IN-HOUSE STUDIO
ARKANE STUDIOS
Arkane was founded in France in 2002. With the opening of its Texas branch in July 2006, the studio began to contribute to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War and BioShock 2. But by bringing the best of Thief and Assassin’s Creed together in Dishonored, it has captivated millions of players and earned its time in the limelight.
BOSS ALIEN
Following the success of CSR Racing on the App Store, NaturalMotion Games purchased Boss Alien for an undisclosed sum. Since then, the company has doubled in size and moved to a state-of- the-art office in Brighton. Boss Alien now operates as one of NaturalMotion’s in-house game studios.
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
Creative Assembly celebrated its 25th birthday 2012, while expanding to over 250 staff and adding a new floor to its Horsham HQ. Releases included Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samuraiand more DLC, helping to contribute to two million full games and 5.25 million digital sales in one year.
CRITERION GAMES
The guys and girls at Criterion are a highly talented bunch that have so far tackled every task that EA has put in front of them. Last year’s Need for Speed Most Wanted demonstrated yet again why Criterion is EA’s foremost racing studio, achieving encouraging reviews and more than adequate sales.
IO INTERACTIVE
Danish studio IO Interactive has experimented this generation with new IPs, but it is Hitman that players were waiting for. The studio has pushed technology further with its current generation Hitman, which uses advanced crowd technology that bests Assassin’s Creed.
SPORTS INTERACTIVE
Sega’s internal sports studio has enough players of its football sim to start a religion. The 2012 iteration of Football Manager achieved a Metacritic average of 88, and racked up over 900,000 sales in the US and Europe; meanwhile, it has also continued to expand the game to mobiles and tablets.
TT GAMES
TT Games has become a one studio hit machine for Warner Bros. Not only have LEGO back catalogue titles continued to sell extremely well, but LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes stayed at number one in the UK All Formats Charts for an impressive five weeks and is one of Warner Bros’ biggest sales triumphs to date.
UBISOFT MONTPELLIER
Ubisoft’s Montpellier studio has once again proved its creative skills and adaptability by being one the first studios to develop a Wii U title. ZombiU garnered positive reviews, and Nintendo chose it as a flagship launch game, helping to sell more units of Nintendo’s latest games system.
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