlayStation, Windows 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Dreamcast 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Dreamcast 2000
Max Steel: Covert Missions Dreamcast 2000
Triple Play Baseball PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows 2001
Spider-Man Dreamcast 2001
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X Xbox 2001
NHL 2K2 Dreamcast 2002
Spider-Man GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2002
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer GameCube, Mac OS X, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox 2002
Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder 2 PlayStation 2, Xbox Cancelled
Minority Report: Everybody Runs GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2002
NHL 2K3 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2002
Spider-Man 2 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2004
Ultimate Spider-Man GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005
Call of Duty 3 PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 2006
Spider-Man 3 PlayStation 3, Playstation 2, Xbox 360 2007
Quantum of Solace PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 2008
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 2008
Call of Duty: World at War PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360 2008
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Wii 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360 2010

References