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Every company in the dataset, with founding years, acquisitions, renames and the spinoffs that carried ideas from one studio to the next. 197 have a recorded lineage link.
Studios credited with the most firsts
| Studio | Founded | Country | Mechanics | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo EAD | 1989 | Japan | 9 | 29 |
| Origin Systems | 1983 | USA | 9 | 8 |
| Atari | 1972 | USA | 7 | 10 |
| Bungie | 1991 | USA | 7 | 7 |
| id Software | 1991 | USA | 7 | 9 |
| Valve | 1996 | USA | 6 | 11 |
| FromSoftware | 1986 | Japan | 5 | 9 |
| Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, Ken Arnold | — | USA | 5 | 1 |
| BioWare | 1995 | Canada | 4 | 8 |
| Blizzard North | 1993 | USA | 4 | 1 |
| Capcom | 1979 | Japan | 4 | 21 |
| Mojang | 2009 | Sweden | 4 | 1 |
| Namco | 1955 | Japan | 4 | 9 |
| Infinity Ward | 2002 | USA | 3 | 4 |
| Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | 1998 | Japan | 3 | 1 |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 1997 | Canada | 3 | 10 |
| Bethesda Game Studios | 2001 | USA | 2 | 6 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 1991 | USA | 2 | 9 |
| DMA Design | 1988 | Scotland | 2 | 3 |
| Epic Games | 1991 | USA | 2 | 5 |
| Intelligent Systems | 1986 | Japan | 2 | 6 |
| Looking Glass Studios | 1997 | USA | 2 | 2 |
| Looking Glass Technologies | 1992 | USA | 2 | 2 |
| Nintendo EPD | 2015 | Japan | 2 | 7 |
| Nintendo R&D1 | 1972 | Japan | 2 | 4 |
| Nintendo R&D4 | 1984 | Japan | 2 | 2 |
| Polyphony Digital | 1998 | Japan | 2 | 2 |
| Taito | 1953 | Japan | 2 | 2 |
| Verant Interactive | 1999 | USA | 2 | 1 |
| Westwood Studios | 1985 | USA | 2 | 3 |
A
Academy of Sciences of the USSR 1925Accolade 1984Acornsoft 1980Activision 1979Activision Blizzard 2008Adult Swim Games 2007Advanced Microcomputer SystemsAlexander BruceAlexey PajitnovAmccusAndrew ShouldiceAnnapurna Interactive 2016Ape Inc. 1989Apogee Software 1987Argonaut Games 1982Arkane Studios 1999Arrowhead Game Studios 2008Asobo Studio 2002Atari 1972Atari Games 1984Atlus 1986Avalanche Studios 2003
B
Bandai Namco Entertainment 2006Battlestate Games 2012Bay 12 Games 2002BeamNG GmbH 2013Beat Games 2018Behaviour Interactive 1992Bend Studio 1993Bethesda Game Studios 2001Bethesda Softworks 1986Bigmode 2022Billy BassoBioWare 1995Bizarre Creations 1987Black Isle Studios 1996Blizzard Entertainment 1991Blizzard North 1993Bloober Team 2008Blue Byte 1988Blue Sky Productions 1990Bluepoint Games 2006BMG Interactive 1995Bohemia Interactive 1999Brace Yourself Games 2013Broderbund 1980Bullfrog Productions 1987Bungie 1991
C
California Pacific ComputerCamelot Software Planning 1990Campo Santo 2013Capcom 1979Cavedog Entertainment 1996Cavia 2000CCP Games 1997CD Projekt 1994CD Projekt Red 2002Cellar Door Games 2010Chris Sawyer ProductionsChucklefish 2011Chunsoft 1984Cinematronics 1975Climax Entertainment 1990Clover Studio 2004Codemasters 1986Coffee Stain Publishing 2016Coffee Stain Studios 2010Colossal Order 2009Compile 1983Compulsion Games 2009ConcernedApe 2011Core Design 1988Creative Assembly 1987Criterion Games 1996Cryptic Studios 2000Crystal Dynamics 1992Crytek 1999Cyan 1987The Chinese Room 2007
E
EA Black Box 1998EA Canada 1983Edmund McMillenEgmont InteractiveEidos Interactive 1990Eidos-Montreal 2007Electronic Arts 1982Eleventh Hour Games 2016Embark Studios 2018Embracer Group 2011Enix 1975Ensemble Studios 1995Epic Games 1991Epic Games Publishing 2020Eric ChahiEul, Steve Feak, IceFrogExtremely OK Games 2018
G
Galactic CafeGame Freak 1989Gamera Game 2018Gathering of Developers 1998Gearbox Publishing 2016Gearbox Software 1999Geometric Interactive 2016Ghost Ship Games 2016Giant Sparrow 2009Good Science Studio 2009Gottlieb 1927GSC Game World 1995GT Interactive 1993Guerrilla Games 2000Gunfire Games 2014The Game Kitchen 2010
I
id Software 1991Imangi Studios 2008Infinity Ward 2002Infocom 1979Infogrames 1983InnerSloth 2015Insomniac Games 1994Intelligent Systems 1986Interplay Entertainment 1983Introversion Software 2001inXile Entertainment 2002IO Interactive 1998Ion Storm 1996Irem 1974Iron Gate Studio 2019Irrational Games 1997
M
MachineGames 2009Maxis 1987MECC 1973Media Molecule 2006Mediatonic 2005Mega Crit Games 2015MercurySteam 2002META Publishing 2019Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, Ken ArnoldMicroProse 1982Microsoft 1975Midway 1958Mike BithellMinh Le and Jess CliffeMintrocket 2022Mobius Digital 2013Mojang 2009Monolith Productions 1994Monolith Soft 1999Moon Studios 2010MossmouthMotion Twin 2001MTV Games 2005Muse Software 1978Mythic Entertainment 1995Mythos Games 1993
N
Namco 1955NanaOn-Sha 1996Natsume 1987Naughty Dog 1984NCSoft 1997Neowiz 1997NetEase Games 1997Neversoft 1994New World Computing 1984Nexon 1994Niantic 2010Nicalis 2007Ninja Theory 2000Nintendo 1889Nintendo EAD 1989Nintendo EPD 2015Nintendo R&D1 1972Nintendo R&D3 1976Nintendo R&D4 1984Nintendo SPD 2003Nippon Ichi Software 1993Nixxes Software 1999Nolla Games 2016Number None 2007
P
Pandemic Studios 1998Panic 1997Paradox Development Studio 1995Paradox Interactive 1999Parsec ProductionsPetroglyph Games 2003Piranha Bytes 1997PlatinumGames 2007Playdead 2006Playground Games 2010Playstack 2017Pocketpair 2015Polyphony Digital 1998Polytron Corporation 2009ponclePsygnosis 1984Psyonix 2000PUBG Corporation 2017
R
Radical Entertainment 1991Rare 1985Raven Software 1990Raw Fury 2015Re-Logic 2011Ready at Dawn 2003Realtime Worlds 2002Red Barrels 2011Red Storm Entertainment 1996RedOctane 1999Relic Entertainment 1997Remedy Entertainment 1995Respawn Entertainment 2010Retro Studios 1998Richard GarriottRiot Games 2006Roblox Corporation 2004Rockstar Games 1998Rockstar North 2002Rockstar San Diego 1984Rockstar StudiosRocksteady Studios 2004Round8 Studio 2017Rovio Entertainment 2003RundiscRunic Games 2008
S
Santa Monica Studio 1999Sculptured Software 1984Sega 1960Sega AM2 1984Sega AM3Shedworks 2015Shining Rock Software 2011Sierra On-Line 1979Sierra Studios 1997Simtex 1988Sir-Tech 1981Sirvo 2013Slavic MagicSledgehammer Games 2009Smilebit 2000SNK 1978Softdisk 1981Sonic Team 1990Sony Computer Entertainment 1993Sony Interactive Entertainment 2016Sony Online EntertainmentSora Ltd. 2005Squad 2008Square 1986Square Enix 2003Starbreeze Studios 1998Steve Russell / MITStrategic Simulations, Inc. 1979Strategy FirstStudio MDHR 2010subLOGIC 1977Subset Games 2011Sucker Punch Productions 1997Supercell 2010Supergiant Games 2009Superhot Team 2013
T
Taito 1953Take-Two Interactive 1993Tango Gameworks 2010Team Bondi 2003Team Cherry 2014Team Fortress Software 1998Team IcoTeam Meat 2009Team Ninja 1995Team Silent 1996Team17 1990Technos Japan 1981Tecmo 1967Tencent 1998Terry Cavanaghthatgamecompany 2006Thekla, Inc. 2008THQ 1989THQ Nordic 2011tinyBuild 2011Toby FoxToys for Bob 1989Trapdoor 2010Treyarch 1996Trilobyte 1990Troika Games 1998Turtle Rock Studios 2002Typhoon Studios 2017