name | games | status | region | founded | closed | activity | |
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Sega |
2834 | active | JP | 1973 | | 1973/2023 | Sega Corporation 1940 Subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings since 2004. |
Electronic Arts |
2183 | active | US | 1982 | | 1981/2021 * | Started in San Mateo, California Slogan: Challenge everything. ... previously … |
Konami |
2087 | active | JP | 1969 | | 1978/2023 | |
Activision |
1744 | active | US | 1979 | | 1980/2021 | Founders: David Crane, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead ... all of whom were former Atari … |
Nintendo |
1369 | active | JP | 1889 | | 1973/2023 | |
Atari |
1346 | active | US | 1972 | | 1972/2021 | |
Capcom |
1099 | active | JP | 1983 | | 1984/2022 | Founded on June 11, 1983 as Japan Capsule Computer by I.R.M. Corporation (May 30 … |
Ubisoft |
985 | active | FR | 2003 | | 2002/2022 * | Formerly Ubi Soft until 2003-09. Studios: - Barcelona - Bucharest - Casablanca … |
THQ |
934 | dead | US | 1990 | 2013 | 1990/2016 | Full name: Toy Headquarters Founded as Trinity Acquisition Corporation in 1989 … |
Namco |
917 | name changed | JP | 1955 | 2005 | 1974/2012 | 1955 formerly: Nakamura Manufacturing (until 1971) Video games for the Famicon … |
Taito |
903 | active | JP | 1953 | | 1973/2021 | Subsidiary of Square Enix since September 2005. |
Bandai |
830 | name changed | JP | 1950 | 2006 | 1978/2014 | On March 31, 2006, it merged with Namco Ltd. and was renamed Bandai Namco Games … |
Codemasters |
827 | active | UK | 1985 | | 1984/2020 * | |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
779 | active | JP | 1993 | | 1985/2022 * | 株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント Subsidiary … |
Infogrames |
755 | dead | FR | 1983 | 2009 | 1983/2021 | Owns majority share on Atari. Website: http://www.infogrames.com/ |
U.S. Gold |
729 | bought | UK | 1984 | 1995 | 1982/1996 * | Their primary purpose was to publish popular American Commodore 64 games in the … |
Mastertronic |
718 | bought | UK | 1983 | 1991 | 1981/2015 * | |
Sierra On-Line |
704 | dead | US | 1979 | 2008 | 1980/2015 | Founded in 1979 in California as On-Line Systems. Renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982 … |
Ocean |
697 | name changed | UK | 1983 | 1998 | 1983/1999 | Founded as Spectrum Games in 1983, but renamed soon into Ocean. Infogrames UK since … |
Hudson Soft |
675 | dead | JP | 1973 | 2012 | 1982/2012 | Subsidiaries: * Hudson Entertainment (2003-) * Hudson Soft USA (1988-1995) |
Virgin Games |
651 | bought | UK | 1983 | 2003 | 1983/2016 | Renamed to Virgin Interactive in 1994. Virgin's U.S. operations were bought … |
Namco Bandai Games |
638 | active | JP | 2006 | | 2003/2022 * | |
Square Enix |
629 | active | JP | 2003 | | 1997/2023 * | Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. 株式会社スクウェア・エニックス・ホールディングス ( … |
Acclaim Entertainment |
617 | dead | US | 1987 | 2004 | 1986/2008 * | Went bankrupt Brand and logo were bought by Acclaim Games |
EA Tiburon |
592 | active | US | 1994 | | 1991/2021 * | |