| name | games | status | region | founded | closed | activity | |
|---|
| MachineWorks Northwest |
7 | active | US | 1997 | | 2007/2010 | MachineWorks NorthWest LLC is a privately held of development games, founded in … |
| MacPlay |
41 | bought | US | 1990 | | 1989/2007 * | A publisher of Macintosh games & a subsidiary of Interplay, sort of. The MacPlay … |
| Macrocom |
2 | | US | | | 1984/1987 | |
| MacSoft |
39 | active | US | 1993 | | 1987/2008 * | http://www.macsoftgames.com/ |
| Mad Catz |
10 | active | US | 1989 | | 2004/2012 | http://www.madcatz.com/ |
| Mad Doc Software |
10 | name changed | US | 1999 | | 2000/2007 | |
| Mad Hatter Software |
78 | dead | US | 1978 | | 1977/1982 * | Founded by Timothy Lee Quinlan (1945-2021) Company was located at "900 Salem … |
| Magnavox |
74 | dead | US | 1917 | 1999 | 1972/1983 | The consumer electronics division was purchased by Phillips in 1974. The name remains … |
| Majesco |
241 | active | US | 1986 | | 1994/2018 | HQ: Edison, New Jersey Type: Public company Website: http://www.majescoentertainment … |
| Malfador Machinations |
6 | active | US | 1995 | | 1995/2006 | Website: http://www.malfador.com |
| Malibu Interactive |
28 | dead | US | | 1995 | 1989/1994 | Became "Malibu Interactive". To not be confused with Malibu Games. |
| Malibu Microcomputing |
1 | | US | | | 1980/1980 | |
| Manifesto Games |
28 | active | US | 2005 | | 2000/2009 * | We agree. A specter is haunting gaming: the specter of mediocrity and decline. |
| Manley & Associates |
17 | bought | US | 1982 | 1996 | 1990/1995 | HQ: Seattle Bought by Electronic Arts and changed name to EA Seattle |
| Mark Data Products |
30 | | US | | | 1981/1986 | |
| Marvelous USA |
87 | active | US | 2004 | | 2001/2021 * | HQ: Torrance, California Mostly works in publishing (and localizing) Japanese … |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
11 | nomoregames | US | 1861 | | 1957/1996 | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research … |
| Mastiff |
41 | active | US | 2002 | | 2002/2020 | |
| Matrix Games |
31 | active | US | 2001 | | 2000/2014 * | HQ: Staten Island, New York Website: http://www.matrixgames.com |
| Mattel Electronics |
208 | active | US | 1977 | | 1976/2006 * | |
| Maximum Games |
32 | active | US | 2009 | | 2012/2021 | Founded by Christina Seelye . |
| Maxis |
145 | bought | US | 1987 | | 1985/2013 * | Bought in 1997/07 by Electronic Arts. |
| Meadows Games |
13 | dead | US | 1974 | 1978 | 1974/1978 | Meadows Games was a developer and manufacturer of coin-operated video games established … |
| MECC |
345 | bought | US | 1973 | 1999 | 1971/1997 * | The goal of the company was to coordinate and provide computer services to schools … |
| Med Systems |
18 | | US | | | 1981/1983 | |
| Mediagenic |
4 | name changed | US | 1998 | 1992 | 1988/1990 * | Activision was named 'Mediagenic' because they branched out into areas other than … |
| Megatech Software |
5 | dead | US | 1992 | 1997 | 1992/1995 | First licensor of anime games in U.S., specializing in hentai and eroge. |
| Micro Amusements |
1 | dead | US | 1975 | 1977 | 1976/1976 | |
| Micro Mike's |
1 | dead | US | 1980 | 1981 | 1980/1980 | "...........When I graduated in 1980 I moved to Washington state and started … |
| MicroAge |
20 | nomoregames | US | 1976 | | 1978/1978 | MicroAge is an American technology company based in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1976 … |
| Microcomputer Games |
114 | dead | US | 1979 | 1998 | 1978/1986 * | Development division of Avalon Hill |
| Micronetics |
1 | dead | US | 1976 | 1976 | 1976/1976 | a company founded by Skip Kahn |
| MicroProse |
335 | dead | US | 1982 | 2001 | 1982/2019 | MicroProse Software, Inc. / MicroProse Simulation Software The development division … |
| Microsoft Game Studios |
263 | name changed | US | 2000 | | 1998/2020 * | Formerly: Microsoft Game Division, Microsoft Games Subsidiary of Microsoft … |
| Microsoft |
293 | active | US | 1975 | | 1979/2021 | Microsoft transitioned the Games Group into a wholly separate division named Microsoft … |
| Midway |
272 | dead | US | 1958 | 2010 | 1973/2008 | Midway Games Inc., known previously as Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and … |
| Midway Games |
75 | active | US | 1996 | | 1996/2009 | Formerly Midway Manufacturing Company (until 1996) Independent since 1998 (formerly … |
| Midway Studios Los Angeles |
9 | dead | US | 1994 | 2008 | 1996/2005 | Not to be confused with Paradox Development Studio. |
| Mika Mobile |
4 | | US | | | 2009/2011 | |
| Miles Computing |
23 | dead | US | | | 1984/1991 | |
| Milliken Publishing |
57 | dead | US | 1980 | 1986 | 1980/1986 | |
| Milton Bradley |
76 | bought | US | 1860 | 1998 | 1979/1996 | |
| Milwaukee Coin Industries |
3 | dead | US | 1971 | 1976 | 1972/1973 | In 1971, Dave Nutting formed a new company called Milwaukee Coin Industries. MCI … |
| Mindcraft |
21 | dead | US | 1989 | | 1983/1994 * | |
| Mindscape |
513 | nomoregames | US | 1980 | | 1981/2023 | |
| Mirco Games |
6 | dead | US | 1969 | 1978 | 1973/1976 | Mirco Games was a pinball and arcade game manufacturer from Phoenix, Arizona that … |
| Mississippi State University |
1 | nomoregames | US | 1878 | | 1972/1972 | The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on … |
| MLA Electronics |
1 | dead | US | 1973 | 1973 | 1973/1973 | Company with ephemeral existence, which like others aspired to get a slice of PONG … |
| Mo Dernart |
18 | active | US | 2018 | | 2018/2022 | A US developer for Mosoft, Mo's Full F* Sci-Fi Adventures (Mosoft), and graphician … |
| Modern Media Ventures |
2 | nomoregames | US | 1993 | | 1993/1994 | Founded in 1993, Modern Media Ventures was an award-winning developer and publisher … |
