Explore the studios and development companies responsible for creating video games throughout the history of the industry. Articles examine studio origins, development teams, notable releases, creative philosophies, technologies, partnerships, acquisitions, ownership changes, and the circumstances behind the games they produced.
In February 2004, employees at Origin Systems gathered for an all-company meeting in Austin, Texas. Packing boxes were already stacked […]
On December 16, 1994, Sony Computer Entertainment released Motor Toon Grand Prix for the original PlayStation. Its colorful cars and […]
For nearly three decades, Westone Bit Entertainment occupied an unusual place in Japanese video game history. The company was never […]
Before Westone became one of the names most closely connected to Sega’s Wonder Boy and Monster World games, there was […]
Long before Hudson Soft helped create one of Japan’s most important game consoles, turned a company employee into a national […]
Long before Shadowgate placed players before the doors of a deadly castle, and before Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective put filmed […]
In the late 1970s, home computer gaming was still an industry waiting to be defined. The Apple II had only […]
In the mid-1980s, Las Vegas was known around the world for casinos, hotels, neon, and entertainment, but almost no one […]
For millions of players who grew up with a ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, or one […]
For players who grew up during the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo years, the name Natsume can evoke several […]
Dynamic Planning occupies an unusual place in video game history. Its name appears in game credits, on copyright screens, beside […]
Some video game companies build their identities around mascots, famous designers, or logos that appear before the title screen. Others […]
Few video game companies have lived as many different lives as Rare. Before Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect […]
In the summer of 1987, Japanese arcade trade magazine Game Machine carried a full-page advertisement for a new science-fiction shooter […]
For players who grew up with the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, or Nintendo 64, SETA could be an easy […]
Capcom is one of those companies whose characters have become almost inseparable from video game history. Ryu throwing a Hadouken […]
Long before Konami became associated with vampires, tactical espionage, dancing arcade cabinets, military commandos, psychological horror, and a frog trying […]