List of video game publishers
Appearance
This is alist of video game publishercompanies. Avideo game publishermay specialize in only publishing games fordevelopers,or may either have in-house development studios or ownsubsidiarydevelopment companies. Some developers may publish theirgamesthemselves.
This list includes both active and inactive companies. Active publishers are either run independently or as a subsidiary of another company. Inactive publishers may either be defunct outright or still exist but no longer involved in video game publishing.
active independently |
active as subsidiary of larger game publisher |
defunct / no longer active in video game publishing |
Publisher | Location | Est. | Notable games published | Notes |
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07th Expansion | Japan | 2002 | Higurashi When They Cry Umineko When They Cry Ciconia When They Cry |
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11 bit studios | Warsaw,Poland | 2010 | Frostpunk This War of Mine Moonlighter |
video game developer, marketer, and distributor |
1C Company | Moscow,Russia | 1991 | Il-2series Men of Warseries |
specializes in localization for Russia |
20th Century Games | Century City, California,United States | 2022 | Aliens: Dark Descent | Licensor for games based on20th Century Studiosproperties |
2K Games | Novato, California,United States | 2005 | NBA 2K WWE 2K |
video game marketer and distributor; subsidiary and publishing label ofTake-Two Interactive |
3D Realms | Garland, Texas,United States | 1987 | Duke Nukemseries | video game developer; also known asApogee Software, Ltd.;acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2021 |
The 3DO Company | Redwood City, California,United States | 1991 | Army Men | video game andvideo game consoledeveloper |
505 Games | Milan,Italy | 2006 | publishing division of Digital Bros. group | |
7th Level | Dallas,Texas,United States | 1993 | Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time | defunct 1998 |
A&F Software | Rochdale,United Kingdom | 1981 | Chuckie Egg | merged withMC Lothlorienin 1986 to become Icon Design Ltd. |
Aackosoft | Zoeterwoude,Netherlands | 1983 | variousMSXgames | defunct 1988 |
Aardvark Software | United Kingdom | 1983 | Frak! | defunct 1989 |
ABC Software | Buchs, St. Gallen,Switzerland | 1991 | acquired byElectronic Artsin 1998 | |
Absolute Entertainment | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey,United States | 1986 | A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia | defunct 1995 |
Access Software | Salt Lake City,Utah,United States | 1982 | Tex Murphy | acquired byMicrosoftin 1999; defunct 2006 |
Acclaim Entertainment | Glen Cove, New York,United States | 1987 | Turok Burnout WWF WrestleMania |
brand name acquired byAcclaim Games;intellectual property acquired byThrowback Entertainment |
Accolade | California,United States | 1984 | Hardball!series Star Controlseries Test Driveseries |
video game developer; acquired byAtari, SAnéeInfogramesin 1999, name retired |
Acornsoft | Cambridge,England,United Kingdom | 1980 | variousAcorn Electrongames | rights sold toSuperior Softwarein 1986 |
Acquire | Tokyo,Japan | 1994 | Akiba's Trip | acquired byGungHo Online Entertainmentin 2011 |
Active Gaming Media AGM | Osaka,Japan | 2006 | PLAYISM part of Active Gaming Media Inc., focuses on the localization and distribution of video games | |
Activision | Santa Monica, California,United States | 1979 | Call of Duty Guitar Hero Spyro |
video game developer; acquiredNeversoftin 1999 andInfinity Wardin 2003; acquired several other developers as well; merged withVivendito formActivision Blizzardin 2008 |
Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica, California,United States | 2008 | formed by merger betweenActivisionandVivendi Gamesin 2008; acquired by Microsoft in 2023 | |
Addictive Games | Milton Keynes,England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Football Manager | acquired byPrism Leisure Corporationin 1987, which continued to use the Addictive Games label until 1992 |
The Adventure Company | Toronto,Ontario,Canada | 2002 | Still Life | label ofDreamCatcher Interactiveuntil 2006, ofJoWooD Productions Softwarefrom then until 2011, and ofNordic Gamessince then |
Adventure International | Longwood, Florida,United States | 1978 | Adventureland | defunct 1985 |
Adventure Soft | Birmingham,England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Simon the Sorcerer | still sells old games but no longer publishes new games under the name |
Affect | Japan | 1990 | defunct 2008 | |
Agatsuma Entertainment | Tokyo,Japan | 1997 | Drawn to Life | defunct 2016 |
Âge | Tokyo,Japan | 1999 | Akane Maniax | division of Acid Co., Ltd |
AGEod | Grenoble,France | 2005 | Birth of America | acquired byParadox Interactivein 2009 and renamed to Paradox France; they became independent in 2012 and their games are now published byThe Slitherine Group |
Agetec | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1998 | focuses on distributing Japanese titles in the US | |
Akabeisoft2 | Japan | 2005 | Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers | |
Akella | Moscow, Russia | 1995 | Age of Sail II Age of Piratesseries Sea Dogs |
video game developer; defunct 2012 |
Akupara Games | Los Angeles,California,United States | 2016 | Whispering Willows The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor |
video game developer, does console and mobile porting |
Aksys | Torrance, California,United States | 2006 | Guilty Gearseries | |
ALcot | Japan | 2003 | Clover Heart's | |
Alawar | Novosibirsk,Russia | 1999 | Beholder (video game) Do Not Feed the Monkeys Farm Frenzy |
video game developer, marketer, and distributor |
AliceSoft | Japan | 1989 | Tournament of the Gods | |
AlphaDream | Tokyo,Japan | 2000 | Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito | no longer publishes video games |
ADK | Ageo,Saitama,Japan | 1980 | Exciting Soccer | known as Alpha Denshi Corporation in 1993; defunct 2003 |
Alchemist | Tokyo,Japan | 1991 | Baldr Force | defunct 2016 |
All in! Games | Kraków,Poland | 2018 | Chernobylite(PS4, Xbox One) | |
Alligata | Sheffield,United Kingdom | 1983 | Blagger | acquired bySuperior Softwarein 1987 |
Allumer | Tokyo,Japan | 1983 | Blandia | defunct 1999 |
Alten8 | Luton, England,United Kingdom | 2005 | Space Tanks | video game developer |
Alternative Software | Castleford,United Kingdom | 1985 | Count Duckula | |
Amazon Games | Seattle,Washington,United States | 2012 | The Grand Tour Game | software publishing arm ofAmazon |
American Game Cartridges | Chandler, Arizona,United States | 1990 | Chillder | defunct 1994 |
American Laser Games | Albuquerque, New Mexico,United States | 1989 | Mad Dog McCree | acquired by its former division,Her Interactive,in 1999 |
American Video Entertainment | San Jose, California,United States | 1990 | Wally Bear and the NO! Gang | published last game in 1994 |
Amplitude Studios | Paris,France | 2011 | Endless Space | acquired by Sega in 2016 and their games are now published by Sega |
Amsoft | Brentwood, Essex,United Kingdom | 1984 | variousAmstrad CPCgames | publishing arm ofAmstraduntil 1989 |
ANALOG Software | Worcester, Massachusetts,United States | 1981 | variousAtari 8-bitgames | software publishing arm ofANALOG Computing;defunct 1989 |
Antic Software | Marion, Ohio,United States | 1982 | Caverns of Mars II | software publishing arm ofAntic;defunct 1990 |
APF Electronics Inc. | New York City,United States | 1970 | APF TV Fun | defunct 1983 |
Apogee Software | United States | 2008 | video game developer | |
Apple Inc. | Cupertino, California,United States | 1976 | Lemonade Stand | known as Apple Computer until 2007 |
Aquaplus | Osaka,Japan | 1994 | Utawarerumono | |
AQ Interactive | Tokyo,Japan | 2005 | Bullet Witch | Merged intoMarvelous Entertainmentin 2011 |
Arcadia Systems | Costa Mesa, California,United States | 1987 | Silver Surfer | division ofMastertronic;defunct 1991 |
Arcen Games | Durham, North Carolina,United States | 2009 | AI Warseries A Valley Without Windseries The Last Federation |
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Arc System Works | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | BlazBlueseries Guilty Gearseries |
video game developer |
Argus Press | United Kingdom | 1966 | Nether Earth | published games through its Argus Press Software division, which was acquired in 1987 and renamedGrandslam Entertainment |
Arika | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Technicbeat | video game developer |
Ariolasoft | Germany | 1983 | software publishing arm ofAriola Records;reëstablished asUnited Softwarein 1990 | |
Armor Games | United States | 2005 | published flash titles before branching out into mobile, PC, and console markets | |
Arsys Software | Tokyo,Japan | 1985 | Star Cruiser | defunct 2001 |
Artdink | Tokyo,Japan | 1986 | A-Train | |
Artic Computing | Brandesburton,United Kingdom | 1980 | Bear Bovver | defunct 1986 |
Arush Entertainment | Scottsdale, Arizona,United States | 1999 | Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | acquired by HIP Interactive in 2004; defunct 2005 |
Arxel Tribe | Slovenia | 1989 | The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin | last game published in 2003 |
Ascaron | Gütersloh,Germany | 1992 | The Patrician | known as Ascom until 1996; defunct 2009; most assets acquired byKalypso Media |
ASC Games | Darien, Connecticut,United States | 1992 | Sanitarium | defunct 2000 |
Asmik Corporation of America | Japan | 1985 | merged with Ace Entertainment | |
Asmodee | Quartier Villaroy,Guyancourt,France | 1995 | Scythe: Digital Edition | |
Aspyr Media | Austin, Texas,United States | 1996 | acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2021 | |
Astragon | Düsseldorf,Germany | 2000 | Family Park Tycoon | |
Asymmetric Publications | Arizona,United States | Kingdom of Loathing | ||
Atari, Inc | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1972 | Pong Breakout Asteroids Centipede |
bought byWarner Bros.in 1976; closed 1984, assets split betweenAtari CorporationandAtari Games |
Atari Corp. | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1984 | Electrocop | founded as Tramel Technology, Ltd. in 1984; acquired Atari name shortly thereafter; reverse-merged withJMS Inc.in 1996 |
Atari Games | Milpitas, California,United States | 1984 | Gauntlet | published console games under theTengenlabel; subsidiary ofTime Warneruntil its acquisition byWMS Industriesin 1996, which spun it off as a subsidiary ofMidway Gamesin 1998; renamed to Midway Games West at the same time; dissolved in 2003 |
Atari, SA | Paris,France | 2003 | Enter the Matrix Transformers Unreal Tournament 2004 Star Trek Online |
formerlyGT Interactive,became full subsidiary ofAtari, SAin 2008 |
AtariAge | United States | 1998 | Adventure II | |
Athena | Japan | 1987 | Sword Master | no longer publishes video games |
Atlantis Software | London,England,United Kingdom | 1984 | Cops 'n' Robbers | defunct 1992 |
Artech Digital Entertainment | Ottawa,Ontario,Canada | 1982 | Mystery at the Museums | defunct 2011 |
ASCII Corporation | Tokyo,Japan | 1977 | acquired byKadokawa Group Holdingsin 2004 | |
Atlus | Shinjuku, Tokyo,Japan | 1986 | Personaseries
Shin Megami Tenseiseries |
video game developer; purchased by Sega in 2013 |
Attic Entertainment Software | Albstadt,Germany | 1990 | The Oath | defunct 2001 |
Audiogenic Limited | Reading, Berkshire,United Kingdom | 1975 | variousCommodore PETgames | defunct 1985; reformed as Audiogenic Software Ltd |
August | Japan | 2001 | Princess Holiday | |
Auran Development | Helensvale,Queensland,Australia | 1995 | SpellForce: The Order of Dawn | now known as N3V Games |
Autumn Games | New York City,United States | 2007 | Skullgirls | focused on providing publishing services for independent developers for digital platforms |
Avalon Hill | Renton, Washington,United States | 1954 | Achtung Spitfire! | acquired byHasbroin 1998 |
Aventuras AD | Spain | 1987 | varioustext adventuregames | defunct 1992 |
Aventurine SA | Athens,Greece | 2002 | Darkfall | video game developer |
BAM! Entertainment | San Jose, California,United States | 1999 | Bujingai | dormant since 2004 |
Bandai Games | Shinagawa,Tokyo,Japan | 1950 | video game operations merged withNamcoasNamco Bandai Games;no longer publishes video games | |
Bandai Namco Entertainment | Shinagawa,Tokyo,Japan | 1955 | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | |
Banpresto | Shinagawa,Tokyo,Japan | 1977 | acquired byNamco Bandai Holdings;no longer publishes video games | |
BBC Multimedia | London,England,United Kingdom | 1995 | Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | defunct 2005 |
Beagle Bros | San Diego,California, United States | 1980 | Beagle Bag | defunct 1991 |
Bergsala Lightweight | Tokyo,Japan | 1995 | Apron of Magic | |
Berkeley Systems | Berkeley, California,United States | 1987 | You Don't Know Jack | acquired bySierrain 1997; defunct 2000 |
Bethesda Softworks | Rockville, Maryland,United States | 1986 | Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas Elder Scrolls Wolfenstein: The New Order The Evil Within Doom (2016) |
video game developer; acquired by Microsoft in 2020 |
Beyond Software | United Kingdom | 1983 | Lords of Midnight | acquired byTelecomsoftin 1985 |
Big Ant Studios | Melbourne,Victoria,Australia | 2001 | Cricket 19 | |
Big Fish Games | Seattle,Washington,United States | 2002 | Virtual Villagers | acquired by Aristocrat Technologies in 2018 |
Big Five Software | Van Nuys, California,United States | 1980 | Miner 2049er | defunct 1984 |
Bilibili | Shanghai,China | 2009 | Guardian Tales | |
Blue Byte | Düsseldorf,Germany | 1988 | The Settlers | video game developer; acquired byUbisoftand their games are now published by Ubisoft |
Broderbund | United States | 1980 | Myst Prince of Persia |
acquired byUbisoft,eventually sold toThe Learning Company;no longer publishes video games |
Black Legend | Welwyn,United Kingdom | 1993 | Football Glory | defunct 1996 |
Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California,United States | 1991 | Diabloseries StarCraftseries |
video game developer; acquired byDavidson & Associatesin 1994, renamed from Silicon & Synapse; acquired byCUC Internationalin 1996, which merged intoCendantin 1997 and was sold toHavasin 1998; acquired byVivendiand become part ofVivendi Gamesgroup in 1998 merged intoActivision Blizzardin 2008 |
Blue Ribbon | Doncaster,United Kingdom | 1985 | 3D Dotty | label ofCDS Micro Systems;defunct 1991 |
Blumhouse Games | Los Angeles, California,United States | 2023 | video game publishing arm ofBlumhouse Productions | |
Bohemia Interactive | Prague,Czech Republic | 1999 | ARMAseries | |
Box Office, Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota,United States | 1987 | ALF: The First Adventure | published last game in 1989 |
Brash Entertainment | Hollywood, California,United States | 2007 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | defunct 2008 |
Broccoli | Tokyo,Japan | 1994 | First Kiss Story II | |
Bug-Byte | Liverpool,United Kingdom | 1980 | Manic Miner | |
Bubble Bus Software | Tonbridge,Kent,United Kingdom | 1982 | Starquake | defunct 1989 |
BudgeCo | California,United States | 1981 | Raster Blaster | defunct 1983 |
Buka Entertainment | Moscow, Russia | 1994 | Pathologic | |
BulkyPix | Vélizy-Villacoublay,France | 2008 | Please, Don't Touch Anything | defunct 2016 |
Bullet-Proof Software | Japan | 1980 | The Black Onyx | defunct |
Bungie | Bellevue, Washington | 1991 | Destinyseries Marathon Trilogy Abuse |
video game developer; formerly a subsidiary ofMicrosoft;formerly had a publishing deal withActivision,now an "independent subsidiary" ofSony Interactive Entertainmentas of 2022 |
C&E | Taipei,Taiwan | 1990 | Super Fighter | no longer publishes video games |
California Dreams | California,United States | 1987 | Blockout | publishing label ofLogical Design Works;defunct 1991 |
California Pacific Computer Company | Davis, California,United States | 1979 | Akalabeth: World of Doom | defunct 1983 |
Camerica | Chicago,Illinois | 1988 | ||
Canal+ Multimedia | France | 1984 | Paris 1313 | publishing arm of theCanal+ Group;no longer publishes video games |
Candy Soft | Japan | 1996 | Tsuyokiss | |
Capcom | Osaka,Japan | 1979 | Mega Manseries Street Fighterseries Resident Evilseries Devil May Cryseries |
video game developer |
Capstone Software | Miami,Florida,United States | 1984 | William Shatner's TekWar | subsidiary ofIntraCorp;defunct 1996 |
Casady & Greene | United States | 1984 | Sky Shadow | defunct 2003 |
Cases Computer Simulations | London,England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Arnhem | published last game in 1994 |
Cave | Tokyo,Japan | 1994 | DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou | |
Cavedog Entertainment | Bothell, Washington,United States | 1995 | Total Annihilation | defunct 2000 |
CBS Electronics | United States | 1982 | K-Razy Shoot-Out | closed in 1984 |
CD Projekt Red | Warsaw,Poland | 1994 | The Witcherseries | |
CDS Software | Doncaster,United Kingdom | 1982 | European Superleague | reformed as iDigicon Ltd in 2002 |
CDV Software Entertainment AG | Bruchsal,Germany | 1989 | defunct 2010 | |
Centuri | Hialeah, Florida,United States | 1969 | Vanguard | known as Allied Leisure until 1980; defunct 1985 |
ChessBase | Hamburg,Germany | 1986 | variouschessprograms | |
Chucklefish | London,England, United Kingdom | 2011 | Stardew Valley Starbound Eastward (video game) |
A video game developer and publisher |
Cinemax | Prague,Czech Republic | 1998 | Memento Mori | |
CI Games | Warsaw,Poland | 2002 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | video game developer; also known as City Interactive |
Cinematronics | El Cajon, California,United States | 1975 | Dragon's Lair | acquired byTradewestin 1987 and renamed toLeland Corporation |
Cinemaware | Burlingame, California,United States | 1985 | Defender of the Crown | defunct 1991; reëstablished as Cinemaware Inc. in 2000 |
Circus | Hasuda,Saitama,Japan | 2000 | Suika | |
Club Kidsoft | Los Gatos, California,United States | 1992 | variousedutainmentgames | defunct |
The Coca-Cola Company | Atlanta,Georgia | 1886 | Pepsi Invaders | no longer publishes video games |
Codemasters | Warwickshire,United Kingdom | 1985 | Overlord | video game developer; acquired byElectronic Artsin 2021 |
Coktel Vision | Paris,France | 1985 | Emmanuelle | acquired bySierrain 1993 |
Coleco | United States | 1932 | video game console (ColecoVisionandTelstar) and video game developer; revived in 2005, after being defunct since 1988 | |
Color Dreams | United States | 1988 | video game developer | |
CommaVid | Aurora, Illinois,United States | 1981 | Video Life | defunct 1983 |
Commercial Data Systems | Emerald Park, Saskatchewan,Canada | 1982 | Frantic Freddie | exited the video game industry in 1990 |
Commodore | West Chester, Pennsylvania,United States | 1954 | Radar Rat Race | defunct 1994 |
Compile | Japan | 1982 | defunct 2003 | |
Compile Heart | Tokyo,Japan | 2006 | Record of Agarest War | subsidiary ofIdea Factory |
CompuServe | Columbus, Ohio,United States | 1969 | Island of Kesmai | defunct 2009 |
Computer and Video Games | Bath, Somerset,England,United Kingdom | 1981 | The Thompson Twins Adventure | label ofFuture Publishing;also known as C&VG, CVG, or C+VG; defunct 2004 |
Conspiracy Entertainment | Santa Monica, California,United States | 1997 | video game developer | |
Core Design | Derby,England,United Kingdom | 1988 | Corporation | acquired byEidos Interactivein 1996; defunct 2010 |
Cosmi Corporation | Carson, California,United States | 1982 | Forbidden Forest,The President is Missing | |
Crave Entertainment | Newport Beach, California,United States | 1997 | ||
Creative Computing | United States | 1974 | variousAtari 8-bitgames | defunct 1985 |
CM Games | Tallinn, Estonia | 2010 | ||
Creatures | Tokyo,Japan | 1995 | Chee-Chai Alien | no longer publishes video games |
Crimson Cow | Hamburg,Germany | 2002 | A Vampyre Story | |
CRL Group | London,England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Tau Ceti | published last game in 1989 |
Cronosoft | United Kingdom | 2002 | various homebrewZX Spectrumgames | |
Culture Brain Excel | Tokyo, Japan | 1980 | ||
Cryo Interactive | Paris,France | 1989 | Seven Games of the Soul | defunct 2002; assets acquired byDreamcatcher Interactive |
Crystal Computing | Manchester,United Kingdom | 1982 | Halls of the Things | reëstablished as Design Design in 1984 |
Crystal Dynamics | Redwood City, California,United States | 1992 | Gex | video game developer; acquired byEidos Interactivein 1998 |
Crytek | Frankfurt,Germany | 1999 | Robinson: The Journey | video game developer |
Crytivo Games | San Diego,California, United States | 2013 | The Universimand many other indie games of different genres | |
Cyberdreams | Calabasas, California,United States | 1990 | Dark Seed | defunct 1997 |
Cybersoft | North Miami Beach, Florida | 1994 | Air Cavalry | label ofGameTek;last game published in 1995 |
D3 Publisher | Tokyo, Japan | 1996 | Last Escortseries Vitaminseries Simple series |
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Daedalic Entertainment | Hamburg,Germany | 2007 | Edna & Harvey: The Breakout | |
DarXabre | The Netherlands | 2001 | Hooligans: Storm Over Europe | defunct |
Datamost | Chatsworth, California,United States | 1981 | Aztec | defunct 1985 |
Datam Polystar | Tokyo,Japan | 1990 | Cacoma Knight | no longer publishes video games |
Datasoft | Chatsworth, California,United States | 1980 | Bruce Lee | reformed as IntelliCreations in 1987 |
Data Age | California,United States | 1982 | Journey Escape | defunct 1983 |
Data Becker | Düsseldorf,Germany | 1980 | America | defunct 2014 |
Data East | Tokyo, Japan | 1976 | ||
Davidson & Associates | Torrance, California,United States | 1983 | Math Blaster! | acquired byCUC Internationalin 1996; defunct 1999 |
Davilex Games | Houten,The Netherlands | 1997 | A2 Racer | ceased publishing video games in 2005 |
Davka | Chicago,Illinois,United States | 1982 | variousApple IIgames | no longer publishes video games |
Daybreak Game Company | California,United States | 1995 | DC Universe Online | video game developer; formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment; acquired byEnad Global 7in 2020 |
dB-SOFT | Sapporo,Japan | 1980 | Flappy | defunct 2001 |
Deep Silver | Munich,Germany | 2002 | Metroseries Saints Rowseries S.T.A.L.K.E.R.series |
label ofKoch Media;purchased video game developerVolitionand theMetrofranchise from THQ in 2013; acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018 |
Delphine Software International | Paris,France | 1988 | Future Wars | defunct 2004 |
Delta 4 | United Kingdom | 1984 | Bored of the Rings | defunct 1992 |
Destination Software | Moorestown, New Jersey,United States | 2001 | Snood | used the label DSI Games; acquired byGreenScreen Interactive Softwarein 2008 |
Destineer | Minnesota,United States | 2000 | video game developer; publishes under theBold Games,MacSoft,andAtomic Gameslabels | |
Devolver Digital | Austin, Texas,United States | 2008 | ||
Digital Fantasia | Blackpool,United Kingdom | 1982 | Perseus and Andromeda | ceased publishing in 1983; defunct 1991 |
Digital Integration | Camberley, Surrey,United Kingdom | 1982 | ATF | acquired byTitus Interactivein 1998; defunct 2005 |
Digital Jesters | Welwyn Garden City,Hertfordshire,England,United Kingdom | 2003 | Chaos League | defunct 2006 |
Digital Leisure | Aurora, Ontario,Canada | 1997 | variousDVDgames | |
Digital Pictures | San Mateo, California,United States | 1991 | Corpse Killer | defunct 1996 |
Dinamic Multimedia | Madrid,Spain | 1993 | PC Fútbol | defunct 2001 |
Dinamic Software | Spain | 1983 | After the War | video game developer; defunct 1992 |
Dinosaur Polo Club | Wellington, New Zealand | 2013 | Mini Motorways | |
Disney Interactive Studios | Glendale, California,United States | 1988 | defunct 2016 | |
DK'Tronics | Saffron Walden,United Kingdom | 1981 | 3D Tanx | defunct 1993 |
Domark | London,England,United Kingdom | 1984 | 3D Construction Kit | merged withBig Red Software,Simis,and Eidos Technologies to formEidos Interactivein 1996 |
Don't Nod | Paris,France | 2008 | Gerda: A Flame in Winter | |
Double Fine | San Francisco,California,United States | 2000 | Psychonautsseries | acquired byMicrosoftin 2019 |
Dovetail Games | Chatham,Kent,England,United Kingdom | 2008 | Train Simulator | |
Dragon Data | Wales,United Kingdom | 1980 | variousDragon 32/64games | division ofMettoy;defunct 1984 |
DreadXP | United States | 2019 | The Mortuary Assistant | video game publishing arm ofDread Central |
DreamCatcher Games | Toronto,Ontario, Canada | 1996 | acquired byJoWooD Productions;folded intoNordic Gamesin 2011 | |
DreamWorks Interactive | Los Angeles,California,United States | 1995 | The Neverhood | joint venture betweenDreamWorksandMicrosoft;acquired byElectronic Artsin 2000 |
Drecom | Shinagawa,Tokyo,Japan | 2001 | D Cide Traumerei,Disgaea RPG | |
DROsoft | Madrid,Spain | 1986 | variousZX Spectrumgames | acquired byElectronic Artsin 1994 |
Dtp entertainment | Hamburg,Germany | 1995 | ||
Dynamic Planning | Tokyo,Japan | 1974 | Shien's Revenge | known as Dynamic Kikaku; no longer publishes video games |
Dynamix | Eugene, Oregon,United States | 1984 | David Wolf: Secret Agent | acquired bySierrain 1990; defunct 2001 |
EasyGameStation | Japan | 2001 | Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters | |
Ecole Software | Nishinomiya,Japan | 1989 | Death Crimson OX | no longer publishes video games |
Edge Games | Pasadena, California,United States | 1990 | successor to Softek International Ltd | |
Edu-Ware | Agoura Hills, California,United States | 1979 | The Prisoner | defunct 1985 |
eGames | Langhorne, Pennsylvania,United States | 1992 | Darwinia | published games under the Cinemaware Marquee label; acquired by Tamino Minerals in 2012 |
Eidos Interactive | London, England,United Kingdom | 1990 | Tomb Raiderseries Hitmanseries Championship Managerseries |
absorbed by Square Enix Europe in 2009. Several assets including Crystal Dynamics,Eidos-Montreal,along with related franchises likeTomb Raiderwere acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2022 |
Electric Dreams Software | Southampton,England,United Kingdom | 1985 | Firetrack | defunct 1989 |
Electronic Arts | Redwood City, California,United States | 1982 | Battlefieldseries Medal of Honorseries The Simsseries |
video game developer |
Electronic Arts Square | Japan | 1998 | joint venture betweenElectronic Arts(70%) andSquare(30%) to publish EA titles in Japan. Square's stake sold to EA in 2003 and became Electronic Arts K.K. during preparations for Square Enix merger | |
Electronic Arts Victor | Japan | 1993 | Mutant League Football | joint venture ofElectronic Arts(70%) andVictor Entertainment(30%). Venture ended in December 1997 |
Electro Brain | Salt Lake City,Utah,United States | 1990 | Ghoul School | defunct 1998 |
The Elektrik Keyboard | Chicago,Illinois,United States | 1978 | Depth Charge | ceased publishing video games in 1979 |
ELF Corporation | Tokyo,Japan | 1989 | Dōkyūsei | defunct 2015 |
Elite Systems | Lichfield,United Kingdom | 1984 | Beyond the Ice Palace | |
Empire Interactive | London,England,United Kingdom | 1987 | Big Mutha Truckers | defunct 2009 |
English Software | Manchester,United Kingdom | 1982 | Jet-Boot Jack | defunct 1987 |
Enix | Tokyo, Japan | 1975 | Dragon Warrior | merged withSquareasSquare Enix |
Enlight Software | United States | 1993 | Restaurant Empire | |
Enterbrain | Tokyo,Japan | 1987 | Tear Ring Saga | division ofKadokawa Corporation;its game business was merged into Kadokawa Games in 2009 |
Durell Software | Taunton,United Kingdom | 1983 | Saboteur | exited the video game industry in 1987 |
Eighting | Tokyo,Japan | 1993 | Battle Garegga | acquired by COLOPL in 2016 no longer self-publishes video games |
Emerald Software | Waterford,Ireland | 1988 | various licensed games for theCommodore 64andAmiga | defunct 1991 |
Encore, Inc. | Minneapolis,Minnesota,United States | 1994 | Torchlight | acquired bySpeed Commercein 2002, WYNIT Distribution LLC in 2014; encore acquired Viva Media |
Entertainment Software Publishing | Japan | 1997 | Bangai-O | known as ESP; acquired byD3 Publisher,which continued to use it as a label until 2010 |
En Masse Entertainment | Seattle,Washington,United States | 2010 | TERA | subsidiary ofKrafton Game Union;closed in 2020[1] |
Eolith | Seoul,South Korea | 1996 | variousarcade games | defunct 2005 |
Eon Digital Entertainment | London,England,United Kingdom | 2000 | Airfix Dogfighter | defunct 2002 |
Epic Games | Potomac, Maryland,United States | 1991 | Epic Pinball ZZT Jill of the Jungle Fortnite |
video game developer; known as Potomac Computer Systems until 1992, and Epic MegaGames until 1999 |
Epoch Co. | Tokyo,Japan | 1958 | Barcode Battler | no longer publishes video games |
Epyx | Chappaqua, New York,United States | 1978 | Dunjonquestseries Crush, Crumble and Chomp! variousOlympics-themed games |
video game developer |
ERE Informatique | France | 1981 | Macadam Bumper | acquired byInfogramesin 1987 |
ESA(formerly Softmax) | South Korea | 1994 | Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche | left from game business |
Europress | Bath,England,United Kingdom | 1965 | Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | acquired byHasbro Interactivein 1999 |
Eushully | Sapporo,Japan | 1998 | variouseroge | team within Arkham Products until 2005; label of Eukleia since then |
Examu | Tokyo,Japan | 1999 | Arcana Heart | known as Yuki Enterprise until 2007 |
Exidy | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1974 | Mouse Trap Venture |
defunct 1989 |
FASA | United States | 1980 | ended video game development and publishing 2012 | |
Fabtek | Redmond, Washington,United States | 1987 | Cabal | defunct 1999 |
Fandom | San Francisco,California,United States | 2004 | ||
Fairchild Semiconductor | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1957 | variousFairchild Channel Fgames | initially a division ofFairchild Camera and Instrument;acquired bySchlumbergerin 1979, then byNational Semiconductorin 1987; regained independence in 1997; acquired by ON Semiconductor in 2016 |
Family Soft | Tokyo,Japan | 1987 | Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force | |
Fantasy Software | Cheltenham,United Kingdom | 1983 | variousZX Spectrumgames | defunct 1985 |
Faster Than Light | United Kingdom | 1986 | Hydrofool | label ofGargoyle Games;defunct 1989 |
Fathammer | Finland | 2002 | acquired by Telcogames in 2006 | |
Firebird Software | London,England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Elite | defunct 1989 uponMicroProse's acquisition ofTelecomsoft |
First Star Software | Chappaqua, New York,United States | 1982 | Boulder Dash | acquired by BBG Entertainment in 2018 and their games are now published by BBG Entertainment |
Fellow Traveller Games | Melbourne,Australia | 2013 | Hacknet | |
Feral Interactive | London, England,United Kingdom | 1999 | publishes Macintosh and Linux games | |
Fill-in-Cafe | Japan | 1987 | known as Team Cross Wonder until 1989; defunct 1998 | |
Finji | Grand Rapids, Michigan,United States | 2006 | Night in the Woods Overland Wilmot's Warehouse Chicory: A Colorful Tale Tunic |
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Fisher Price | East Aurora, New York,United States | 1930 | variousAtari 8-bitandColecovisiongames | acquired byMattelin 1993 no longer publishes video games |
Fishtank Interactive | Ravensburg,Germany | 2000 | AquaNox | publishing Label ofRavensburger Interactive;acquired alongside parent byJoWooD Productionsin 2002 |
Flair Software | Newcastle upon Tyne,United Kingdom | 1990 | Elvira: The Arcade Game | last game published in 1999 |
Flight-Plan | Gifu,Japan | 1989 | Sacred Blaze | defunct 2010 |
Flying Edge | Glen Cove, New York,United States | 1992 | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants | label ofAcclaim Entertainment;defunct 1994 |
Focus Entertainment | Paris,France | 1996 | Pro Cycling Manager | |
Focus Multimedia | Rugeley,United Kingdom | 1995 | various budgetCD-ROMgames | Acquired byFandom, Inc.in 2021 |
FormGen | Scottsdale, Arizona,United States | 1987 | Space Dude | acquired byGT Interactivein 1996 |
The Fourth Dimension | United Kingdom | 1989 | Apocalypse | known as The 4th Dimension or 4D; defunct 2004 |
Fox Interactive | Los Angeles,California,United States | 1982 | Croc Die Hard Trilogy |
video game developer; acquired byVivendi Universal Gamesin 2003, ceased in 2006 |
Freeverse Software | New York City,United States | 1994 | Project Nomads | acquired byNgmocoin 2010 |
French Bread | Tokyo,Japan | 1998 | Glove on Fight | formerly known as Watanabe Seisakusho |
Froggo | Sunnyvale, California | 1987 | variousAtari 2600and7800games | defunct 1989 |
FromSoftware | Tokyo,Japan | 1986 | Dark Soulsseries | subsidiary ofKadokawa Corporation |
Front Wing | Japan | 2000 | Tea Society of a Witch | |
Frontier Developments | United Kingdoms | 1994 | Stranded: Alien Dawn FAR: Changing Tides |
publish games under the Frontier Foundry label, no longer publishes video game |
FTL Games | San Diego,California, United States | 1982 | Dungeon Master | defunct 1996 |
Fujisankei Communications International | New York City,United States | 1986 | no longer publishes video games | |
Fujitsu | Tokyo,Japan | 1935 | variousFM Townsgames | no longer publishes video games |
Full On Games | Tokyo,Japan | 1996 | variousDreamcastgames | known as FOG |
Funcom | Oslo,Norway | 1993 | Age of Conan | video game developer; acquired byTencentin 2020[2] |
funk | Mainz,Germany | 2016 | Bundesfighter II Turbo | Online content network operated by German public broadcasting |
Future Games | Beroun,Czech Republic | 1996 | The Black Mirror | defunct 2011 |
Fuuki | Kyoto,Japan | 1977 | Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty | no longer publishes video games |
G.rev | Japan | 2000 | Border Down | |
G5 Entertainment | Stockholm,Sweden | 2001 | Supermarket Mania | |
Gaelco | Barcelona,Spain | 1981 | Big Karnak | dissolved in 2007 |
Game Designers' Workshop | Normal, Illinois,United States | 1973 | The Battle of Chickamauga | defunct 1996 |
Gaijin Entertainment | Budapest,Hungary | 2002 | War Thunder | |
Gaijinworks | Redding, California,United States | 2006 | Miami Law | |
Gainax | Tokyo,Japan | 1984 | Princess Maker | no longer publishes video games |
Gakken | Tokyo,Japan | 1947 | Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum | no longer publishes video games |
Game | Basingstoke,England,United Kingdom | 1992 | Christmas Shopper Simulator | |
Gamecock | Austin, Texas,United States | 2007 | acquired bySouthPeak Games | |
Gameloft | Paris,France | 2000 | Asphalt Urban GT | Acquired byVivendiin 2016 |
Game Freak | Tokyo,Japan | 1989 | Little Town Hero | |
Games by Apollo | Richardson, Texas,United States | 1981 | Lost Luggage | defunct 1983 |
Games Workshop | Nottingham,United Kingdom | 1975 | Chaos | ceased publishing video games in 1985 |
GameHouse | Seattle, Washington, United States | 1998 | Acquired by RealNetworks in 2004 | |
GameTek | North Miami Beach, Florida,United States | 1987 | Wheel of Fortune | publishing label of IJE; defunct 1998 |
Game Arts | Tokyo,Japan | 1985 | Thexder | acquired byGungHo Online Entertainmentin 2005 and their games are now published by GungHo Online Entertainment |
The Game Factory | Aarhus,Denmark | 2004 | various licensedGame Boy AdvanceandNintendo DSgames | defunct |
Game Park | South Korea | 1996 | variousGP32games | defunct 2007 |
Game Studio | Tokyo,Japan | 1985 | defunct 2015 | |
Gargoyle Games | Dudley,England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Tir Na Nog | defunct 1987 |
Gathering of Developers | Austin, Texas,United States | 1998 | Jazz Jackrabbit 2 | acquired byTake Two Interactivein 2000; renamed to Gathering; defunct 2004 |
Gearbox Software | Frisco, Texas,United States | 1999 | Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2021. Publishes game under the "Gearbox Publishing" label. |
General Entertainment | Tokyo,Japan | 1994 | defunct 2011 | |
Genki | Tokyo,Japan | 1990 | Tokyo Xtreme Racer | |
Global Star Software | Ontario,Canada | 1992 | publishing label ofTake-Two Interactive,name retired | |
Gathering of Developers | Texas,United States | 1988 | Tropico Stronghold |
acquired byTake-Two Interactive,name retired |
Gebelli Software | United States | 1982 | variousApple IIgames | defunct 1984 |
Giga | Japan | 1993 | Variable Geo | |
Gizmondo | Sweden | 2000 | Sticky Balls | known as Tiger Telematics until 2004; defunct 2006 |
Global A Entertainment | Tokyo,Japan | 1997 | My World, My Way | renamed to GAE, Inc. in 2009 |
Global VR | San Jose, California,United States | 1998 | EA Sports NASCAR Racing | |
GN Software | Japan | 2003 | Ren'ai CHU! | label of Good Navigate |
GOG Ltd | Warsaw,Poland | 2008 | digital distribution service | |
Gogii Games | Moncton, New Brunswick,Canada | 2006 | video game developer | |
Good Shepherd Entertainment | The Hague,Netherlands | 2011 | ||
Gotham Games | New York City,United States | 2002 | Conflict: Desert Storm | label ofTake-Two Interactive;defunct 2003 |
Gottlieb | Chicago,Illinois,United States | 1927 | Q*bert | defunct 1996 |
Got Game Entertainment | Weston, Connecticut,United States | 2002 | ARMA 2 | |
Grandslam Entertainment | Croydon,Surrey,United Kingdom | 1987 | Reunion | defunct 1995 |
Graphsim Entertainment | Addison, Texas | 1992 | Hellcats Over the Pacific | known as Graphic Simulations |
Gravity | Seoul,Republic of Korea | 2013 | Ragnarok Online Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second |
video game developer; subsidy of GungHo Online Entertainment |
Great Wave Software | Scotts Valley, California,United States | 1984 | variousedutainmentgames | defunct |
Gremlin Industries | San Diego,California, United States | 1973 | Blockade | acquired byBallyin 1984 |
Gremlin Interactive | Sheffield,England, United Kingdom | 1984 | acquired byAtari, SAnéeInfogrames,name retired | |
Grolier Interactive Inc | New York City,United States | 1982 | Golden Gate Killer | known as Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc until 1996; acquired byScholasticin 1999 |
Groove Games | Toronto,Ontario,Canada | 2001 | Pariah | defunct 2009 |
GSC World Publishing | Kyiv,Ukraine | 2004 | ||
GTE Interactive Media | Carlsbad, California,United States | 1990 | Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | software publishing arm ofGTE;defunct 1997 |
GT Interactive | New York City,United States | 1993 | Blood | acquired byAtari, SAnéeInfogrames |
GungHo Online Entertainment | Tokyo,Japan | 1998 | Ragnarok DS | |
Gust Co. Ltd. | Nagano,Japan | 1993 | acquired byKoei Tecmoin 2011 and their games are now published by Koei Tecmo | |
Hacker International | Japan | 1990 | Menace Beach | defunct 2001 |
HAL Laboratory | Tokyo,Japan | 1980 | Eggerland | no longer publishes video games |
Hamster Corporation | Tokyo,Japan | 1999 | Shienryu | |
HanbitSoft | South Korea | 1999 | StarCraft(KR) | acquired by T3 Entertainment |
Hasbro Interactive | California,United States | 1995 | Monopoly RISK RollerCoaster Tycoonseries |
assets acquired byAtari, SAnéeInfogramesin 2000, no staff retained |
Headup Games | Düren, Germany | 2009 | Acquired by Thunderful Group in 2021 | |
Hect | Japan | 1988 | Firestriker | defunct 2002 |
HeR Interactive | Bellevue, Washington,United States | 1995 | Nancy Drew | video game developer |
Heureka-Klett | Germany | 1996 | Opera Fatal | defunct |
Hex | London,England,United Kingdom | 1990 | Top Banana | defunct 1999 |
Hi Tech Expressions | United States | 1988 | ||
Hewson Consultants | United Kingdom | 1981 | Pinball Dreams | defunct 1991 |
Hirameki | Diamond Bar, California,United States | 2000 | Ever17 | ceased publishing video games in 2008 |
Hodder & Stoughton | London,England,United Kingdom | 1868 | The Rats | no longer publishes video games |
Home Entertainment Suppliers | Sydney,Australia | 1984 | Raid 2020 | known as HES |
Hooded Horse | Dallas, Texas,United States | 2019 | Manor Lords | |
HopeLab | Redwood City, California,United States | 2001 | Re-Mission | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Boston,Massachusetts,United States | 1832 | Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge | publishes games through its software division,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology,which was known as Riverdeep PLC until its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin in 2006, and then as Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group until 2007 |
Hudson Soft | Minato, Tokyo,Japan | 1973 | Bomberman Bonk Adventure Island |
video game developer; acquired byKonami |
Human Engineered Software | Brisbane, California,United States | 1980 | Project Space Station | acquired by Avant Garde Publishing Corp. in 1984 |
Human Entertainment | Tokyo,Japan | 1983 | Fire Pro Wrestling | defunct 2000 |
Humble Bundle | San Francisco,California,United States | 2010 | A Hat in Time | acquired byIGN Entertainment |
HummingBirdSoft | Japan | 1982 | Laplace no Ma | defunct |
Humongous Entertainment | City of Industry, California,United States | 1992 | Putt-Putt | Ceased self-publication in 2000, shuttered in 2006 |
IBM | Armonk, New York,United States | 1911 | Alley Cat | |
Iceberg Interactive | Haarlem,The Netherlands | 2009 | Killing Floor APB: Reloaded Endless Space StarDrive |
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ICOM Simulations | Wheeling, Illinois,United States | 1981 | Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective | acquired byViacom New Mediain 1993, reformed as Rabid Entertainment in 1997, and closed in 1998 |
Idea Factory | Tokyo,Japan | 1994 | Black Stone: Magic & Steel | |
id Software | Richardson, Texas,United States | 1991 | Heretic | acquired byZeniMax Mediain 2009 |
Ignition Entertainment | Essex,England,United Kingdom | 2002 | acquired byUTV Software Communicationsand renamed UTV Ignition Games. Shuttered in 2012 following purchase of UTV byThe Walt Disney Company. | |
Illusion Soft | Yokohama,Japan | 2001 | RapeLay | |
Imageepoch | Tokyo,Japan | 2005 | Black Rock Shooter: The Game | defunct 2015 |
Image Works | United Kingdom | 1988 | Bloodwych | label ofMirrorsoft;last game published in 1991 |
Imagic | California,United States | 1981 | variousAtari 2600games various early consoles games |
video game developer |
Imagine Software | Liverpool,England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Arcadia,Alchemist | defunct 1984; rights bought byOcean Software,which continued to use the Imagine name as a label on some games |
Impressions Games | Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States | 1989 | Global Domination | acquired bySierrain 1995; defunct 2004 |
Incentive Software | Reading, Berkshire,United Kingdom | 1983 | Driller | reformed asSuperscapein 1992 |
Incredible Technologies | Vernon Hills, Illinois,United States | 1985 | Golden Tee Golf | |
index+ | France | 1992 | variousadventure games | merged withFrance Telecom Multimediain 2000 to becomeWanadoo Edition |
indiePub Entertainment | Cincinnati,Ohio,United States | 2008 | ||
Infocom | Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States | 1979 | Zorkseries | acquired byActivision,name retired |
Infogrames | Lyon,France | 1983 | (RenamedAtari, SA) | |
Innerprise Software | Hunt Valley, Maryland,United States | 1989 | Battle Squadron | defunct 1992 |
Inscape | Los Angeles,United States | 1994 | Bad Day on the Midway Drowned God |
acquired byGraphix Zonein early 1997, which ceased operations in November 1997 |
Intellivision Entertainment | United States | 1997 | Intellivision Lives! | |
Interactive Magic | Cary, North Carolina,United States | 1994 | Capitalism | changed name to iEntertainment Network in 1999 |
Interceptor Micros | Tadley,United Kingdom | 1982 | The Heroes Of Karn | video game developer; defunct 1992 |
Interchannel | Tokyo,Japan | 1995 | Puyo Puyo 2 | subsidiary ofNECuntil 2004 no longer publishes video games |
Interplay Entertainment | Beverly Hills, California,United States | 1983 | Fallout Descent |
video game developer; acquired byTitus Interactive,closed and reopened as an independent publisher |
Introversion Software | Walton-on-Thames,United Kingdom | 2001 | Uplink | |
INTV Corporation | United States | 1984 | variousIntellivisiongames | defunct 1990 |
inXile Entertainment | Newport Beach, California,United States | 2002 | video game developer; acquired byMicrosoftin 2018 | |
iQue | Suzhou,China | 2002 | variousiQuegames | joint venture betweenWei YenandNintendo |
Irem | Tokyo,Japan | 1997 | video game developer; dissolved video game subsidiary in 2011 | |
ITE Media | Copenhagen,Denmark | 1998 | Hugo | software publishing arm ofInteractive Television Entertainment;acquired byNDS Groupin 2006; defunct 2010 |
Jaleco | Japan | 1974 | video game developer | |
JAST USA | San Diego,California, United States | 1996 | Season of the Sakura | |
Jester Interactive | Wales,United Kingdom | 1997 | Suzuki TT Superbikes | |
Johnson & Johnson | New Brunswick, New Jersey,United States | 1886 | Tooth Protectors | no longer publishes video games |
JoWooD Productions | Liezen,Austria | 1995 | folded into Nordic Games in 2011 | |
JumpStart Games(formerly Knowledge Adventure) | Los Angeles,California,United States | 1989 | Undersea Adventure | acquired byNetDragon Websoft |
K2 Network(Gamersfirst) | Irvine, California,United States | 2001 | War Rock Sword 2 APB: Reloaded Knight Online Fallen Earth |
merged with Reloaded Games; reloaded Games no longer publishes games, and their publishing title is now published by GamersFirst.[3] |
Kakao Games | Jeju City,South Korea | 2010 | Guardian Tales | video game publishing arm ofKakao |
Kalisto Entertainment | Bordeaux,France | 1990 | S.C.OUT | label of Atreid Concept until 1996, when it became the name of the company as a whole; defunct 2002 |
Kalypso Media | Worms, Germany | 2006 | Imperium Romanum | |
Kaneko | Tokyo,Japan | 1980 | ||
Kaypro | San Diego,California, United States | 1981 | Ladder | defunct 1992; reëstablished in 1999; defunct again in 2001 |
Kee Games | California,United States | 1973 | Tank | defunct 1978 |
Kemco | Japan | 1984 | Top Gear | video game developer |
Ketchapp | Paris,France | 2014 | 2048 | acquired byUbisoftin 2016 |
Kepler Interactive | United Kingdoms | 2021 | Tchia,Scorn | video game developer |
King Games | Miami,Florida | 2006 | Sneak King | label ofBurger Kingused for a 2006advergamepromotion |
KID | Tokyo,Japan | 1988 | Infinity Cure | defunct 2006 |
Kingsoft | Aachen,Germany | 1983 | acquired byElectronic Artsin 1983; defunct 2000 | |
King Records | Tokyo,Japan | 1931 | Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster | no longer publishes video games |
Koch Media | Germany | 1994 | Dead Island | bought by THQ Nordic February 2018 |
Kodansha | Tokyo,Japan | 1938 | Blue Almanac | no longer publishes video games |
Koei | Ashikaga, Tochigi,Japan | 1976 | Dynasty Warriors | video game developer; merged intoTecmo Koei |
Koei Tecmo | Japan | 2009 | changed name from Tecmo Koei in 2014 | |
Kogado Studio | Tokyo,Japan | 1916 | Cosmic Soldier | |
Konami | Tokyo, Japan | 1969 | Castlevania Metal Gear Contra Silent Hill |
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Kongregate | United States | 2006 | ||
Krisalis Software | Rotherham,England,United Kingdom | 1987 | Soccer Kid | defunct 2001 |
KSS | Japan | 1990 | Majyūō | exited the video game industry in 2001 |
Kure Software Koubou | Japan | 1985 | known as KSK | |
Kuro Games | Guangzhou,China | 2017 | Punishing: Gray Raven | |
Lankhor | Paris,France | 1987 | Mortville Manor | defunct 2001 |
Le Lombard | Belgium | 1946 | Thorgal: Curse of Atlantis | no longer publishes video games |
Kwalee | Leamington Spa,England, United Kingdom | 2011 | ||
Legacy Interactive | Hollywood, California,United States | 1998 | video game developer | |
Legendo Entertainment | Gothenburg,Sweden | 1998 | Pure Pinball | known as Iridon Interactive until 2005 |
Legend Entertainment | Chantilly, Virginia,United States | 1989 | Spellcasting | acquired byGT Interactivein 1998; defunct 2004 |
Lego Interactive | London,England,United Kingdom | 1996 | Lego Loco | publishing arm ofLego Group;known as Lego Media until 2000, and Lego Software until 2002; defunct 2005 |
Leland Corporation | El Cajon, California,United States | 1987 | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp | renamed to Leland Interactive Media in 1993; acquired byWMS Industriesin 1994 |
Level-5 | Fukuoka,Japan | 1998 | Yo-kai Watch | |
Level 9 Computing | United Kingdom | 1981 | Jewels of Darkness | defunct 1991 |
Limited Run Games | Raleigh, North Carolina,United States | 2015 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2022 |
Linux Game Publishing | Nottingham,England, United Kingdom | 2001 | inactive | |
Lighthouse Interactive | Haarlem,The Netherlands | 2005 | LocoMania | acquired by SilverBirch Inc. in 2008; defunct 2009 |
LJN | New York City,United States | 1970 | acquired by Acclaim Entertainment | |
LK Avalon | Świlcza,Poland | 1989 | Hans Kloss | |
Llamasoft | Wales,United Kingdom | 1981 | Attack of the Mutant Camels | |
Lock 'n Load Publishing | Pueblo, Colorado,United States | 2006 | ||
Logotron Ltd | Cambridge,England,United Kingdom | 1987 | XOR | published last game in 1990 |
Loki Software | Tustin, California,United States | 1998 | ||
Loriciel | France | 1983 | Jim Power in Mutant Planet | defunct 1995 |
LucasArts | San Francisco,California,United States | 1982 | Monkey Island Maniac Mansion Indiana Jones Star Wars |
acquired by The Walt Disney Company (originally Lucasfilm Games LLC) and they changed from publisher to licensor |
Lump of Sugar | Japan | 2005 | Nursery Rhyme | |
MacPlay | Dallas,Texas,United States | 1993 | variousMacintoshgames | label ofInterplayuntil 1997; revived in 2000 as a label ofUnited Developers |
MacSoft | Plymouth, Minnesota,United States | 1993 | variousMacintoshgames | acquired byDestineerin 2003 |
Mad Catz | San Diego,California, United States | 1989 | MC Groovz Dance Craze | defunct 2017 |
Magical Company | Kobe,Japan | 1985 | Kōshien | no longer publishes video games |
Magic Bytes | Gütersloh,Germany | 1987 | Wall$treet | Game publishing arm of Micro-Partner Software GmbH |
Mages(formerly 5pb.) | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Memories Off | Acquired by Colopl in 2020 |
Magnavox | Napa, California,United States | 1911 | Magnavox Odyssey | video game developer; acquired byPhilipsin 1974; exited the video game industry in 1984 |
Mr Chip Software | Chester,United Kingdom | 1982 | variousCommodore 64games | ceased publishing video games in 1984; changed name to Magnetic Fields in 1988 |
magnussoft | Kesselsdorf,Germany | 1984 | ||
Mandarin Software | Adlington,United Kingdom | 1988 | Lancelot | publishing label ofEuropress Software;last game published in 1990 |
MangaGamer | Japan | 2009 | variousvisual novels | |
Martech | Pevensey Bay,United Kingdom | 1982 | Rex | ceased publishing video games in 1989 |
Majesco Entertainment | Edison, New Jersey,United States | 1986 | Cooking Mama | exited the video game industry in 2016 |
Marvelous | Tokyo, Japan | 2011 | video game developer | |
Marvelous Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | Harvest Moon DS | merged withAQ Interactivein 2011 to becomeMarvelous AQL(later Marvelous) |
Masaya | Japan | 1985 | Target Earth | label of NCS until 2014, and of Extreme since then |
Mastertronic | United Kingdom | 1983 | One Man and His Droid,Master of Magic | merged withVirgin Interactivein 1988, and subsequently absorbed intoSegain 1991 |
Mastiff | San Francisco, California | 2002 | video game developer | |
Matrix Games | Staten Island, New York,United States | 2000 | Distant Worlds | merged intoSlitherine Softwarein 2010 and their games are published by Slitherine |
Mattel | El Segundo, California,United States | 1945 | Astrosmash | exited the video game business in 1984 |
Mattel163 | Walnut Creek, California,United States Hong Kong,China |
2017 | joint venture ofMattelandNetEase | |
Maximum Games | Walnut Creek, California,United States | 2009 | Deer Drive Legends JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters Worms Collection |
formerly Maximum Family Games; acquired by Zordix AB, which has the Zordix Publishing label, in 2021 |
Maxis | Emeryville, California,United States | 1987 | SimCityseries The Simsseries Spore |
acquired byElectronic Artsand is now its development division; their games are now published by Electronic Arts orEA Mobile |
Max Design | Schladming,Austria | 1991 | 1869 | defunct 2004 |
MC2 | Paris, France | 2003 | Sniper Eliteseries | currently publishes under theMicroidslabel |
McDonald's | Chicago,United States | 1940 | Grimace's Birthday | |
MC Lothlorien | United Kingdom | 1982 | Micro Mouse Goes Debugging | defunct 1990 |
MECC | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota,United States | 1973 | The Oregon Trail | defunct 1999 |
Med Systems Software | Chapel Hill, North Carolina,United States | 1980 | Asylum | acquired by Screenplay in 1983; defunct 1984 |
MediaWorks | Tokyo, Japan | 1992 | Emerald Dragon | merged withASCII Corporationin 2008 to becomeASCII MediaWorks;in 2009, its game business was merged into Kadokawa Games |
Media Factory | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Derby Stallion 64 | label ofRecruituntil 2011, and ofKadokawa Corporationsince then; no longer publishes video games |
Media Rings | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Zero4 Champ | defunct 2007 |
Mega Enterprise | Seoul, South Korea | 1998 | Call of Duty | defunct 2007 |
Megatech Software | California,United States | 1992 | Knights of Xentar | defunct 1997 or 1999 |
Melbourne House | Melbourne,Australia | 1977 | Way of the Exploding Fist | acquired byKrome Studiosin 2006; closed in 2010 |
Meldac | Japan | 1990 | Zombie Nation | no longer publishes video games |
Metro3D, Inc. | San Jose, California,United States | 1998 | Dual Blades | defunct 2004 |
Metropolis Software | Warsaw,Poland | 1992 | Teenagent | acquired byCD Projektin 2008; defunct 2009 |
MGM Interactive | United States | 1995 | Machine Hunter | software publishing arm ofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer;defunct 2005 |
Microdeal | St Austell,Cornwall,England,United Kingdom | 1981 | Goldrunner | rights sold toHiSoft Systemsin 1989 |
Microids | France | 1984 | Blacksad: Under the Skin | video game developer; subsidiary ofMédia-Participations |
MicroIllusions | Granada Hills, California,United States | 1987 | The Faery Tale Adventure | last game published in 1989 |
MicroProse | Hunt Valley, Maryland,United States | 1982 | X-Com | acquired byHasbro Interactive,name retired |
Microsoft | Redmond, Washington,United States | 1975 | Haloseries Age of Empiresseries Gears of Warseries Forzaseries Fableseries Black & White |
publishes games under theXbox Game Studiosbanner since 2019; owns publisherBethesda SoftworksandActivision Blizzard |
Microsphere | London, England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Skool Daze | defunct 1987 |
Microcabin | Japan | 1982 | Xak: The Art of Visual Stage | acquired byAQ Interactivein 2008, and by Fields Corporation in 2011 |
Micrografx | Richardson, Texas,United States | 1982 | acquired byCorelin 2001 | |
MicroGraphic Image | United States | 1983 | Spelunker | defunct 1984 |
Micro Genius | Taipei,Taiwan | 1989 | defunct 1994 | |
Micro Power | Leeds, England,United Kingdom | 1980 | Castle Quest | defunct 1987 |
Midway Games | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1988 | Mortal Kombat | video game developer; assets acquired byWarner Bros. InteractiveandTHQ |
Midway Manufacturing | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1958 | Spy Hunter | video game developer; acquired byBallyin 1969; Bally/Midway was in turn acquired byWilliams Electronicsin 1987; reformed asMidway Gamesin 1988 |
Mikro-Gen | Bracknell,United Kingdom | 1981 | Pyjamarama | acquired by Creative Sparks Distribution in 1987 |
MileStone Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 2003 | Chaos Field | closed in 2013 |
Millennium Interactive | Cambridge, England,United Kingdom | 1988 | Cloud Kingdoms | acquired bySony Interactive Entertainmentin 1997 |
Milton Bradley Company | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts,United States | 1860 | Time Lord | acquired byHasbroin 1984; defunct 2009 |
Mindcraft | Torrance, California,United States | 1989 | The Magic Candle | last game published in 1993 |
Mindscape | Novato, California,United States | 1980 | no longer publishes video games | |
Minori | Japan | 2001 | Bittersweet Fools | software division of CoMixWave until 2007 |
Mirrorsoft | London, England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Tetris(Home computers) | acquired byAcclaim Entertainmentin 1992 |
Mitchell Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Pang | defunct 2012 |
Mode 7 Games | East Sussex,England | 2005 | Frozen Synapseseries Tokyo 42 |
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Modus Games | Walnut Creek, California,United States | 2018 | Extinction | indie publishing label ofMaximum Games |
Mojang | Stockholm, Sweden | 2009 | Minecraft | acquired byMicrosoftin 2014 |
Monolith Productions | Kirkland, Washington,United States | 1994 | Get Medieval | acquired byWarner Bros.in 2004 |
Monte Cristo | Paris, France | 1995 | Cities XL | defunct 2010 |
Moonstone | Japan | 2003 | Gift | publishes under the Moonstone Cherry label |
MOSS | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | Caladrius | |
Motown Games | United States | 1994 | Rap Jam: Volume One | software publishing arm ofMotown;defunct 1996 |
Mountain King Studios | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1992 | DemonStar | no longer publishes video games |
MTO | Yokohama, Japan | 1996 | GT Pro Series | |
MTV Games | New York City,United States | 2006 | Rock Band | |
Mud Duck Productions | Rockville, Maryland,United States | 2002 | Malice | label ofZeniMax Media;defunct 2007 |
Muse Software | Monrovia, Maryland,United States | 1978 | video game developer | |
MumboJumbo | Dallas, Texas,United States | 2001 | 7 Wonders of the Ancient World | |
Mystique | United States | 1982 | Custer's Revenge | offshoot ofCaballero Control CorporationandAmerican Multiple Industries;defunct 1983 |
Nacon(formerly Bigben Interactive SA) | Lesquin,France | 1981 | ||
Namco | Tokyo, Japan | 1955 | Tekken Pac-Man Ace Combat Time Crisis |
no longer publishes video games; video game division merged withBandai's video game operations asNamco Bandai Games |
National Aeronautics & Space Administration | Washington, D.C., United States | 1958 | Moonbase Alpha | |
Natsume Atari | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | Abadox | originally known as Natsume Co., Ltd. until merger with subsidiary Atari in 2013 |
Natsume Inc. | Burlingame, California | 1988 | Harvest Moon | originally a division of Natsume Co., Ltd. (currently Natsume Atari) until 1995 |
Navel | Japan | 2003 | Shuffle! | label of Omega Vision, Inc |
Naxat Soft | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Recca | defunct 2015 |
NBCUniversal | Midtown Manhattan,New York City | 2004 | the game publishing division will be closed in 2019[4] | |
NCsoft | Seoul,South Korea | 1997 | Lineage Guild Warsseries |
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NEC Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1899 | Keith Courage in Alpha Zones | |
Neko Entertainment | Montreuil,France | 1999 | Super Army War | defunct 2017 |
Netbabyworld | Gothenburg,Sweden | 1999 | defunct 2003 | |
Netdragon | Fuzhou,China | 1997 | video game developer | |
Netease | Guangzhou,China | 1997 | Fantasy Westward Journey | video game developer and online services company |
New Blood Interactive | 2014 | Ultrakill | ||
New Generation Software | United Kingdom | 1982 | Trashman | defunct 1986 |
NewKidCo | Manhattan, New York,United States | 1998 | E.T.: Interplanetary Mission | defunct 2005 |
New World Computing | Agoura Hills, California,United States | 1984 | Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic |
video game developer; purchased by3DO |
The New York Times Company | New York City,United States | 1851 | Wordle | Acquired Wordle from independent developerJosh Wardleon January 31, 2022 |
Nexon | Seoul,South Korea | 1994 | Maplestory | video game developer |
Nihon Falcom | Japan | 1981 | Dragon Slayer | |
Nintendo | Kyoto,Japan | 1889 | Mario Legend of Zelda Metroid Pokémon Pikmin Kirby Animal Crossing |
video game developer |
Nippon Ichi Software | Japan | 1994 | Disgaeaseries | video game developer |
Nihon Bussan | Japan | 1970 | Crazy Climber Terra Cresta |
a.K.A.Nichibutsu |
Nitroplus | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 | Phantom of Inferno | |
Novagen Software | Birmingham, England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Mercenary | defunct 1992 |
Nokia | Espoo, Finland | 1865 | ||
No More Robots | Manchester,United Kingdom | 2017 | Descenders | |
Nordcurrent | Vilnius, Lithuania | 2002 | Minon: Everyday Hero | |
NovaLogic | Calabasas, California,United States | 1985 | Comanche | acquired byTHQ Nordicin 2016 |
NTDEC | Taipei,Taiwan | 1983 | various unlicensedFamicomgames | defunct 1993 |
Nutting Associates | Mountain View, California,United States | 1965 | Computer Space | defunct 1976 |
Ocean Software | Manchester,United Kingdom | 1984 | various licensedCommodore 64andAmigagames | acquired byInfogrames |
Ocean State Publishing | Woonsocket, Rhode Island,United States | 1990 | label ofRhode Island Soft Systems;acquired by Freeze.com in 2003 | |
Oculus Studios | Irvine,California,United States | 2014 | Asgard's Wrath | game publishing arm ofOculus VR |
Odin Computer Graphics | Liverpool, England,United Kingdom | 1985 | Nodes of Yesod | defunct 1988, re-established in 2005 |
Opera Soft | Spain | 1986 | The Last Mission | defunct 1992 |
Orbital Media | Calgary,Alberta,Canada | 2003 | Racing Gears Advance | no longer publishes video games |
Origin Systems | Austin, Texas,United States | 1983 | Ultimaseries Wing Commanderseries |
video game developer; acquired byElectronic Arts |
Orion Interactive | United States | 1996 | defunct following acquisition byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayerin 1997 | |
Out of the Park Developments | Hollern-Twielenfleth,Germany | 1999 | Out of the Park Baseball | Acquired byCom2uSin 2020 |
0verflow | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | School Days | |
Oxygen Games | Northamptonshire,England, United Kingdom | 2004 | video game developer | |
OziSoft | Sydney, Australia | 1982 | A Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Distributor of video games in Australia and New Zealand. Was owned bySegaduring the 1990s before being purchased byInfogramesin 1999 and rebranded under their name in 2002. Now part ofBandai Namco Entertainment |
Pacific Novelty | United States | 1980 | The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea | last game published in 1983 |
Pack-In-Video | Japan | 1970 | Harvest Moon(Japanese release) | acquired byVictor Entertainmentin 1996; becameVictor Interactive Software |
Palace Software | London, England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior | acquired byTitus Softwarein 1991 |
Palette | Tokyo, Japan | 2002 | Moshimo Ashita ga Hare Naraba | |
Panasonic | Osaka, Japan | 1918 | D | no longer publishes video games |
Panda Entertainment | Taiwan | 1993 | Sango Fighter | last game published in 1997 |
Panesian Taiwan | Taiwan | 1990 | AV-Pachi SlotBubble Bath BabesPeek-A-Boo Poker | publisher oferogefor the Family Computer and NES |
Panther Games | Canberra, Australia | 1985 | Fire-Brigade: The Battle for Kiev - 1943 | no longer publishes video games; their games are now published byLock 'n Load Publishing |
Panther Software | Japan | 1987 | last game published in 2004 | |
Paradox Interactive | Stockholm,Sweden | 1998 | video game developer | |
Paragon Software | Greensburg, Pennsylvania,United States | 1985 | The Amazing Spider-Man | defunct 1992 |
Parker Brothers | Beverly, Massachusetts,United States | 1883 | Montezuma's Revenge | acquired byHasbroin 1991, which continued to use it as a label on some video games until 1994 |
Parsoft Interactive | United States | 1991 | A-10 Attack! | defunct 2002 |
Penguin Software | Geneva, Illinois,United States | 1978 | ||
Pentavision | South Korea | 2003 | DJMax Portable | division of Neowiz Games; merged with GameOn Studios in 2012 |
Perfect World | Beijing,China | 2004 | Perfect World Jade Dynasty |
video game developer; subsidiaries includeRunic GamesandCryptic Studios |
Personal Software Services | Coventry,United Kingdom | 1981 | Battle for Midway | acquired byMirrorsoftin 1987 |
Petit Ferret | Japan | 2002 | Popotan | defunct |
Petroglyph Games | Las Vegas, Nevada,United States | 2003 | Guardians of Graxia Mytheon Panzer General: Russian Assault |
video game developer |
PF.Magic | San Francisco, California,United States | 1991 | Petz | acquired byUbisoftin 1998 |
Phantagram | South Korea | 1994 | Phantom Crash | |
Philips | Amsterdam,Netherlands | 1891 | variousCD-igames | no longer publishes video games |
Piranha Bytes | Essen,Germany | 1997 | Gothicseries Risenseries ELEX |
video game developer |
Piranha Interactive Publishing | Tempe, Arizona,United States | 1995 | Morpheus | defunct 1999 |
Piranha Software | London, England,United Kingdom | 1986 | The Trap Door | software publishing arm ofMacmillan Publishers Ltd;defunct since 1988 |
PikPok | Wellington, New Zealand | 1997 | ||
PlayFirst | San Francisco, California,United States | 2004 | Diner Dash | acquired by Glu mobile in 2014 |
Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. | The Netherlands,Amsterdam | 2002 | ||
Playmates Toys | Costa Mesa,California,United States | 1966 | Earthworm Jim(SNES) | |
Plug In Digital | Montpellier,France | 2012 | The Forgotten City | |
The Pokémon Company | Tokyo, Japan | 1998 | Pokémon | joint venture between Game Freak, Nintendo, and Creatures. PublishesPokémontitles in Japan and on mobile platforms |
Pony Canyon | Tokyo, Japan | 1966 | Dr. Chaos | no longer publishes video games |
PopCap Games | Seattle, Washington,United States | 2000 | Bejeweled Plants vs. Zombies Peggle Zuma |
video game developer; now owned by EA Games |
Portkey Games | England,United Kingdom | 2017 | Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Hogwarts Legacy |
label ofWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment;focused on publishing games related to theWizarding Worldfranchise |
Positech Games | United Kingdom | 1997 | ||
Presto Studios | Encinitas, California,United States | 1991 | The Journeyman Project | defunct 2002 |
PrincessSoft | Japan | 2001 | publishing label of Oaks Co., Ltd | |
Prism Leisure Corporation | Enfield, Middlesex,England,United Kingdom | 1984 | variousZX Spectrumgames | published under theAddictive Games,Endurance Games, and Paxman Promotions labels; defunct |
Private Division | New York City,New York,United States | 2017 | Kerbal Space Program | label ofTake-Two Interactive |
Probe Software | Croydon,England,United Kingdom | 1984 | Mantronix | acquired byAcclaim Entertainmentin 1999; defunct 2004 |
Programma International | Los Angeles, California,United States | 1978 | 3-D Docking Mission | defunct 1983 |
Prototype | Tokyo, Japan | 2006 | Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | |
Psygnosis | Liverpool,England, United Kingdom | 1984 | Discworld Lemmings |
video game developer |
Psikyo | Kyoto, Japan | 1992 | Sengoku Blade | defunct 2003; continued to be used a label until 2005 |
Psytronik Software | United Kingdom | 1993 | Knight 'n' Grail | |
Pulltop | Japan | 2002 | ||
Purple Moon | Mountain View, California,United States | 1997 | variousgirls' video games | acquired byMattelin 1999 |
Quality Software | Chatsworth, California,United States | 1978 | The Return of Heracles | defunct 1984 |
Quantum Quality Productions | Flemington, New Jersey,United States | 1991 | The Perfect General | acquired byAmerican Laser Gamesin 1994; defunct 1995 |
Quest Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | defunct 2002 following acquisition bySquare |
Quicksilva | United Kingdom | 1983 | Ant Attack,Bugaboo (The Flea) | acquired byArgus Press Softwarein 1984, which used the Quicksilva name as a label until 1989 |
QuinRose | Japan | 2005 | Arabians Lost: The Engagement on Desert | |
Quintet | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | defunct 2002 | |
Qute | Sagamihara,Japan | 1999 | Dicing Knight Period | |
Q Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 2003 | Lumines II | |
R2Games | Hong Kong, China | 2010 | ||
Rabbit Software | London, England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Potty Painter | acquired byVirgin Gamesin 1985 |
Radica Games | United States | 1983 | Play TV | acquired byMattelin 2006 |
Rage Software | Liverpool, England,United Kingdom | 1992 | Striker | defunct 2003 |
Rainbird Software | London, England,United Kingdom | 1986 | Starglider | label ofTelecomsoftuntil 1989, and ofMicroProsefrom then until its discontinuation in 1991 |
Rainbow Arts | Gütersloh,Germany | 1984 | Turrican,The Great Giana Sisters | video game developer; acquired byFunsoftand subsequently absorbed intoTHQin 1999 |
Random House | New York City,United States | 1927 | APBA Major League Players Baseball | no longer publishes video games |
Rare | Twycross, England,United Kingdom | 1985 | Jet Force Gemini Banjo-Kazooieseries Sea of Thieves |
acquired byMicrosoftin 2002, no longer publishes video games |
Ravensburger Interactive | Ravensburg,Germany | 1883 | video game subsidiary ofRavensburger AG;acquired byJoWooD Productionsin 2002 | |
Raw Fury | Stockholm,Sweden | 2015 | Kingdom,Gonner | |
Raw Thrills | Skokie, Illinois,United States | 2001 | Target: Terror | |
Red Ant Enterprises | Australia | 2001 | local distributor for other publishers' games; defunct 2011 | |
Red Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1976 | Gungrave | known as Red Company until 2000 |
RedOctane | Mountain View, California,United States | 1999 | Guitar Hero | acquired byActivisionin 2006; defunct 2010 |
Red Orb Entertainment | Novato, California,United States | 1997 | Riven | label ofBroderbund,and ofMindscapefrom 1998 onward; defunct 2001 following acquisition byUbisoft |
Red Rat Software | Manchester,England, United Kingdom | 1985 | Crumble's Crisis | defunct 1993 |
Red Shift | London, England | 1983 | Rebelstar Raiders | defunct 1985 |
Red Storm Entertainment | Cary, North Carolina,United States | 1996 | Rainbow Six | video game developer; acquired byUbisoftand their games are now published by Ubisoft |
Regista | Japan | 2004 | I/O | |
reLINE Software | Hanover,Germany | 1987 | Amegas | defunct 2004 |
Renegade Software | Wapping, London, England,United Kingdom | 1991 | Gods,Fire & Ice | publishing arm ofThe Bitmap Brothers;acquired byGT Interactivein 1997 |
Renovation Products | United States | 1990 | acquired bySega | |
Richard Shepherd Software | Slough,Berkshire,England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Shaken but not Stirred | defunct 1984 |
Right Stuff | Tokyo, Japan | 1990 | Flash Hiders | defunct 1999 |
Riot Games | Santa Monica,United States | 2006 | League of Legends | video game developer; acquired byTencent.Published games under theRiot Forgelabel from 2019 to 2024. |
Ripcord Games | Santa Clara, California,United States | 1996 | Postal | label ofPanasonic Interactive Mediauntil 1999; ceased publishing video games in 2001; defunct 2009 |
Rising Star Games | Hitchin,England, United Kingdom | 2004 | Acquired byThunderful Groupin 2018 | |
Riverhillsoft | Japan | 1982 | J.B. Harold Murder Club | defunct 2004 |
Rock-Ola | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1927 | Nibbler | no longer publishes video games |
Rockstar Games | New York, New York,United States | 1998 | Max Payne Grand Theft Autoseries Red Deadseries Manhunt Midnight Club Bully |
video game developer; currently a publishing label ofTake-Two Interactive |
Romstar | Torrance, California,United States | 1984 | Twin Cobra | defunct 1992 |
Romtech | Langhorne, Pennsylvania,United States | 1999 | defunct | |
Rovio Entertainment | Espoo,Finland | 2003 | Angry Birds | publishers its own developed games as well as 3rd parties underRovio Stars.Acquired by Sega in 2023 |
RTL Group | Kirchberg, Luxembourg | 1920 | Crash Time: Autobahn Pursuit | published under the RTL Playtainment label; currently its subsidiary,BroadbandTV,publishes some mobile games |
RuneSoft | Tübingen,Germany | 2000 | variousLinuxandMac OSgames | |
Saga Planets | Osaka, Japan | 1998 | Ren'ai CHU! | |
Sammy Studios | Minato,Japan | 2004 | merged withSegaasSega Sammy Holdings, | |
Samsung | Seoul, South Korea | 1938 | variousSega Mega Drivegames in Korea | no longer publishes video games |
Sanctuary Woods | Victoria, British Columbia,Canada | 1988 | Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu | defunct 2001 |
Scavenger, Inc. | Los Angeles, California,United States | 1996 | Scorcher | defunct 1998 |
Scopely | Culver City, California,United States | 2011 | Star Trek Fleet Command The Walking Dead: Road to Survival |
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SCi Games | London, England, United Kingdom | 1988 | bought and merged withEidos Interactivein 2005; name retired | |
SCS Software | Prague,Czech Republic | 1997 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | |
Scholastic | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania,United States | 1920 | ceased publishing video games in 2007 | |
Sears | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1886 | variousAtari 2600games | published under the Tele-Games label; exited the video game industry in 1983 |
Sega | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Sonic the Hedgehogseries Phantasy Starseries Virtua Fighterseries |
video game developer; merged withSammy StudiosasSega Sammy Holdings |
Seibu Kaihatsu | Tokyo, Japan | 1982 | Raiden | ceased publishing video games in 1998 |
Serenity Forge | Boulder, Colorado,United States | 2014 | Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Neversong Where the Water Tastes Like Wine |
video game developer |
SETA Corporation | Tokyo,Japan | 1985 | defunct 2009 | |
Seven45 Studios | Seattle, Washington,United States | 2007 | Power Gig: Rise of the SixString | game publishing arm ofFirst Actwhich was acquired by Jazwares in 2016 |
SFB Games | London, England, United Kingdom | 2002 | Crow Country | |
Shanda | Shanghai,China | 1999 | gaming unit spun off as Shanda Games (laterShengqu Games) in 2009 | |
Sharp Corporation | Sakai, Japan | 1912 | Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer | no longer publishes video games |
Shengqu Games | Shanghai, China | 1999 | ||
Sherston Software | Sherston, Wiltshire,United Kingdom | 1983 | variousBBC Microgames | defunct 2011; now a label of Sherston Publishing Group |
Shoeisha | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | BreakThru! | no longer publishes video games |
Shogakukan | Tokyo, Japan | 1922 | Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method | |
Sierra Entertainment | California,United States | 1979 | Gabriel Knight King's Quest Leisure Suit Larry Half-Life Police Quest Quest for Glory Space Quest |
video game developer; defunct 2008; name was revived as an Activision brand in 2014 |
Silicon Beach Software | San Diego, California,United States | 1984 | Enchanted Scepters | acquired byAldus Corporationin 1990 |
Silmarils | Lognes,Paris,France | 1987 | Metal Mutant | defunct 2003 |
Simon & Schuster Interactive | New York City,United States | 1995 | Deer Avenger | defunct 2003 |
SIMS Co., Ltd. | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Vay | |
Simulations Canada | Canada | 1977 | variouscomputer wargames | no longer publishes video games |
Sinclair Research Ltd. | London, England,United Kingdom | 1973 | 1K ZX Chess | brand name sold toAmstradin 1985, which continued to use it as a label until 1992 |
Sirius Software | Sacramento, California,United States | 1980 | Wayout | defunct 1984 |
Sir-Tech | New York City,United States | 1979 | Wizardry | defunct 2003 |
Skybound Entertainment | Beverly Hills,California, United States | 2000 | ||
Slitherine | Epsom, Surrey,United Kingdom | 2000 | Panzer Corps Distant Worlds |
publisher of strategy and wargames on PC, Mac, mobile and home consoles |
SNK | Osaka,Japan | 2001 | Ikari Warriors Fatal Fury World Heroes Samurai Showdown Art of Fighting |
acquired by37Gamesin 2015, later acquired byMiSK Foundationthrough EGDC in 2020 |
Soedesco | Rotterdam,The Netherlands | 2001 | variousindie games | |
SOFEL | Tokyo, Japan | 1979 | Wall Street Kid | no longer publishes video games |
Soft-World | Taipei,Taiwan | 1983 | Heroes of Jin Yong | |
Softape | United States | 1978 | variousApple IIgames | defunct 1983 |
Softdisk | Shreveport, Louisiana,United States | 1981 | Catacomb 3-D | defunct 2016 |
SoftKey | United States | 1978 | Oregon Trail II | known as Micro International Corp. until 1989, as WordStar International Inc. until 1994, asThe Learning Companyin 1996; continued to use the SoftKey label on some software until 1999, when the company was acquired byMattel |
Softek International Ltd | London, England,United Kingdom | 1980 | Quo Vadis | defunct 1989 published some games under the label The Edge |
SoftSide | United States | 1978 | Arena of Octos | defunct 1984 |
Softstar | Taipei, Taiwan | 1988 | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | |
Software 2000 | Eutin,Germany | 1987 | Fast Food Tycoon | defunct 2002 |
The Software Exchange | Milford, New Hampshire,United States | 1978 | Atlantic Balloon Crossing | publishing arm ofSoftSide;initially known as TRS-80 Software Exchange. Defunct 1984 |
Software Projects | Liverpool, England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Jet Set Willy | defunct 1985 |
Sony Imagesoft | Los Angeles, California,United States | 1989 | Super Dodge Ball | initially known as CSG Imagesoft; defunct 1995 |
Sony Interactive Entertainment | San Mateo, California,United States | 1993 | Ratchet & Clankseries Jak and Daxterseries God of Warseries Killzoneseries Unchartedseries Resistanceseries |
publishing under the PlayStation Studios label since 2020 |
Sony Pictures Digital | California,United States | 1997 | publisher of mobile phone games | |
SouthPeak Games | Virginia,United States | 1996 | Two Worlds | |
Spectral Associates | Tacoma, Washington,United States | 1980 | variousTRS-80 Color Computergames | published last game in 1988 |
Spectravideo | United States | 1981 | Mangia | publishedAtari 2600games under the label Spectravision; defunct 1988 |
Spectrum HoloByte | Alameda, California,United States | 1983 | video game developer; acquired byMicroProse | |
Spike | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | merged withChunsoftin 2012 |
Spike Chunsoft | Tokyo,Japan | 1984 | Danganronpaseries Science Adventureseries Zero Escapeseries |
video game developer and localizer; formerly known as Chunsoft before it merged withSpikein 2012; subsidiary ofDwango |
Spil Games | Hilversum,The Netherlands | 2001 | video game developer; acquired byAzerion in 2020[5] | |
Spinnaker Software | Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States | 1982 | In Search of the Most Amazing Thing | acquired byThe Learning Companyin 1994 |
Square | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Final Fantasy | video game developer; merged with Enix to create Square Enix |
Square Electronic Arts | Costa Mesa, California,United States | 1998 | Parasite Eve | joint venture betweenSquare(70%) andElectronic Arts(30%) to publish Square's titles in North America. EA's stake sold to Square in 2003 during preparations for Square Enix merger. |
Square Enix | Tokyo, Japan | 1975 | Dragon Questseries Final Fantasyseries |
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Stardock | Livonia, Michigan,United States | 1991 | Sins of a Solar Empire Galactic Civilizations |
video game developer |
Starpath | Livermore, California,United States | 1981 | Escape from the Mindmaster | defunct 1984 |
Starwave | Bellevue, Washington,United States | 1993 | Castle Infinity | defunct 1998 |
Stern Electronics | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1977 | Berzerk | ceased video game production in 1985 |
StickyLock | Amsterdam,Netherlands | 2018 | Woven | |
Sting Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Last Battalion | |
Storm Impact | Glenview, Illinois,United States | 1989 | TaskMaker | defunct 1997 |
Storm8 | Redwood Shores, California,United | 2009 | ||
Strategic Simulations(SSI) | Sunnyvale, California,United States | 1979 | video game developer acquired byUbisoft,name retired | |
Strategic Studies Group | Australia | 1983 | Reach for the Stars | no longer publishes video games; their games are now published byMatrix Games |
Strat-O-Matic | Glen Head, New York,United States | 1961 | Strat-O-Matic Computer Baseball | no longer publishes video games |
Stormfront Studios | San Rafael, California,United States | 1988 | Old Time Baseball | defunct 2008 |
Strategy First | Montreal,Quebec,Canada | 1988 | Europa Universalis | |
Studio e.go! | Osaka, Japan | 1998 | Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen | defunct 2009 |
Sublogic | Urbana-Champaign,Illinois,United States | 1975 | Flight Simulator | acquired bySierrain 1995 |
Success | Tokyo, Japan | 1978 | video game developer | |
Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software | Heusenstamm,Germany | 1993 | Anno 1602 | acquired byUbisoftin 2007 |
Sunrise Interactive | Japan | 1998 | Mai-HiME: Unmei no Keitōju | defunct 2008 |
Sunsoft | Aichi,Japan | 1981 | Aero the Acro-Bat | closed U.S. offices, operates out of Japan |
Superior Software | Leeds, England,United Kingdom | 1982 | Citadel | |
Supersoft | Harrow, London,United Kingdom | 1978 | Air Attack | ceased publishing video games in 1985 |
Sydney Development Corporation | Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada | 1978 | defunct 1989 | |
Super Fighter Team | San Diego, California,United States | 2004 | Legend of Wukong | |
Suzy Soft | Zagreb,Croatia | 1985 | variousZX SpectrumandCommodore 64games | software division ofSuzy Records;defunct 1988 |
Synapse Software | Richmond, California | 1981 | Blue Max | purchased byBroderbundin 1984; defunct 1986 |
Synergistic Software | Seattle, Washington,United States | 1978 | Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure | acquired bySierrain 1996; defunct 1999 |
SystemSoft | Japan | 1985 | Daisenryaku | no longer publishes video games |
System 3 | London, England,United Kingdom | 1982 | The Last Ninja,International Karate,Myth: History in the Making | video game developer |
System Sacom | Tokyo, Japan | 1981 | no longer publishes video games | |
Tactics | Japan | 1997 | One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e | acquired byNextonin 1999, which has continued to use the Tactics brand on some games |
Taito | Tokyo,Japan | 1953 | Bubble Bobble | video game developer; acquired bySquare Enix |
Takara | Japan | 1955 | The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy | merged withTomyin 2006 |
Take-Two Interactive | New York, New York,United States | 1993 | owns publishers Rockstar Games, 2K Games (2K Sports), and Private Division; a video game developer | |
TalonSoft | Baltimore, Maryland,United States | 1995 | Battleground | video game developer; acquired byTake-Two Interactive,name retired |
Tamsoft | Tokyo, Japan | 1992 | Guardian's Crusade | |
Tandy Corporation | Fort Worth, Texas,United States | 1919 | Microchess | ceased publishing games in 1989 |
Taxan | Japan | 1981 | no longer publishes video games | |
TDK Mediactive | Westlake Village, California,United States | 1990 | Lady Sia | american software publishing arm ofTDK;defunct 2003 |
Team17 | Wakefield, England,United Kingdom | 1990 | Wormsseries Alien Breedseries Superfrog Yooka-Laylee |
video game developer |
Team Shanghai Alice | Japan | 1996 | Touhou Project | |
Techland | Ostrów Wielkopolski,Poland | 1991 | Publishes games under the "Techland Publishing" label | |
Technical Group Laboratory | Osaka, Japan | 1984 | known as TGL | |
Technology and Entertainment Software | Japan | 1982 | Hydlide | known as T&E Soft; ceased publishing video games in 2002 |
Technosoft | Sasebo, Nagasaki,Japan | 1980 | Thunder Force | acquired by Twenty-one Company in 2001 |
Technos Japan | Tokyo,Japan | 1981 | video game developer; assets acquired by Atlus | |
TecMagik | California,United States | 1991 | video game developer | |
Tecmo | Japan | 1967 | Ninja Gaidenseries Tecmo Bowl Dead or Aliveseries |
merged intoTecmo Koei |
Tectoy | Sao Paulo,Brazil | 1987 | many games forSegaconsoles in Brazil | |
Telarium | Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States | 1984 | Fahrenheit 451 | defunct 1987 |
Telesys | Fremont, California,United States | 1982 | Fast Food | defunct 1984 |
Telenet Japan | Japan | 1983 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier | defunct 2007 |
Telltale Games | San Rafael, California,United States | 2004 | defunct 2018 | |
Tencent | Shenzhen,China | 1998 | video game developer and online services company; has a minority stake inEpic Gamesand ownsRiot Gamesas a subsidiary | |
Tengen | Milpitas, California,United States | 1987 | Tetris | console publishing arm ofAtari Games;folded intoTime Warner Interactivein 1994 |
Texas Instruments | Dallas, Texas,United States | 1930 | Parsec | exited the video game industry in 1984 |
Thalamus Ltd | London, England,United Kingdom | 1986 | Armalyte | defunct 1993 |
Thalion Software | Gütersloh, Germany | 1988 | Amberstar | defunct 1994 |
The9 | Shanghai,China | 1999 | former regional publisher forWorld of Warcraftin China | |
The Learning Company | San Francisco, California,United States | 1980 | merged withMattel Interactive,no longer publishes video games | |
Thin Chen Enterprise | Taipei,Taiwan | 1988 | Colorful Dragon | used the labels Sachen, Commin, and Joy Van; defunct |
Thinking Rabbit | Takarazuka,Japan | 1982 | Sokoban | defunct |
THQ | Agoura Hills, California,United States | 1989 | Red Factionseries S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Saints Rowseries Tak and the Power of Juju Destroy All Humans!series |
video game developer; Nordic Games (now THQ Nordic) revived the THQ brand in 2016, and all THQ franchises folded to THQ Nordic |
THQ Nordic | Austria | 2011 | purchasedDarksiders,Red Faction,andMX vs; ATVfranchises from THQ, previously called Nordic Games 2011–2016 | |
Thorn EMI Computer Software | London, England,United Kingdom | 1981 | River Rescue | software publishing arm ofThorn EMI;spun off and reëstablished as Creative Sparks in 1984 |
Three-Sixty Pacific | United States | 1987 | Dark Castle | defunct 1994 |
Tiertex Design Studios | Manchester,United Kingdom | 1987 | Ace of Aces | last game published in 2003 |
Tiger Electronics | Vernon Hills, Illinois,United States | 1978 | various LCD games andGame.comgames | video game developer; acquired byHasbroin 1998 |
Tilting Point | New York City,United States | 2012 | ||
Time Warner Interactive | Milpitas, California,United States | 1993 | Primal Rage | merged intoMidway Games Westin 1996 |
Timeworks | Deerfield, Illinois | 1982 | Cave of the Word Wizard | acquired by Megalode Resources, Inc. in 1993, and renamed Timeworks International; defunct 1994 |
Titus Interactive | France | 1985 | ||
Toaplan | Japan | 1984 | Fire Shark | defunct 1994 |
Toei Animation | Tokyo, Japan | 1956 | Baltron | |
Toho | Tokyo, Japan | 1932 | Godzilla: Monster of Monsters | no longer publishes video games |
Tokuma Shoten | Tokyo, Japan | 1954 | Incredible Crisis | no longer publishes video games |
Tokyo Shoseki | Tokyo, Japan | 1909 | Cycle Race: Road Man | no longer publishes video games |
Tomy(Takara Tomy) | Tokyo, Japan | 1924 | Pretty Rhythm | merged withTakarain 2006 |
Tommo | City of Industry, California | 1990 | Monster Rancher DS | |
Tonkin House | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Gun-Nac | defunct 2008 |
Topologika | Stilton,United Kingdom | 1983 | Countdown to Doom | defunct 2013 |
Topo Soft | Spain | 1987 | Survivor | defunct 1994 |
TopWare Interactive | Karlsruhe,Germany | 1995 | video game developer; after filing for bankruptcy in 2001, it was acquired byZuxxez Entertainment,and later resurrected in 2005; filed for bankruptcy again in 2016, but continues to publish future video games | |
Toshiba EMI | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Syvalion | defunct 2013 |
Towa Chiki | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | A Week of Garfield | defunct 2001 |
Tradewest | Corsicana, Texas,United States | 1986 | acquired byMidway Games,name retired | |
Treco | Torrance, California | 1990 | Atomic Robo-Kid | defunct 1993 |
Triangle Service | Tokyo, Japan | 2002 | Trizeal | |
Trilobyte Software | Medford, Oregon,United States | 1990 | Uncle Henry's Playhouse | defunct 1999, re-established in 2010 |
Tripwire Interactive | Roswell, Georgia,United States | 2005 | Killing Floor | acquired byEmbracer Groupin 2022 |
Tri Synergy | Dallas, Texas,United States | 1996 | ||
Tru Blu Entertainment | Sydney, Australia | 1999 | Rugby League | |
TSR, Inc. | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,United States | 1973 | Theseus and the Minotaur | founded as Tactical Studies Rules; acquired and dissolved in 1997 byWizards of the Coast,which continued to use the TSR name as a label until 2000 |
Tsunami Games | Oakhurst, California,United States | 1991 | Blue Force | sold to Tsunami Media Corporation in 1999 |
TT Games | Maidenhead, England,United Kingdom | 2005 | video game developer; merger ofGiant Interactive EntertainmentandTraveller's Tales;acquired byWarner Bros. Interactive | |
Twilight Frontier | Japan | 2002 | Higurashi Daybreak | |
Tynesoft | Blaydon,United Kingdom | 1983 | Superman: The Man of Steel | exited the video game industry in 1991 |
Type-Moon | Japan | 2000 | Tsukihime | |
Ubisoft | Montreuil-sous-Bois,France | 1986 | Raymanseries Assassin's Creedseries Far Cryseries Ghost Reconseries Splinter Cellseries |
video game developer |
UEP Systems | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | Cool Boarders | defunct 2001 |
UFO Interactive Games | City of Industry, California | 1999 | Monster Rancher DS | label ofTommo |
Ultimate Play the Game | Ashby-de-la-Zouch,United Kingdom | 1982 | Jetpac,Knight Lore | acquired byU.S. goldin 1985, which continued to use the Ultimate name as a label on some games; defunct 1988 |
Ultrasoft | Bratislava,Slovakia | 1989 | Towdie | defunct 1998 |
Ultra Games | Buffalo Grove, Illinois,United States | 1988 | Shell companyand publishing label forKonami;name retired in 1992 | |
United States Army | Arlington, Virginia,United States | 1775 | America's Army | |
Universal Entertainment Corporation | Japan | 1969 | Mr. Do! | |
UserJoy Technology | Taiwan | 1995 | The Legend of Three Kingdoms | |
US Games | Santa Clara, California,United States | 1978 | Entombed | acquired byQuaker Oatsin 1982; defunct 1983 |
Valcon Games | Bellevue, Washington,United States | 2005 | Darkest of Days | no longer active |
Valve | Bellevue, Washington,United States | 1996 | Half-Lifeseries Counter-Strikeseries Portalseries Left 4 Deadseries Dota 2 |
video game developer |
VAP | Tokyo, Japan | 1981 | Isolated Warrior | no longer publishes video games |
Varie | Japan | 1986 | Parallel World | defunct 1997 |
VEB Polytechnik | Chemnitz,Germany | 1870 | Poly Play | defunct 2006 |
Vectorbeam | California,United States | 1978 | Speed Freak | acquired byCinematronicsin 1980 |
Versus Evil | Baltimore, Maryland,United States | 2014 | The Banner Saga | Acquired by tinyBuild in 2021 |
Viacom | New York City,United States | 1952 | Phantom 2040 | published video games under theViacom New Medialabel; company split in 2005 |
Victor Interactive | Japan | 1970 | Shadow of the Beast | subsidiary ofJVC;merged withPack-In-Videoin 1996; acquired byMarvelous Entertainmentin 2003; defunct 2007 |
Vic Tokai | Shizuoka, Japan | 1977 | no longer publishes video games | |
Virgin Interactive | London, England,United Kingdom | 1983 | Global Gladiators | video game developer; known as Virgin Games until 1993; american branch acquired and closed by Electronic Arts in 1998, European branch acquired by Titus Software in 1999, and re-branded toAvalon Interactivein 2003; ceased publishing games after 2002 |
Virgin Play | Spain | 1995 | Touch the Dead | known as Virgin Interactive Espana SA until 2002; filed for liquidation in 2009 |
Virtual Programming | Bournemouth,United Kingdom | 2000 | variousMac OSgames | |
Visco Corporation | Japan | 1982 | Wardner | no longer publishes video games |
VisiCorp | Massachusetts,United States | 1976 | Zork | known as Personal Software until 1982; acquired by Paladin Software in 1984 |
The Vision Factory | Den Bosch,The Netherlands | 1993 | variousCD-igames | defunct 2002 |
VisualArt's | Osaka, Japan | 1991 | Kanon | |
Vivarium Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | SimTower | previously known as OPeNBooK Co., Ltd |
Vivendi Games | Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States | 1993 | merged withActivisionto formActivision Blizzardin 2008 | |
Vortex Software | Manchester,United Kingdom | 1981 | Highway Encounter | defunct 1990 |
VoxelStorm | Manchester,United Kingdom | 2012 | AdvertCity | video game developer and music publisher |
Vulcan Software | Cotswolds,United Kingdom | 1994 | Valhalla: Before the War | |
Wales Interactive | Bridgend,Wales,United Kingdom | 2012 | The Bunker Soul Axiom |
video game developer |
Walnut Creek CDROM | Walnut Creek, California,United States | 1991 | varioussharewareCD-ROMs | merged withBerkeley Software Designin 2000 |
Wanadoo Edition | Paris, France | 2000 | Iron Storm | software publishing arm ofWanadoo;defunct 2003 |
Warashi | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Triggerheart Exelica | |
Wargaming | Nicosia,Cyprus | 1998 | World of Tanks World of Warplanes World of Warships |
video game developer |
Warner Bros. Interactive | Burbank, California,United States | 1993 | F.E.A.R. 2 Overlord |
publishes under thePortkey Gameslabel |
WARP | Japan | 1994 | Enemy Zero | exited the video game industry in 1999, defunct 2005 |
Webfoot Technologies | Lemont, Illinois,United States | 1993 | Deadly Rooms of Death | |
Webzen | Seoul,South Korea | 2000 | video game developer | |
WildTangent | Redmond, Washington,United States | 1998 | Fate: The Traitor Soul | acquired byGamigo AG in 2019 |
Williams Electronics | Chicago, Illinois,United States | 1943 | Robotron 2084,Defender | exited the video game industry in 1998 |
Windham Classics | Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States | 1984 | Below the Root | published last game in 1985 |
Windmill | Japan | 2002 | Happiness! | publishes under the Windmill Oasis label |
Windmill Software | Toronto,Ontario,Canada | 1982 | Digger | defunct 1984 |
Winkysoft | Osaka, Japan | 1983 | defunct 2015 | |
Wisdom Tree | Tucson, Arizona,United States | 1989 | known for Christian-themed games | |
WizardWorks | Minneapolis, Minnesota,United States | 1990 | Deer Hunter | acquired byGT Interactivein 1996; defunct 2004 |
Wolf Team | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Annet Futatabi | acquired byNamcoin 2003 |
Working Designs | Redding, California,United States | 1986 | Lunar | specialized in the localization of Japan-native RPGs |
Xicat Interactive | Fort Lauderdale, Florida,United States | 1997 | defunct 2005 | |
Xonox | Minnesota,United States | 1983 | Artillery Duel | defunct 1984 |
Xseed Games | Torrance, California,United States | 2005 | Ys Seven | subsidiary ofMarvelous |
XS Games | New York, New York,United States | 2002 | ||
Yeti | Japan | 2005 | Root Double: Before Crime * After Days | |
Yodo1 | Beijing, China | 2011 | ||
Yogscast Games | Bristol,United Kingdom | 2017 | Caveblazers | Game publishing arm ofYogscast |
Yojigen | Japan | 1994 | WildSnake | defunct |
Yuke's | Osaka, Japan | 1993 | Evil Zone | |
Yutaka | Japan | 1990 | Last Armageddon | defunct 2003 following merger withPopy |
Zaccaria | Bologna, Italy | 1974 | variousarcade games | defunct 1988 |
ZAPiT Games | Mississauga,Ontario,Canada | 2003 | Game Wave Family Entertainment System | defunct |
ZeniMax Media | United States | 1999 | The Elder Scrolls,Doom,Fallout,Wolfenstein | owns publisher Bethesda Softworks; acquired by Microsoft in 2021 |
Zenobi | Rochdale,United Kingdom | 1982 | varioustext adventuregames | |
Zeppelin Games | Gateshead,United Kingdom | 1987 | Draconus | acquired by Merit Studios Inc. in 1994 and renamed to Merit Studios Europe; regained independence in 1996 and reëstablished itself asEutechnyx;no longer publishes its own games |
Zigurat | Spain | 1986 | variousZX Spectrumgames | published last game in 1992 |
ZiMAD | San Francisco,California,United States | 2009 | Magic Jigsaw Puzzles | |
Zimag | United States | 1982 | Dishaster | publishing label of Magnetic Tape International; defunct 1983 |
Zoom | Sapporo, Japan | 1988 | Overtake | |
Zuxxez Entertainment | Karlsruhe, Germany | 2001 | acquired TopWare Interactive in 2001; renamed itself to TopWare Interactive in 2005; name retired | |
Zushi Games | Sheffield,England, United Kingdom | 1999 | ||
Zynga | San Francisco, California | 2007 | FarmVille Mafia Wars variousmobile games |
Acquired byTake-Two Interactivein January 2022 |
ZyX | Japan | 1994 |
See also
[edit]- List of video game developers
- List of largest video game publishers by revenue
- List of indie game developers
- Video game developer
- Video game publisher
- Game development
- Video game industry
- History of video games
References
[edit]- ^Tera publisher En Masse Entertainment shutting down;gamesIndustry.biz, August 18, 2020
- ^Tencent bids to acquire 100% of Funcom,GamesIndustry.biz, January 22, 2020
- ^Reloaded Games no longer publishes and operates online MMOs.Reloaded Games.
- ^NBCUniversal shuts down game publishing arm;GamesIndustry.biz, September 19, 2019
- ^Azerion acquires Spil Games,Spil Games, February 2020