Treyarch

Treyarch
	File:Treyarch Logo.jpg
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	1996
Founders	Peter Akemann; Doğan Köslü
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, USA
Key people	Mark Lamia; Mark Gordon; David Vonderhaar; Dan Bunting; Jason Blundell; John Rafacz;
Products	Spider-Man video game series (2001-2008); Call of Duty series (2005-present);
Parent	Activision
Website	www.treyarch.com

Treyarch is an American video game development company, founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü (aka Don Likeness), and acquired by Activision in 2001. Located in Santa Monica, California, it has produced multiple games, including Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Background

In 2005, Gray Matter Interactive was merged into Treyarch.^[1]

As part of the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first James Bond based game, Quantum of Solace. The game was released on October 31, 2008 in Europe and November 4, 2008 in North America. Vicarious Visions developed the DS version and Eurocom developed the PlayStation 2 version. 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, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II held the record for the largest ever entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release until it was surpassed by Grand Theft Auto V.^[2] Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650 million within five days after its release.^[3] Treyarch worked on the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts, in order to optimize it for the console.^[4] The company recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops III.

Games developed

Year	Game	Platform(s)
1998	Olympic Hockey Nagano '98	Nintendo 64
	Die by the Sword	Microsoft Windows
	Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb	Microsoft Windows
1999	Triple Play 2000	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
2000	Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm	Dreamcast
2000	Triple Play 2001	PlayStation
2001	Triple Play Baseball	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
	Max Steel: Covert Missions	Dreamcast
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x	Xbox
2002	NHL 2K2	Dreamcast
	Spider-Man	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
	Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
	NHL 2K3
	Minority Report: Everybody Runs
2004	Spider-Man 2
2005	Ultimate Spider-Man
2005	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
2006	Call of Duty 3	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
2007	Spider-Man 3	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2008	Quantum of Solace	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
	Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
	Call of Duty: World at War
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
2015	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One^[5]

Ports

Year	Game	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
2000	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Dreamcast, Xbox	Neversoft
2000	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Dreamcast, Xbox
2001	Spider-Man	Dreamcast
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex	Wii	Infinity Ward
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Wii
2013	Call of Duty: Ghosts	Wii U

References

^ "Gray Matter Studios Games". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
^ The Associated Press (November 11, 2010). "CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record". CBC. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^ Staff Writer (November 18, 2010). "Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M". socalTECH. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ McElroy, Griffin (July 25, 2013). "Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)". Polygon. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
^ Robinson, Martin (April 26, 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed". Retrieved April 28, 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Gray Matter Studios Games". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2016.

[2] The Associated Press (November 11, 2010). "CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record". CBC. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

[3] Staff Writer (November 18, 2010). "Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M". socalTECH. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[4] McElroy, Griffin (July 25, 2013). "Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)". Polygon. Retrieved July 30, 2013.

[BO3-5] Robinson, Martin (April 26, 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed". Retrieved April 28, 2015.

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