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Who We Are

We’re more than a studio, we’re a family of talented developers who are committed to making awesome experiences for our fans. To achieve that, it certainly takes a diverse team, which is why we’re home to everything from artists, engineers, designers, administrators, and inventors – but more than that, these same people are parents, pilots, painters – they’re activists, cyclists and collectors – their personal and domestic passions are as much a part of what makes this studio tick, as any detail on a resume. So those passions are woven into our social tapestry too, in our softball team, in our cook-offs, in our board game marathons, in our hiking and biking adventures – and much, much more.

Website Founded: 2007 Studio Size: ~750 employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2013	Halo: Spartan Assault	Xbox One, PC, Mobile	53/70/86
2012	Halo 4	Xbox 360	87
2014	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Xbox One	85
2015	Halo 5: Guardians	Xbox One	84
2015	Halo: Spartan Strike	PC, Mobile	86
2016	Halo 5: Forge	PC	N/A
2017	Halo Wars Definitive Edition	Xbox One, PC	81
2017	Halo Wars 2	Xbox One, PC	79
2020	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	PC
2021	Halo Infinite	Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC	87

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

ABOUT US

The Coalition is a growing team of talented, creative, fun-loving professionals, united in their passion for Gears of War. As a Microsoft first-party studio, we focus on pushing the limits of interactive entertainment and taking Gears to new heights.

We believe that if you want to go far, go together. It takes a diverse team of people sharing a common vision to make a groundbreaking game. Mutual trust, a shared purpose, and the determination to overcome any obstacles together defines what it means to have a great team. We also believe that fun games can only come from teams that have fun! We take our work seriously, but not ourselves.

And when it comes to having fun, it helps that The Coalition calls beautiful Vancouver, Canada home. With a mild climate, vibrant nightlife, abundant arts and culture, diverse culinary scene, and no end of outdoor adventures, the area has something for everyone.

Website Founded: 2010 Studio Size: 350+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2015	Gears of War: Ultimate Edition	Xbox One, PC	82/73
2016	Gears of War 4	Xbox One, PC	84/86
2019	Gears Pop!	Mobile	N/A
2019	Gears 5	Xbox One, PC	85/82
2020	Gears Tactics	PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X	81
2020	Gears 5 Hivebusters	PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X	81

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Gears 6
• 2nd Team working on smaller Unreal Engine 5 project

Where the most talented people create great games, develop rewarding careers, and shape the future of automotive entertainment together.

Located in Redmond, Washington, Turn 10 Studios is the creator of the Forza franchise and the developer of the Forza Motorsport series of games.

Turn 10 is a division of Microsoft Games Studios and was established in 2001 as a first-party game developer. The studio’s first game – the original Forza Motorsport – launched in May 2005. With an emphasis on cutting edge simulation and showcasing both Xbox Live as well as the Xbox hardware, the game launched to critical acclaim. It quickly gathered a passionate automotive community, known equally for its driving skill and artistic creativity. Since then, the series has become a favorite for gamers and automotive enthusiasts around the world. As a first-party studio, Turn 10 is on the leading edge of technology innovation and has created amazing experiences built to show off the best of first-party hardware and services, including Xbox Live, Kinect, and the Xbox One X.

In 2012, the universe of Forza expanded with the introduction of the open-world Forza Horizon series of games. Developed by Playground Games, the Forza Horizon series has enjoyed tremendous worldwide success, and represents an entirely new expression of the Forza franchise vision.

Forza’s official Esports series, the Forza Racing Championship, launched in 2016, featuring the best drivers in the world competing in Forza Motorsport games to become the ForzaRC champion. ForzaRC drivers have competed all around the world, with winners standing atop the podium at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans after competing in ForzaRC Season 3: The Porsche Cup.

At Turn 10 our goal is to make great racing games that represent the passion & diversity of our studio and our community, all over the world.

Website Founded: 2001 Studio Size: 150+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2005	Forza Motorsport	Xbox	92
2007	Forza Motorsport 2	Xbox 360	90
2009	Forza Motorsport 3	Xbox 360	92
2011	Forza Motorsport 4	Xbox 360	91
2013	Forza Motorsport 5	Xbox One	79
2015	Forza Motorsport 6	Xbox One	87
2016	Forza Motorsport 6: Apex	PC	N/A
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	Xbox One, PC	86/82

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Forza Motorsport

RARE: A 35-YEAR RECAP

Established in 1985 to focus on the expanding console market, we partnered with Nintendo and quickly sealed a reputation for quality with titles including Battletoads , Donkey Kong Country and GoldenEye .

The acquisition of Rare by Microsoft Game Studios came about in 2002 after a colossally successful run of titles throughout the 1990s. We went on to support the Xbox 360 debut with two of the three launch games, Kameo: Elements of Power and Perfect Dark Zero . Subsequent years saw us innovate with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts , the addictive Viva Piñata franchise and our pioneering work on Xbox 360 Avatars.

In more recent years our investigations into cutting-edge motion control resulted in the multi-million-selling, double BAFTA-winning Kinect Sports series. With development now firmly established for Xbox One and Windows 10, we’re still hard at work here in our custom-built English countryside HQ. Galvanised by the opportunity to celebrate our heritage with the Rare Replay anniversary collection, we followed it up with our most ambitious undertaking to date: creating a world of legendary pirate adventures for players to tackle together in Sea of Thieves. Then came X019 in London and the unveiling of Rare’s very latest world of wonder, Everwild.

With Everwild underway, Sea of Thieves receiving regular post-launch content updates and much more still to come from Rare, here’s to another productive few decades!

Website Founded: 1985 Studio Size: 250+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1988	R.C Pro-Am	NES	N/A
1989	Marble Madness	NES	N/A
1990	Snake, Rattle ‘n’ Roll	NES	N/A
1991	Battletoads	NES	N/A
1994	Donkey Kong Country	SNES	78
1994	Killer Instinct	Arcade	N/A
1995	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest	SNES	80
1995	Killer Instinct 2	Arcade	N/A
1996	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble	SNES	N/A
1997	Goldeneye 007	Nintendo 64	96
1997	Diddy Kong Racing	Nintendo 64	88
1998	Banjo-Kazooie	Nintendo 64	92
1999	Jet Force Gemini	Nintendo 64	80
1999	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	90
1998	Banjo-Tooie	Nintendo 64	90
2000	Perfect Dark	Nintendo 64	97
2001	Conker’s Bad Fur Day	Nintendo 64	92
2002	Star Fox Adventures	Nintendo GameCube	82
2003	Grabbed by the Ghoulies	Xbox	82
2005	Conker Live & Reloaded	Xbox	78
2005	Kameo: Elements of Power	Xbox 360	79
2005	Perfect Dark Zero	Xbox 360	81
2006	Viva Piñata	Xbox 360, PC	84
2007	Jetpac Refuelled	Xbox 360	73
2008	Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise	Xbox 360	82
2008	Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts	Xbox 360	79
2010	Kinect Sports	Xbox 360	73
2011	Kinect Sports: Season 2	Xbox 360	66
2014	Kinect Sports Rivals	Xbox One	60
2015	Rare Replay	Xbox One	84
2018	Sea of Thieves	Xbox One, PC	69/67
2020	Battletoads (in collab. with Dlala Studios)	Xbox One, PC	72

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Rare working on two “extra IPs” other than Sea of Thieves
• Rare has turned into a “New IP factory”
• Everwild

MEET MOJANG STUDIOS

We have a new name, a new logo, and a new trailer!

TOOOT! Sound the annoyingly loud birthday alarm, because it’s Minecraft’s 11th birthday! To celebrate, we thought about eating a lot of block-shaped cake, like last year.

Then we figured, why not unveil a new name, a new logo, and the secret sauce that makes the entire machine run instead? While also eating a lot of cake? Much better! Let’s do that.

But why would we need a new name and logo in the first place? Well, why not? Humans like to reinvent themselves from time to time, so it’s only right that we extend the same courtesy to a company that’s been around for over a decade. I mean, would you still wear the outfit that perfectly defined your style in 2009?

Also, so much has happened since then! From our humble beginnings in Stockholm, we are entering the 20’s as a multi-title, multi-location company. Following Minecraft Earth and Minecraft Dungeons, we’re planning a feature film, preparing an epic live show, and playing with ideas for brand new games.

There are also several studios around the world, all part of Mojang . Which, in a stroke of genius, inspired our new name… drumroll and birthday alarm blare … Mojang Studios .

Website Founded: 2009 Studio Size: 600+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2011	Minecraft	PC	93
2012-Present	Minecraft	Every platform on earth	80-89
2016	Cobalt	Xbox One, PC	66/69
2019	Minecraft Earth	Mobile	N/A
2020	Minecraft Dungeons	Xbox One, Switch, PS4 PC	74/72/78/70

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Minecraft Dungeons DLC

About Playground

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created four critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans.

Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

Website Founded: 2009 Studio Size: 300+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2012	Forza Horizon	Xbox 360	85
2014	Forza Horizon 2	Xbox 360, Xbox One	86
2016	Forza Horizon 3	Xbox One, PC	91/86
2018	Forza Horizon 4	Xbox One, PC	92/88
2021	Forza Horizon 5	Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC	92

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Fable

ABOUT

Ninja Theory Ltd. was formed in 2004 by four partners, including current Directors Nina Kristensen (Chief Development Director), Tameem Antoniades (Chief Creative Director) and Jez San OBE (Non-Executive Director). The studio pride themselves on striving for the highest production values and continually pushing the boundaries of technology, art and design to create evermore exciting video game experiences.

Ninja Theory are proud to have worked with a long list of collaborators from creative industries outside of video games, including Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, King Kong, The Hobbit), Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later), Nitin Sawhney (BBC’s Human Planet), Noisia (Split The Atom) and Combichrist (Making Monsters). As well as partnering with talent from the world of music, literature and film, Ninja Theory pioneered the use of Performance Capture in video games.

Website Founded: 2004 Studio Size: ~120 employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2003	Kung Fu Chaos	Xbox	68
2007	Heavenly Sword	PlayStation 3	79
2010	Enslaved: Odyssey to the West	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	82/80/70
2013	DmC: Devil May Cry	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	86/85/85
2015	DmC: Devil May Cry Special Edition	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	86/83
2017	Dexed	PlayStation 4, PC (2016)	65
2017	Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice	PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One (2018), Switch (2019)	81/83/88/80
2018	Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice VR	PC	87
2019	A Star Wars VR Series: Vader Immortal	PC	78
2020	Bleeding Edge	Xbox One, PC	66/62

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
• Project Mara
• Project Insight

STUDIO

The Initiative is a new game development studio located blocks from the beach in sunny Santa Monica, CA. Our Mission is to create ambitious and innovative game experiences that our audience will love. We are passionate about craft, creating stories, and building the next big thing in gaming.

We are a tight knit team of experienced creators bound by the desire to push the art of video games forward. We work in an inspirational space in Santa Monica where we can immerse ourselves in the creative process. We operate as an independent studio under the banner and financial backing of Xbox Game Studios and Microsoft.

Everything we do comes from a passion for innovation and the ambition to create something groundbreaking. We believe that teamwork, diversity of thought, and a personal drive to build something great are the keys to our success.

Website Founded: 2018 Studio Size: ~70 employees

Notable Releases:

• Will update as more info is made known.

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Perfect Dark for Xbox Series X|S

The Lab

Undead Labs is a Seattle, Washington-based game development studio that’s on a mission to take gaming in bold new directions. Jeff Strain, an MMO industry veteran, formed the lab in 2009 with the goal of building a creative studio around the most talented developers in the industry. You can read all the details in the Undead Labs formation announcement.

Our talented developers set out first to create the definitive zombie-survival game for gamers. In 2011 the lab partnered with Microsoft Game Studios to publish State of Decay, an open world zombie survival game for PC and Xbox360. By 2015, State of Decay allowed over two million gamers to test their survivalist wits to the ultimate test and fight alongside friends to reclaim the world from the undead hordes.

Undead Labs is an elite team of programmers, artists, designers, musicians, and producers. We are excited about bringing fresh new takes on gaming to the gaming community. If you are interested in joining us at the Lab check out the job postings on our Jobs Page.

Website Founded: 2009 Studio Size: 100+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2013	State of Decay	Xbox 360, PC	78
2018	State of Decay 2	Xbox One, PC	68

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• State of Decay 3

A small studio in a big industry

Compulsion is 40 people squatting in an old gramophone factory in Saint Henri, Montréal. Founded in 2009, we want to create interesting, fun games that are out of the ordinary. We like to think of ourselves as craftsmen, who create games that we love and are proud of. We make games because we’re excited about them, and about the concepts and ideas they contain (like shadow shifting, or a talking mask).

We make games about real people in sometimes ridiculous worlds, and want to tell stories that aren’t just “I am a prince, look! a monster, I must hit it with a stick (a big one) so it dies”.

Website Founded: 2009 Studio Size: 70+ employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2013	Contrast	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	65/59/62
2018	We Happy Few	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	65/68/62

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unannounced third-person game

Overview

Obsidian Entertainment, an Xbox Game Studio based in Irvine, California, is one of the world’s leading developers of role-playing games. Obsidian’s past titles include The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Tyranny, Armored Warfare, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas, Dungeon Siege 3, Alpha Protocol, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2. Obsidian also has other unannounced projects in the works

Website Founded: 2003 Studio Size: 230+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2004	Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	Xbox, PC (2005)	86/85
2006	Neverwinter Nights 2	PC	82
2010	Alpha Protocol	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	63/64/72
2010	Fallout: New Vegas	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	84/82/84
2011	Dungeon Siege III	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	72/71/72
2014	South Park: The Stick of Truth	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox One/PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch (2018)	82/85/85
2015	Pillars of Eternity	PC, Xbox One/PlayStation 4 (2017), Nintendo Switch (2019)	89
2015	Skyforge	PC, Xbox One/PlayStation 4 (2017)	N/A
2016	Pathfinder Adventures	Mobile, PC (2017)	85
2016	Tyranny	PC	80
2018	Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire	PC, Xbox One/PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch (2020)	88/77
2019	The Outer Worlds	PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch (2020)	82/67
2020	Grounded	Xbox One, PC	N/A

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Grounded
• Josh Sawyer’s Project Missouri
• Avowed
• The Outer Worlds 2

Overview

inXile entertainment is an Xbox Game Studio developing console and PC titles, with locations in Southern California and New Orleans. Established and headed by Brian Fargo since 2003, inXile has continually delivered innovative and high-quality experiences to our passionate and dedicated fan base. We bring our love for RPGs, deep and engaging stories, and tactical thinking to each of our titles.

Our history of successful crowdfunded releases include Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, and The Bard’s Tale IV. We’re currently working on Wasteland 3 and other unannounced projects.

Website Founded: 2002 Studio Size: 100+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2004	The Bard’s Tale	PC, Ouya, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Mobile	70/76
2008	Line Rider 2: Unbound	Mobile, PC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii	73/59/62
2010	Super Stacker Party	PlayStation 3	N/A
2011	Hunted: The Demon’s Forge	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	61/57/61
2012	Choplifter HD	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Ouya	65/71/65
2014	Wasteland 2	PC, Xbox One/PlayStation 4 (2015), Nintendo Switch (2018)	81/77/80/76
2017	Torment: Tides of Numenera	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	79/76/81
2017	The Mage’s Tale	PC, PlayStation 4 (2019)	72/69
2018	The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrow’s Deep	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	71
2020	Wasteland Remastered	Xbox One, PC	62
2020	Wasteland 3	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	81/86

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unannounced 3rd Person Action AAA RPG

Founded in 2002 by former LucasArts developers led by Tim Schafer, Double Fine Productions is a studio functioning as a masterclass in unique, interesting games focusing on fun above all else, even though they’re really freaking good at the other stuff, too. Among their repertoire are such titles as Psychonauts , Massive Chalice , and the much-beloved Grim Fandango Remastered— itself a modern rendition of a project Tim Schafer created back in the LucasArts days.

Website Founded: 2000 Studio Size: 70+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2005	Psychonauts	Xbox, PlayStation 2, PC	88/86/87
2009	Brütal Legend	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC (2013)	82/83/80
2010	Costume Quest	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Mobile	74/77
2011	Stacking	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC (2012)	84/83/80
2011	Iron Brigade	Xbox 360, PC	82/75
2011	Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster	Xbox 360	79
2012	Double Fine Happy Action Theater	Xbox 360	80
2012	Kinect Party	Xbox 360	81
2013	The Cave	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, WiiU, PC, Mobile	70/72/72/68/65
2014	Broken Age	PC, Xbox One (2017), PlayStation 4/Vita (2015), Nintendo Switch (2018), Mobile	76/78/81/90
2014	Costume Quest 2	PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One	68/74/68/65
2015	Grim Fandango Remastered	PC, Nintendo Switch (2018), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Mobile	84/84/80/84/78
2015	Massive Chalice	Xbox One, PC	72/73
2016	Day of the Tentacle Remastered	PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Mobile	86/84/82
2017	Full Throttle Remastered	PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Mobile	77/76
2019	RAD	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC	74
2021	Psychonauts 2	Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, PC	87

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Untitled online multiplayer game
• One Nick knows about and is excited for

Created by Microsoft in 2019, World’s Edge is headed up by Shannon Loftis and is responsible for managing the Age of Empires franchise in a similar fashion to 343 Industries with Halo and The Coalition with Gears of War. Not much is yet known about the studio, but we’ll surely find out in the months and years to come.

Website Founded: 2019 Studio Size: 50+

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2019	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	PC	84
2020	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition	PC	75
2021	Age of Empires IV	PC	81

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

Bethesda Game Studios is the award-winning development team known around the world for their groundbreaking work on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. Creators of the 2006 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the 2008 ‘Game of the Year’, Fallout 3, the 2011 ‘Game of the Year’, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and most recently, the 2015 ‘Game of the Year’, the record-breaking Fallout 4, the winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards including the 2016 BAFTA and 2016 D.I.C.E. Game of the Year, Fallout Shelter, the award-winning mobile game with more than 120 million users, and most recently the highly-anticipated Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls: Blades. Bethesda Game Studios has earned its reputation as one of the industry’s most respected and accomplished game development studios.

Website Founded: 2001 Studio Size: 420+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2002	Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind	Xbox, PC	87/89
2004	IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005	Xbox, PlayStation 2	36
2006	The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	94/93/94
2008	Fallout 3	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	93/90/91
2011	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, lol everything	96/92/94
2015	Fallout Shelter	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mobile	61/63/71
2015	Fallout 4	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	88/87/84
2018	Fallout 76	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	49/53/52
2019	The Elder Scrolls: Blades	Nintendo Switch, Mobile	42

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Starfield
• The Elder Scrolls VI

Founded in 2007, ZENIMAX ONLINE STUDIOS was established to take the legendary Elder Scrolls franchise online. Since then, we’ve attracted and developed internally some of the most talented individuals in the industry, and we work to foster a collaborative, encouraging, and open working environment while developing our current and future projects.

Website Founded: 2007 Studio Size: 383 Employees (LinkedIn)

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2014	Elder Scrolls Online	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac	71

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Commander Keen for Mobile
• Unknown New IP

id Software, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, has provided technical, design and artistic leadership as a world-renowned game developer and technology innovator since its founding in 1991. id Software’s iconic brands such as Wolfenstein®, DOOM®, QUAKE® and RAGE® have become staples of popular culture for generations of gamers. At id Software, everything revolves around the people; we believe in hiring the best and brightest and giving them the tools and the environment to be successful. These principles have guided us successfully for over twenty years and will continue to guide us into the future.

Website Founded: 1991 Studio Size: 300+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1990	Commander Keen in the Invasion of the Vorticons	PC	N/A
1992	Wolfenstein 3D	PC	N/A
1993	Doom	PC, Everything else later	N/A
1994	Doom II	PC, Everything else later	83
1996	Quake	PC, Sega Saturn (1997), Nintendo 64 (1998)	94/74
1997	Quake II	PC, Nintendo 64 (1999), PlayStation (1999)	N/A
1999	Quake III Arena	PC, Dreamcast (2000), PlayStation 2 (2000)	93
2004	Doom 3	PC, Xbox (2005)	87/88
2010	Quake Live	PC	NA
2011	Rage	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	81/81/79
2016	Doom	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch (2017)	87/85/85/79
2018	Quake Champions	PC	N/A
2020	Doom Eternal	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Google Stadia	88/87/88

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Helping Machine on Quake Reboot

ABOUT MACHINE GAMES

MachineGames was established in 2009 by former founding members of Starbreeze Studios and acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010. Located in Uppsala, Sweden, MachineGames is a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games. Their first title, the critically-acclaimed action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order, is a reimagining of the franchise widely credited for helping establish the first-person shooter genre. Launched in May 2014, the game has garnered numerous ‘Game of the Year’ and ‘Shooter of the Year’ awards and nominations from media outlets worldwide.

Website Founded: 2009 Studio Size: 150+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2014	Wolfenstein: The New Order	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC	79/79/81
2015	Wolfenstein: The Old Blood	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	75/76/76
2017	Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC	88/87/86/79
2019	Wolfenstein: Youngblood	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC	68/63/69/66

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Wolfenstein 3
• Indiana Jones
• Quake Reboot

Arkane® Studios – with offices in Lyon, France and Austin, Texas – was founded in 1999 and has earned an enviable reputation for creating distinctive games with detailed, immersive worlds. The award-winning development team is known for the innovative first-person action series, Dishonored® , which includes the 2012 ‘Game of the Year’ and the critically-acclaimed follow-up, Dishonored 2® . Following its release in November 2016, Dishonored 2® earned over 100 ‘Best of 2016 Awards’ including ‘Best Action-Adventure Game’ at The Game Awards 2016. Arkane Studios released Prey® , the highly-anticipated first-person sci-fi action game, on May 5, 2017.

Arkane Studios was founded in 1999 by Raphael Colantonio.

Website Founded: 1999 Studio Size: 300+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2002	Arx Fatalis	PC, Xbox (2003)	77/71
2006	Dark Messiah of Might and Magic	PC, Xbox 360 (2008)	72/52
2009	KarmaStar	Mobile	N/A
2012	Dishonored	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	88/89/91
2016	Dishonored 2	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	88/88/86
2017	Prey	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	84/79/82
2017	Dishonored: Death of the Outsider	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	84/82/81
2021	Deathloop	PlayStation 5, PC	88

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Redfall

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ABOUT

Zenimax Media is known for its World-famous Bethesda brand. Among them, Tango Game Works, the only studio based in Japan, is a studio that focuses on creating games from the creator’s point of view. I don’t want to be a game development studio that sells well but loses sight of its worth and fun. Japanese game development that can be proud of the world. Love for the game can be the best in the world. We aim to be such a development studio.

Website Founded: 2010 Studio Size: 200+ Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2014	The Evil Within	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC	79/75/80
2017	The Evil Within II	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	82/76/80
2022	Ghostwire Tokyo	PlayStation 5, PC	75/77

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

About

Alpha Dog is a boutique game studio creating top-tier 3D games for mobile, PC, and consoles. Our first game “Wraithborne” received international critical acclaim in fall 2012 for its console quality graphics and gameplay. Our second game, MonstroCity: Rampage (Action-Strategy), was released in spring 2017 and has been consistently featured in the app stores by Apple and Google worldwide.

We believe there is not one end-all, be-all solution. Each game is unique and requires handcrafted experiences that fit the audience. However, none of this can happen if you don’t first “find the fun” and give the player genuine value for their time no matter what.

We develop games we believe in as a team and set the bar high with a heavy focus on social experience. Harnessing the power of Unity and Unreal Engine 4, our goal is to build an iconic brand through evolutionary design and pushing the limit of mobile games.

Website Founded: 2012 Studio Size: ~50 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2012	Wraithborne	Mobile	68
2017	MonstroCity: Rampage!	Mobile	N/A

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

N/A

About

Founded in 1997, Human Head began as a single-team development studio dedicated to creating the highest quality video and computer games, starting with the development of the highly innovative and award winning Rune. By 2005, the company had expanded to more than 35 veteran game developers and developed Prey, which won numerous awards including “Shooter of the Year” by Official XBox Magazine and “Action Game of the Year” by PC Gamer.

In 2019, Bethesda Softworks opened a new development studio - Roundhouse Studios from the ashes of Human Head Studios. The developers at Roundhouse Studios represent more than two decades working together on a variety of games and genres, including RPGs, shooters, action-adventure games, and more.

Founded: 1997 (as Human Head Studios), became Roundhouse in 2019 Studio Size: ~70 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2000	Rune	PC	76
2004	Dead Man’s Hand	Xbox, PC	62/63
2006	Prey	Xbox 360, PC	79/83
2011	Brink	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	68/72/70
2013	Defiance	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	60/59/64
2015	Dungeon Defenders II	PlayStation 4	N/A
2018	The Quiet Man	PlayStation 4, PC	28/40
2019	Rune II	PC	47

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

N/A

Website

About

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. We embrace our core values every day so that we can continue creating epic entertainment experiences for all our players. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re located—if you’re a member of our evolving and vibrant community, working with us at one of our offices around the globe, or taking a piece of Blizzard with you — you’re welcome here.

Dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences… ever. Blizzard Entertainment’s eight core values represent the principles and beliefs that have guided our company throughout the years. These values are reflected in employees’ decisions and actions every day.

Founded: 1991 Studio Size: ~4700 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1991	RPM Racing (as Silicon & Synapse)	SNES	N/A
1992	The Lost Vikings (as Silicon & Synapse)	MD, SNES, PC, GBA	75
1993	Rock ‘n’ Roll Racing (as Silicon & Synapse)	MD, SNES, GBA	80
1994	The Death and Return of Superman	MD, SNES	N/A
1994	Blackthorne	SNES, PC, 32X, GBA	67
1994	Warcraft: Orcs & Humans	PC	N/A
1995	Justice League Task Force	MD, SNES	N/A
1995	Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness	PC, Saturn. PlayStation	N/A
1997	Diablo	PC, PlayStation	94
1997	The Lost Vikings 2	PC, Saturn, PlayStation, SNES	N/A
1998	Starcraft	PC, N64	88
2000	Diablo II	PC	88
2002	Warcraft III: Reigns of Chaos	PC	92
2004	World of Warcraft	PC	93
2010	Starcraft II: Wing of Liberty	PC	93
2012	Diablo 3	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Switch PC	88
2014	Hearthstone	PC, Mobile	93
2015	Heroes of the Storm	PC	86
2016	Overwatch	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC	91
2015	Heroes of the Storm	PC	86

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Diablo IV
• Diablo Immortal
• Overwatch 2

Website

About

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty franchise. We are located in Woodland Hills, California, just outside of Los Angeles and have offices in Poland, Mexico and our newest in Austin, Texas.

A critically-acclaimed studio, we’re proud to have one of the most dedicated and accomplished development teams in the industry. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won over 200 “Game of the Year” awards and 100 “Editor’s Choice” awards, among many other industry accolades.

Founded: 2002 Studio Size: ~450 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2003	Call of Duty	PC	91
2005	Call of Duty 2	Xbox 360, PC	89
2007	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC	94
2009	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	94
2009	Call of Duty Classic	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	72
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC	88
2013	Call of Duty: Ghosts	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4, Wii U, PC	78
2016	Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	77
2019	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	80
2020	Call of Duty: Warzone	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	79

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Something Call of Duty

Website

About

Founded in 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel, Raven Software has gone from a five-person company with a dream of creating a role-playing game for the Amiga, to the developer of numerous award-winning games and best-selling titles, including Hexen, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and most recently being a major contributor to the Call of Duty® franchise.

At Raven, we’ve built our company on expectations. An expectation to always design the games that define industry standards for graphics and playability. An expectation that award-winning games are the norm. But more than anything, a clear understanding of our market’s expectations: that being, for us to consistently produce the games that people want to play. In other words, exactly everything we’ve been doing since 1990.

Founded: 1990 Studio Size: 350 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1992	Black Crypt	Amiga	N/A
1993	Shadowcaster	PC	N/A
1994	CyClones	PC	N/A
1994	Heretic	PC	N/A
1995	Hexen: Beyond Heretic	PC, Saturn, PlayStation, N64	N/A
1996	Necrodome	PC	N/A
1997	Hexen II	PC	N/A
1997	Take No Prisoner	PC	N/A
1997	MageSlayer	PC	N/A
1998	Heretic II	PC	N/A
2000	Soldier of Fortune	PC, Dreamcast. PlayStation 2	N/A
2000	Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force	PC, PlayStation 2	88
2002	Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	Xbox, GameCube, PC, Switch, PlayStation 4	91
2002	Soldier of Fortune II: Doulbe Helix	Xbox, PC	80
2003	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Xbox, PC, Switch, PlayStation 4	81
2004	X-Men Legends	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, NGage	82
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, NGage, Mobile, PSP	84
2005	Quake 4	Xbox 360, PC	81
2006	Marvel Ultimate Alliance	Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, Wii, GBA, PC	82
2009	X-Men Origins Wolverine	Xbox 360, PC, Mobile, DS, Wii, PS2, PS3	77
2009	Wolfenstein	Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3	74
2010	Singularity	Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3	77
2015	Call of Duty Online	PC	N/A
2016	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	89
2020	Call of Duty Warzone (co-developed with Infinity Ward)	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	80
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (co-developed with Treyarch)	Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC	76

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

Website

About

We are the successful studio we are today thanks to the unparalleled dedication and support of our team. Diverse minds coming together can accomplish daring goals that would be unachievable alone.

We are individually driven by an ambition to make amazing games. Each of us is empowered by our expertise to innovate on our games, processes, and culture. That drive and ownership is strengthened by the support of our team, spurring our ambition to deliver our best work.

There’s a moment we can all remember: the moment we fell in love with games. Whether making games or playing games, our stories overlap in these moments. As developers, we aspire to create gripping experiences while finding our own moments of triumph. Together, we can capture and share these incredible moments again and again.

Founded: 1996 Studio Size: ~630 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1998	Olympic Hockey 98	N64	N/A
1998	Die By the Sword	PC	N/A
1998	Die By the Sword Limb from Limb	PC	N/A
1999	Triple Play 2000	N64	N/A
2000	Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm	Dreamcast	N/A
2000	Triple Play 2001	PlayStation	N/A
2000	Spider-man	Dreamcast	56
2000	Max Steel: Covert Missions	Dreamcast	80
2001	Triple Play Baseball	PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2	76
2001	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2x	Xbox	78
2002	NHL 2K2	Dreamcast	80
2002	Spider-man: The Movie	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	79
2002	Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	80
2002	NHL 2K3	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	89
2002	Minority Report: Everybody Runs	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	54
2004	Spider-Man 2	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	83
2005	Ultimate Spider-Man	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	77
2005	Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2	78
2006	Call of Duty 3	Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3	82
2007	Spider-Man 3	Xbox 360, PC, Mobile, Wii, PS2, PS3, PSP	63
2008	Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii	69
2008	007: Quantum of Solace	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	65
2008	Call of Duty: World at War	Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PC	85
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PC	88
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PC	83
2015	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	81
2018	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	85
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC	76

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Something Call of Duty

Website

About

To say that our studio had modest beginnings would be putting it mildly. At the far end of Mail St-Roch, a handful of developers set out on what would be the greatest adventure of their lives . They took risks, faced huge obstacles, and carved out a space for themselves within the Activision family.

Our vision? To succeed together . Here everyone brings their own unique touch to projects that showcase their talent on a global stage. The best in the field come together to create games that leave their mark in an industry known for fierce competition. Because before we can perform well on our own, we have to move forward together .

A team, yes, but not just any team. Working at Beenox, we feel as if we’re part of a group of like-minded people who are great to work with . You could say that video games are in our blood. It feels like a family, a tremendously talented family that, through the strength of the team, moves mountains and wins prestigious awards.

Founded: 2000 Studio Size: ~300 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2001	Pillars of Garendall	PC	N/A
2007	Bee Movie Game	Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC	71
2009	Monsters vs Aliens	Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC	69
2009	Guitar Hero Smash Hits	Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii	74
2010	Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions	Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PC	76
2011	Spider-Man: Edge of Time	Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, DS	62
2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	Xbox 360, PS3, PSVita, Wii, WiiU, 3DS, PC	71
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, WiiU	89
2014	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, WiiU, PC	57
2019	Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch	84
2020	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	71

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Something Call of Duty

Website

About

Vicarious Visions is located in historical Albany, New York. Here you have easy access to beautiful parks, scenic views, a thriving culinary scene, lakes in the summer, and skiing & snowboarding in the winter, all with a low cost of living, great public schools, and a prospering economy that includes a growing game development community.

For over 30 years, Vicarious Visions has made hundreds of exciting games, in every genre, on every conceivable game platform in the known universe and we are proud to be able to do so for the passionate fans of Blizzard Entertainment.

We thrive on a culture of teamwork, respect and fun. We’ve built a welcoming and relaxed workplace that invites creativity and encourages individual voices. We not only give our developers a safe and warm place to incubate and grow their ideas but the tools and support necessary to turn those ideas into impactful and memorable experiences.

Join us in Albany, the “Anchor of New York’s Tech Valley”, and you will have all the Northeast has to offer at your fingertips, and only a short drive away from NYC, Boston, and Montreal!

Founded: 1991 Studio Size: ~220 Employees

Notable Releases (This list is bonkers)

Year	Game	Platform(s)
1996	Synnergist	Microsoft DOS PC CD-ROM
1997	Dark Angael	Microsoft Windows
1999	Zebco Fishing!	Game Boy Color
1999	Vigilante 8	Game Boy Color
2000	Polaris SnoCross	Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
2000	Terminus	Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux
2000	Spider-Man	Game Boy Color
2000	The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler	Game Boy Color
2000	Pro Darts	Game Boy Color
2000	Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure	Game Boy Color
2000	Jimmy White’s Cue Ball	Game Boy Color
2001	Wanadoo SnowCross	Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows
2001	Rescue Heroes: Fire Frenzy	Game Boy Color
2001	Blue’s Clues: Blue’s Alphabet Book	Game Boy Color
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula	Game Boy Color
2001	Zoboomafoo: Playtime in Zobooland	Game Boy Color
2001	Monsters, Inc.	Game Boy Color
2001	Kelly Club: Clubhouse Fun	Game Boy Color
2001	Sea-Doo Hydrocross	PlayStation
2001	Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro	PlayStation
2001	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2	Game Boy Advance
2001	Power Rangers: Time Force	Game Boy Advance
2001	Spider-Man: Mysterio’s Menace	Game Boy Advance
2002	Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure	Game Boy Advance
2002	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3	Game Boy Advance
2002	Frogger Advance: The Great Quest	Game Boy Advance
2002	SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman	Game Boy Advance
2002	The Powerpuff Girls: Him and Seek	Game Boy Advance
2002	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4	Game Boy Advance, PlayStation
2002	Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	GameCube, Xbox
2002	Whiteout	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2003	The Muppets: On With The Show!	Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
2003	Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced	Game Boy Advance
2003	Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend	Game Boy Advance
2003	X2: Wolverine’s Revenge	Game Boy Advance
2003	Finding Nemo	Game Boy Advance
2003	Jet Set Radio	Game Boy Advance
2003	Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure	Game Boy Advance
2003	Disney’s The Lion King 1½	Game Boy Advance
2003	Tony Hawk’s Underground	Game Boy Advance
2003	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom	Game Boy Advance
2003	Disney’s Brother Bear	Game Boy Advance
2003	Crash Nitro Kart	Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, N-Gage
2003	Spy Muppets: License to Croak	Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
2003	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy	Xbox
2004	Rivet	Mobile
2004	Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004	Shrek 2	Game Boy Advance
2004	Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy	Game Boy Advance
2004	Shark Tale	Game Boy Advance
2004	Tony Hawk’s Underground 2	Game Boy Advance
2004	That’s So Raven	Game Boy Advance
2004	Shrek 2: Beg For Mercy!	Game Boy Advance
2004	Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A.	Game Boy Advance
2004	Spider-Man 2	Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
2005	Doom 3	Xbox
2005	Madagascar: Operation Penguin	Game Boy Advance
2005	Batman Begins
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	PlayStation Portable
2005	Madagascar	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
2005	Ultimate Spider-Man	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
2005	Tony Hawk’s American Sk8land	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
2006	Over the Hedge	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
2006	Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts	Game Boy Advance
2006	Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam	Nintendo DS
2006	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance	PlayStation Portable, Wii
2007	Spider-Man 3	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii
2007	Shrek the Third	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS
2007	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Wii
2007	Transformers: Decepticons	Nintendo DS
2007	Transformers: Autobots	Nintendo DS
2007	Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground	Nintendo DS
2007	Bee Movie Game	Nintendo DS
2008	Kung Fu Panda	Nintendo DS
2008	Guitar Hero: On Tour	Nintendo DS
2008	007: Quantum of Solace	Nintendo DS
2008	Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades	Nintendo DS
2008	Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	Wii
2008	Guitar Hero World Tour	Wii
2009	Guitar Hero 5	Wii
2009	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2009	Band Hero	Nintendo DS, Wii
2009	Mixed Messages	DSiWare
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Decepticons	Nintendo DS
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots	Nintendo DS
2009	Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits	Nintendo DS
2010	Transformers War for Cybertron: Decepticons	Nintendo DS
2010	Transformers War for Cybertron: Autobots*	Nintendo DS
2010	Guitar Hero	iOS
2010	Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	Wii
2011	Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure	Nintendo 3DS
2012	Skylanders: Cloud Patrol	iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
2012	Skylanders: Lost Islands	iOS, Android
2012	Skylanders: Battlegrounds	iOS, Android
2012	Skylanders: Giants	Wii U
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
2015	Skylanders: SuperChargers	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS
2016	Skylanders: Imaginators (Crash Edition)	PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
2017	Destiny 2	Microsoft Windows
2017	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
2020	Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
2021	[Diablo II: Resurrected	PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

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About

The best quality on multiplayer TPS is no longer a console exclusive. This was the challenge that Digital Legends took on and adopted as their philosophy. Throughout the years, the studio has been keeping quality and innovation as their main pillars. As a result, they are now an international reference in mobile TPS action games and one of the most sought-after studios to test state-of-the-art technology.

Digital Legends Entertainment has worked many years for big Industry players such as Electronic Arts, Disney and Adidas either developing flagship titles or their key IP’s. One of the many things that makes this studio unique is their proprietary game engine, Karisma, which is one of the most powerful in the market. Karisma, makes outstanding graphics possible on mobile devices which players thought were only possible on consoles, creating an immersive and unparalleled experience for action game lovers. These high-quality standards gained the attention from many technology partners such as Sony, Samsung, Google and Apple, which invited them to announce Kroll, Digital Legends’ 3D fantasy adventure hack’n’slash game, in the same Apple Keynote in which the App Store was presented.

The pivotal moment for the company arrived when they chose to focus on their own IPs and became a studio specialized in high quality multiplayer TPS games developed from the ground up for mobile devices. The Respawnables™ marked the beginning of this new era for the company. With over 56 million downloads, this third-person cartoon-style action game is now a consolidated IP. The Respawnables™ triggers the imagination and fandom of the lively community, who love creating fan theories and rich background stories about the game universe. Afterpulse™ has been launched for iOS and Android, a hardcore tactical TPS with cutting-edge, realistic graphics and an innovative monetization system, which is particularly successful in the Asian market. Afterpulse™ has won multiple awards and it has been featured in the App Store Editor’s Choice in most countries becoming a great example of how realistic TPS are not exclusive to consoles and computers. Other important elements to their games’ successes are the community engagement and fluent conversation that allows the studio to understand players’ motivations and challenge them with weekly content releases.

Developing mobile TPS action games is extremely challenging as you must surpass critical areas such as graphics, real-time multiplayer-pvp, free to play monetization, and smooth touch control systems on the top of having fun gameplay. Digital Legends Entertainment has thrived in this demanding adventure thanks to a strong, international and multidisciplinary team with many years of experience in different areas of the videogame industry. This fusion of industry veterans, emerging talents and passion for their work is the key to their success.

Founded: 2001 Studio Size: 53 Employees (LinkedIn)

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2005	One	NGage	N/A
2008	One Sequel	NGage	N/A
2008	Toryu Legend of Kroll	iOS	N/A
2008	Kroll	iOS, Chrome	N/A
2009	Dance Fabulous	NGage, Symbian	N/A
2010	Splt/Second	iOS	N/A
2010	Bruce Lee The Dragon Warrior	iOS, Android	N/A
2010	Battlefield Bad Company 2	iOS, Android	N/A
2011	Nutty Sam	iOS	N/A
2011	Icebreaker Hockey	iOS, Android	N/A
2011	Micoach Soccer	iOS	N/A
2012	Micoach Tennis	iOS	N/A
2012	Micoach Basketball	iOS	N/A
2012	The Respawnables	iOS, Android	N/A
2015	The Afterpulse TV	Apple TV	N/A
2017	Afterpulse	iOS, Android	N/A
2020	Respawnables Heroes	iOS	N/A

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

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About

Our pride is our people and the experiences we create for our fans. High Moon’s talent comprises of industry veterans responsible for some of the most successful games ever made. We have award winning developers, published artists and game specialists recognized as among the best in their field. Our studio has a history of using innovative techniques designed to boost productivity and product quality, which in turn enhances our studio’s quality of life.

Founded: 2001 Studio Size: 155 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2005	Darkwatch	Xbox, PlayStation 2	75
2008	Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	71
2010	Transformers: War For Cybertron	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	77
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	59
2012	Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC	79
2013	Deadpool	Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC	63

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

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About

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games. We have developed more than 200 fun titles, and offer games that are enjoyed all around the world. Our franchises include Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. We have 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021 across web, social and mobile platforms. Headquartered in London and Stockholm, King has game studios in London, Stockholm, Barcelona, Malmo, and Berlin, along with offices in Malta, New York and San Francisco. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as a key part of the Activision Blizzard group.

At King, we design games with a broad appeal, which allow people to play for a moment, then move on with their day and pick up their game later. Our games are also synchronised across platforms, allowing players to switch seamlessly between devices and platforms and continue their game wherever they left off, so they can play anywhere, any time and on any device. For us, this is encapsulated in the idea of bite size entertainment.

We make our games available for free, while players can purchase virtual items priced relative to the entertainment value they provide. We embed social features in our games that enhance the player experience. We also build on a unique and passionate company culture predicated on collaboration, humility and respect. We believe all of these elements in combination have made our games a great part of our players’ daily entertainment.

Founded: 2003 Studio Size: ~2000 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2011	Bubble Saga	Mobile	N/A
2011	Bubble Witch Saga	Mobile	N/A
2012	Pyramid Solitaire Saga	Mobile	N/A
2012	Candy Crush Saga	Mobile	79
2012	Pet Rescue Saga	Mobile	N/A
2013	Papa Pear Saga	Mobile	68
2013	Farm Heroes Saga	Mobile	70
2013	Pepper Panic Saga	Mobile	N/A
2014	Bubble Witch Saga 2	Mobile	73
2014	Diamond Digger Saga	Mobile	59
2014	Candy Crush Soda Saga	Mobile	78
2015	AlphaBetty Saga	Mobile	N/A
2015	Scrubby Dubby Saga	Mobile	N/A
2015	Paradise Bay	Mobile	67
2015	Blossom Blast Saga	Mobile	N/A
2016	Candy Crush Jelly Saga	Mobile	N/A
2016	Farm Heroes Super Saga	Mobile	N/A
2016	Shuffle Cats	Mobile	68
2017	Bubble Witch 3 Saga	Mobile	N/A
2017	Legend of Solgard	Mobile	81
2018	Diamond Diaries Saga	Mobile	N/A
2018	Candy Crush Friends Saga	Mobile	N/A
2019	Pet Rescue Puzzle Saga	Mobile	N/A
2019	Knighthood	Mobile	N/A
2021	Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!	Mobile	59

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

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With teams located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Melbourne, Australia and remotely across the globe, we’re the team behind Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty®: WWII.

We firmly believe in supporting our talented Hammers to be the best they can be, whether they are artists, engineers, producers, designers, IT, QA, or HR. Here at Sledgehammer Games, everyone is a game maker. Creativity is key, and we’re looking globally for new talent & fresh perspectives for our exciting new projects. Our players are diverse, spanning globally across different countries, cultures, and ages. We are looking for talented individuals who reflect the diversity of the world we serve. If you’re up for a challenge and interested in joining the team, we’d love to hear from you.

Here at Sledgehammer Games, everyone is a game maker.

We’re a Call of Duty studio that prides itself on innovation and taking risks, which is one of the most rewarding aspects of game development. With our incredibly dedicated audio, design, engineering, and art teams, we’ve been able to achieve some of the highest-quality game execution of any studio in the industry. We love what we do and work hard to make sure that each new game we make is even better than the last.

Founded: 2009 Studio Size: ~460 Employees

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC	88
2014	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC	83
2017	Call of Duty: WWII	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC	80
2021	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC	74

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Something Call of Duty

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About

Toys for Bob is a tight-knit team of kind and friendly developers who enjoy collaborating to make games that inspire joy for millions of players. We have a wide range of experience developing for many different game genres, styles, audiences, tools, and platforms for AAA franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Spyro, Skylanders, and Tony Hawk – just to name a few. We are an Activision Blizzard game studio that’s part of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”.

We are based out of Novato, California in a former military hangar that’s been converted into a colorful, tiki-themed, dog-friendly paradise just 30 minutes north of the San Francisco Golden Gate bridge. If you love games, are great at what you do, are kind and don’t take yourself too seriously, we’d love for you to be a part of our growing team. Come join us!

Founded: 1989 Studio Size: 126 Employees (LinkedIn)

Notable Releases

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Metascore
1990	Star Control	Amiga, Commodore 64, PC, MD	N/A
1992	Star Control II	3DO, PC	N/A
1994	The Horde	3DO, PC, Saturn	N/A
1996	Pandemonium!	Saturn, PlayStation, PC	N/A
1998	The Unholy War	PlayStation	N/A
1999	Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs	PlayStation	N/A
2000	102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue	Dreamcast, PlayStation, PC, GBC	66
2003	Disney’s Extreme Skate Adventure	Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube	78
2005	Madagascar	Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PC	66
2006	Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam	PlayStation 2, Wii	69
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii	62
2011	Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure	Xbox 360, Wii, WiiU, PlayStation 3, PC	81
2012	Skylanders: Giants	Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 3	80
2014	Skylanders: Trap Team	Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii, WiiU, 3DS, PS3, PS4, Mobile	90 (iOS)
2016	Skylanders: Imaginators	Xbox One, Xbox 360, WiiU, Switch, PS3, PS4	79
2018	Crash Bandicoot: N Sane Trilogy	Switch	78
2018	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC	83
2020	Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time	Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch, PC	86

Upcoming Projects and Rumors:

• Unknown

2020 Games Thus Far

Title	Developer	Platform(s)	Metascore
Ori & The Will of the Wisps	Moon Studios	Xbox One, PC	90
Tell Me Why	DontNod	Xbox One, PC	78
Microsoft Flight Simulator	Asobo	PC, Xbox	92
Crossfire X	Remedy/Smilegate	PC, Xbox	40

Miscellaneous & Important Information

Other Studios/Teams:

• ID@Xbox, publishing support and pilot program for independent game developers
• Backwards Compatibility Team, handles Xbox One BackCompat
• Microsoft Foundry, intern program
• Mixed Reality Team, works on AR/VR content for Xbox and Windows 10
• Microsoft Casual Games, works on the casual games collection for Microsoft, including MS Solitaire, Wordament, and MS Mahjong
• Xbox Growth Team
• Xbox Game Pass
• Project xCloud

Current Partner Studios:

• 4J Studios, original console versions of Minecraft
• Certain Affinity, assistance on Halo projects
• Forgotten Empires, Age of Empires 1: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires 2 & 3: Definitive Editions
• Relic Entertainment, Age of Empire 4
• Saber Interactive, assistance on Halo projects
• Skybox Labs, Age of Empires DLC, Halo 5: Forge updates
• Smoking Gun Interactive, Age of Empires: Castle Siege
• Splash Damage, assistance on Gears Tactics DLC

Rumored Partners:

• Kojima

Acquisitions, Studios and Otherwise (8th Gen):

• Mojang acquired with the purchase of Minecraft in 2014
• Havok acquired in 2015
• Beam (later Mixer) acquired in 2016
• Simplygon acquired in 2017
• PlayFab, acquired in 2018
• Playground Games, acquired in 2018
• Undead Labs, acquired in 2018
• Ninja Theory, acquired in 2018
• Compulsion Games, acquired in 2018
• Obsidian Entertainment, acquired in 2018
• inXile Entertainment, acquired in 2018
• Double Fine Productions, acquired in 2019

Studios/Teams Shut Down or Spun Off (8th Gen):

• Twisted Pixel ( The Maw , Splosion Man ), left in 2015
• Press Play ( Max and the Curse of Brotherhood , Kalimba ), closed in 2016
• Lionhead Studios (The Fable Franchise), closed in 2016
• Team Dakota ( Project Spark ), disbanded in 2016
• Xbox Fitness Team, disbanded in 2016
• Decisive Games, disbanded before public outing in 2016

Cancelled/Discontinued Titles (8th Gen):

• Black Tusk’s new IP, cancelled to shift focus onto Gears of War and subsequent titles
• Project Spark , servers closed in 2015
• Fable Legends , cancelled with Lionhead’s closing in 2016
• Project Knoxville , cancelled with Press Play’s closing in 2016
• Xbox Fitness, servers closed June 2017

[Frost]

To continue the discussion about Microsoft’s E3 here are the possibilities not saying all of these will happen but MS might choose to show some of these.

Halo updates

Redfall

Starfield

Forza Motorsport

Perfect Dark

Avowed

Contraband

Potentially an unannounced third party partnership (Kojima, Stoic Games, IOI, etc)

Big Third Party Game Pass Day 1

Hellblade 2

Quake Reboot

MachineGames unannounced title (Wolfenstein?)

Show closer announcement (Inxile RPG, The Coalition’s New IP, etc).

[Staffy]

Would it be an idea if Bethesda is separate from Xbox that they call it Xbox presents Bethesda?

Just to avoid silly ass media that (undoubtedly) will have reports like “Xbox and Bethesda not in one show brings exclusivity in question”? Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

On the other hand, who gives a fuck, lol.

[Daniel]

@Staffy

Would it be an idea if Bethesda is separate from Xbox that they call it Xbox presents Bethesda?

Just to avoid silly ass media that (undoubtedly) will have reports like “Xbox and Bethesda not in one show brings exclusivity in question”? Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

On the other hand, who gives a fuck, lol.

It’s hard to say what’s the best, there might be hardcore Bethesda fans who couldn’t give a shit about Xbox and won’t tune into a Xbox show just for Bethesda so having a separate show could be good for those people. I do think If Xbox wants to change their image they need to tie themselves with their studios and not be like some weird offshoot.

They really need to make Starfield a Xbox game, I know it’s exclusive and all that but I still don’t think people considered it a “Xbox” game, they considered it more a new Bethesda game for Xbox, that’s gotta change.

[Frost]

@Staffy

Would it be an idea if Bethesda is separate from Xbox that they call it Xbox presents Bethesda?

Just to avoid silly ass media that (undoubtedly) will have reports like “Xbox and Bethesda not in one show brings exclusivity in question”? Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

On the other hand, who gives a fuck, lol.

“Breaking: Bethesda divorced Xbox”

[Staffy]

@Daniel

It’s hard to say what’s the best, there might be hardcore Bethesda fans who couldn’t give a shit about Xbox and won’t tune into a Xbox show just for Bethesda so having a separate show could be good for those people. I do think If Xbox wants to change their image they need to tie themselves with their studios and not be like some weird offshoot.

They really need to make Starfield a Xbox game, I know it’s exclusive and all that but I still don’t think people considered it a “Xbox” game, they considered it more a new Bethesda game for Xbox, that’s gotta change.

Agreed.

That’s why Starfield absolutely needs to make a significant appearance at the Xbox show. But I do think in the near future they will have to have separate streams especially once ActiBlizz joins the family. It will be just too much for one show in June. But it definitely would be wise to always include the Xbox name in there.

[Daniel]

@Staffy

Agreed.

That’s why Starfield absolutely needs to make a significant appearance at the Xbox show. But I do think in the near future they will have to have separate streams especially once ActiBlizz joins the family. It will be just too much for one show in June. But it definitely would be wise to always include the Xbox name in there.

Oh yeah for sure, they’ll have to have separate events. Though I still think there will always be something shown at the Xbox event, like for example Starfield will have to be there even if there is a Bethesda event showing it more. All the exclusive or Xbox owned studios will show their games at the Xbox showcase, though it might be shorter trailers with bigger reveals at their own event later.

With all this said I think this is why they hired that event manager recently because it’s going to be tough work organising all of this and this is always going to be a dynamic thing and I don’t think it’ll ever be a set thing so who knows. I just think there will always be a set heart of Xbox show that will always show everything out that year no matter if there is other events or not.

[Staffy]

@Daniel

… Oh yeah for sure, they’ll have to have separate events. Though I still think there will always be something shown at the Xbox event, like for example Starfield will have to be there even if there is a Bethesda event showing it more. All the exclusive or Xbox owned studios will show their games at the Xbox showcase, though it might be shorter trailers with bigger reveals at their own event later. With all this said I think this is why they hired that event manager recently because it’s going to be tough work organising all of this and this is always going to be a dynamic thing and I don’t think it’ll ever be a set thing so who knows. I just think there will always be a set heart of Xbox show that will always show everything out that year no matter if there is other events or not.

Imagine how starting from next year and on they could have a full day (almost) dedicated to just Xbox. In the afternoon for example ActiBlizz, in the evening Xbox show and a few hours later before midnight Bethesda. Xbox will be on everyone’s mind for that whole day.

[Boosted_Gear]

I’m just guessing here, but to me the reason there might be two shows is because Xbox may have already too much on its own ( just with XGS before Bethesda came into the picture ). Add to that third party stuff and it might be packed to the limit. Just imagine if Bethesda wants to do a very extended deep-dive into Starfield and RedFall, that might take more than 10 minutes each, maybe it would be too much for MS. What is possible though is MS having a trailer/teaser at their conference, stating to wait for more at Bethesda conference, much like EA has been doing with Battlefield sometimes, a trailer at MS conference, and more at their own.

[Hindle]

Starfield is the main event for this year and Im fully expecting it to get the biggest airtime of any game. Followed by Redfall, Forza and Contraband.

[KakkaKarrotKake]

Separate shows is perfectly fine

The crossover between people who are interested in the xbox showcase and the bethesda showcase I would imagine is extremely high and if they are doing separate shows then they almost certainly have too much to fit in just the main xbox show, I dont know about everyone else but to me that’s a very good thing

All Bethesda need to do after every game is say “coming exclusively to xbox/pc/gamepass” etc

Xbox will likely want both Redfall and Starfield at their bshow though so they will probably have some sort of reveal for both and then big extended showcases at Bethesda’s show

[Hindle]

@KakkaKarrotKake

…Separate shows is perfectly fine The crossover between people who are interested in the xbox showcase and the bethesda showcase I would imagine is extremely high and if they are doing separate shows then they almost certainly have too much to fit in just the main xbox show, I dont know about everyone else but to me that’s a very good thing All Bethesda need to do after every game is say “coming exclusively to xbox/pc/gamepass” etc Xbox will likely want both Redfall and Starfield at their bshow though so they will probably have some sort of reveal for both and then big extended showcases at Bethesda’s show

MS may want Bethesda to be seen as Xbox though, like eventually all as one unified brand.

[TheBrightestSun]

Shouldn’t OT be OT9?

[TheBrightestSun]

I think Bethesda wants to have a separate show. Let’s see what it can offer. What can envision is

• Redfall deep dive
• Starfield deep dive
• Updates for TESO & FO76
• Possible announcement from ID (though they usually do it on QuakeCon), MachineGames, Arkane, Zenimax Online

It can be pretty solid 1h or 40m show.

@Staffy

That’s why Starfield absolutely needs to make a significant appearance at the Xbox show. But I do think in the near future they will have to have separate streams especially once ActiBlizz joins the family. It will be just too much for one show in June. But it definitely would be wise to always include the Xbox name in there.

Did Activision even show a lot of games though? It was COD mainly. And Blizzard has its own BlizzCon.

But they do need something like Directs. And I hope it won’t be a talk show aka Twitch.

[mrbobman15 (Giorgio)]

There’s a very small group of people who care about video game media. If Microsoft wants to split Xbox’s showcase away from the Bethesda one that’s fine and there’s probably a reason for it.

what Gameinformer or what IGN talks about isn’t necessarily what’s the most popular thing in gaming at the moment. Look at how many people play Dota 2…yet if you only got your gaming news from the mainstream, you’d probably think Dota is only a thing during the summer and that League of Legends is the only MOBA.

[AllianceOfficer]

Wow so the Nvidia leaks seem true. I’d take everything there as accurate now. Including the initial target dates for Gear 6 of Nov 2022 and Hellblade September 2022. Thinking for sure these are 2023 title’s now.

[TheBrightestSun]

@AllianceOfficer

Wow so the Nvidia leaks seem true. I’d take everything there as accurate now. Including the initial target dates for Gear 6 of Nov 2022 and Hellblade September 2022. Thinking for sure these are 2023 title’s now.

Considering the delays (2022 → 2023) we might be looking at Avowed → Contraband → Hellblade 2 → Gears 6 year.

[pg2g]

I don’t buy the dates in the leak at all, likely just placeholder dates.

[Zonky]

@AllianceOfficer

Wow so the Nvidia leaks seem true. I’d take everything there as accurate now. Including the initial target dates for Gear 6 of Nov 2022 and Hellblade September 2022. Thinking for sure these are 2023 title’s now.

More likely a Gears collection before 6 comes out.