Studios beginning with V

Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington left Microsoft to make Half-Life; Steam later reshaped PC distribution.

11 titles in the dataset

Spun out of Sony's 989 Studios to run EverQuest, then folded back into Sony Online.

1 title in the dataset

Rain World's developer, built around a hand-animated ecosystem indifferent to the player.

1 title in the dataset

Richard Branson's games label, later renamed Virgin Interactive.

Published Westwood's and Shiny's output before being carved up by Electronic Arts and Titus.

EA Redwood Shores renamed itself Visceral after Dead Space; EA closed it in 2017.

2 titles in the dataset

Vivendi's games arm holding Blizzard and Sierra; merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008.

Descent's creators turned Saints Row studio; closed by Embracer in 2023.

3 titles in the dataset