Key studios, from Epic to 5th Cell
This month we've published the 2010 edition of the Develop 100.
Published in association with Deep Silver and based on data compiled by GfK Chart-Track, the Develop 100 ranks the world's games developers based on the amount of revenues their games generated at UK retail.
The Develop site is publishing major extracts from the book - here we present the details of positions 51 to 100.
Founded: 1991
Independent
Top Title: Gears of War 2
Founded: 1999
Independent
Top Title: Star Wars: Clone Wars – Republic Heroes
Founded: 2002
Independent
Top Title: Resistance 2
Top Title: Little Big Planet
Founded: 1997
Owned by: Rockstar Games
Top Title: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Founded: 1997 (Studio closed by parent Activision in 2010)
Top Title: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Founded: 1973
Owned by: Konami
Top Title: Sports Island
Founded: 1991
Independent
Top Title: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Founded: 1987
Owned by: Sega
Top Title: Empire: Total War
Independent
Top Title: Cooking Mama 3
Founded: 2002
Owned by: Activision
Top Title: DJ Hero
Founded: 1997
Independent
Top Title: Infamous
Founded: 1988
Owned by: Firm went bankrupt in 2009, assets brought by Warner Bros, THQ and Tradewest
Top Title: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
Founded: 1995
Owned by: EA
Top Title: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Founded: 1996 (Closed in 2009)
Top Title: Ashes Cricket 2009
Founded: 1997 (Closed in 2009)
Top Title: Terminator Salvation
Founded: 2001
Independent
Top Title: Need for Speed: Undercover
Founded: 1988
Owned by: EA
Top Title: Mirror’s Edge
Founded: 1997
Independent
Top Title: Lips: Number One Hits
Founded: 1995
Independent
Top Title: Peppa Pig: The Game
Founded: 2003
Independent
Top Title: My Fitness Coach: Get in Shape
Founded: 1992
Independent
Top Title: Call of Duty: World at War
Founded: 1992
Owned by: EA
Top Title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
Founded: 1998 (as Pixel Planet)
Owned by: Disney
Top Title: Pure
Founded: 1999
Independent
Top Title: Up
Founded: 2005
Owned by: Vicious Cycle Software/D3P/Namco Bandai
Top Title: Ben 10: Alien Force
Founded: 1994
Independent
www.terminalreality.com
Top Title: Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Founded: 1992
Owned by: Square Enix
Top Title: Tomb Raider: Underworld
Founded: 2009
Independent
Top Title: Super Smash Brothers: Brawl
Founded: 1991
Owned by: Activision Blizzard
Top Title: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Founded: 1993
Owned by: EA
www.criteriongames.com
Top Title: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Founded: 2002
Independent
Top Title: Mystery Case Files: Millionheir
Founded: 1998
Owned by: Sony
Top Title: Gran Turismo
Founded: 2002
Independent
Top Title: 100 Clasic Book Collection
Founded: 1994
Independent
Top Title: Hannah Montana: The Movie
Founded: 1994
Independent
Top Titles: Imagine: Teacher
Founded: 2000
Independent
Top Title: Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits
Founded: 1994
Owned by: Warner Bros.
Top Title: F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin
Founded: 1988
Independent
www.eurocom.co.uk
Top Title: G-Force
Founded: 1996 (Closed in 2009 as part of parent Midway’s bankruptcy and sell-off)
Top Title: Wheelman
Founded: 2007
Independent
Top Title: Puzzler Collection
Founded: 1997
Owned by: Microsoft
Top Title: Fable II
Founded: 1997
Owned by: THQ
Top Title: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Founded: 1983
Independent
Top Title: Disney’s Bolt
Founded: 2003
Independent
Top Title: Scrabble Interactive: 2009 Edition
Founded: 2007
Independent
Top Title: Golden Balls
Founded: 2003
Independent
Top Titles: Ashes Cricket 2009
Founded: 1993
Independent
Top Title: Ben 10: Protector of Earth
Founded: 1984
Owned by: Rockstar Games
www.rockstarsandiego.com
Top Title: Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Founded: 2003
Independent
Top Title: Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
