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Sanzaru Games, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedNovember 9, 2006;17 years ago(2006-11-09)[1]
HeadquartersFoster City, California,U.S.[2]
Number of locations
3 studios (2018)
Key people
Bill Spence
ProductsSly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sonic Boom
Asgard's Wrath
OwnerMeta Platforms
Number of employees
60 (2010)[3]
ParentOculus Studios
SubsidiariesKitazaru
Websitesanzaru

Sanzaru Games, Inc.is an American video game development company that was founded inFoster City, Californiain 2006. Sanzaru also has a satellite studio based inOttawa, Ontariocalled Kitazaru, as well as an office inDublin, California.The company name is based on thethree wise monkeys(called sanzaru in Japan).

History

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Their first game wasNinja Reflex,released on March 1, 2008, forPC,Nintendo DSandWii.Their second game was a port of theHigh Impact GamesdevelopedPlayStation PortablegameSecret Agent Clank,released on May 26, 2009, forPlayStation 2.Their third game was ahigh definitionremastered collection of theSly Coopergames originally developed bySucker Punch Productionsfor thePlayStation 2,titledThe Sly Collectionand released on November 9, 2010, forPlayStation 3andPlayStation Vita.Their fourth game wasMystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident,which they assisted in development withBig Fish Gameson, was released on June 27, 2011, forWii.Their fifth game isSly Cooper: Thieves in Time,which was set to be released late 2012, but was delayed to February 2013. Their latest game was revealed as a remake ofSpyro: Year of the Dragon,which was included in theSpyro Reignitedtrilogy.

On October 10, 2019, the company releasedAsgard's Wrath,an epic AAA VR action adventure title on the Oculus Rift. It was critically praised by various media such as IGN, UploadVR and VRFocus.

On February 25, 2020, the company was acquired byFacebookas part of itsOculus Studios.[4]

Games

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Game title Release date Platform(s)
Ninja Reflex 2008 Wii,Nintendo DS,PC
Secret Agent Clank 2009 PlayStation 2
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident 2010 Wii
The Sly Collection PlayStation 3
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time 2013 PS3,PlayStation Vita
Dark Manor[5] iOS
Bentley's Hackpack[6] PS3, PS Vita,Android,iOS
God of War Collection 2014 PS Vita
The Sly Collection
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal[7] Nintendo 3DS
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice[8] 2016
Ripcoil Oculus Rift
VR Sports Challenge[9]
Tron RUN/r[10] PC,PlayStation 4,Xbox One
Marvel Powers United VR 2018 Oculus Rift
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Year of the Dragon) PS4, Xbox One
2019 PC,Nintendo Switch
Asgard's Wrath Oculus Rift
Asgard's Wrath 2 2023 Meta Quest 3

References

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  1. ^"about us".Sanzaru Games.Archived fromthe originalon May 28, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 1,2014.
  2. ^"Sanzaru Games Inc".Gamasutra.Think Services. Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2013.RetrievedAugust 1,2013.
  3. ^"Sanzaru Hits 60!".Sanzaru Games.November 16, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 1,2014.
  4. ^"Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games".February 25, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 25,2020.
  5. ^""Dark Manor" goes World Wide ".Sanzaru Games.July 6, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 1,2014.
  6. ^"Bentley's Hackpack arrives on iOS and Android!!".Sanzaru Games.January 16, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 1,2014.
  7. ^"SEGA Launches New Franchise Strategy for Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Boom".SEGA Blog.February 6, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 6,2014.
  8. ^"Announcing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice!".SEGA Blog.June 9, 2015.RetrievedJune 9,2015.
  9. ^"Oculus unveils batch of new games designed for Rift VR headset".Polygon.June 11, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 1,2016.
  10. ^"What little you can play of TRON Run/r is kind of cool".PC Gamer.December 10, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 1,2016.
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