List of video game developers (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of video game developers" in English language version.

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26gamesindustry.biz

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5gematsu.com

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4web.archive.org

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3eurogamer.net

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2companycheck.co.uk

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2gamespot.com

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1mcvuk.com

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1companieshouse.gov.uk

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1pcgamer.com

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1inverse.com

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1day1studios.com

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1gamedeveloper.com

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1vg247.com

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1techforkorea.com

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14gamer.net

880^th place

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1techcrunch.com

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1bloomberg.com

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1ca.gov

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1chosun.com

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1destructoid.com

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1ic.gc.ca

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1ign.com

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1gamebiz.jp

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1venturebeat.com

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1engadget.com

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1finanznachrichten.de

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1wikipedia.org

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4gamer.net

エクサムが2020年2月末で全業務を休止すると発表。現行の業務などはTEAM ARCANAへ移管 (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. February 10, 2020.

bloomberg.com

Harry Potter Hot, Marvel Avengers Not in Jam City Game Plans, Bloomberg, June 29, 2018

ca.gov

businesssearch.sos.ca.gov

DISSOLUTION, California Secretary of State

chosun.com

biz.chosun.com

김세정 블루사이드 대표 "7년간 800억원 투자한 '킹덤언더파이어2'...전 세계 흥행 자신감" (in Korean), ChosunBiz, November 28, 2016

companieshouse.gov.uk

beta.companieshouse.gov.uk

BLITZ GAMES STUDIOS LIMITED, GOV.UK

companycheck.co.uk

THE BITMAP BROTHERS LIMITED, Company Check
THE BITMAP BROTHERS (NORTH) LIMITED, Company Check

day1studios.com

"Day 1 Studios". www.day1studios.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

destructoid.com

nintendo.destructoid.com

"ActRaiser got a remake, so now it's time for a Soul Blazer trilogy revival". Destructoid - Nintendo. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-06-15.

engadget.com

THQ auction results: Nordic Games takes Darksiders, Red Faction; 505 Games is Drawn to Life, Engadget, April 22, 2013

eurogamer.net

Rebellion acquires The Bitmap Brothers' classic games portfolio, Eurogamer.net, 25 November 2019
Take-Two sells Private Division label, confirms closure of OlliOlli World and Kerbal Space Program 2 studios. Eurogamer.net. November 6, 2024.
Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff. Eurogamer.net. January 27, 2025

finanznachrichten.de

DGAP-Adhoc: gamigo AG: Übernahme des Spiele Unternehmens Trion Worlds zur weiteren Stärkung ihrer Marktposition im Spielemarkt. (in German), Finanznachrichten.de [de], October 22, 2018

gamebiz.jp

シリコンスタジオ、コンテンツ事業を会社分割してC&R社に譲渡へ...新設会社スタジオリボルバーの株式の90%を譲渡譲渡価額は概算で1億3700万円. (in Japanese) Social Game Info. June 18, 2018.

gamedeveloper.com

Digital Eclipse is back with a new mission: preserve classic games. Gamasutra. June 8, 2015

gamesindustry.biz

Embracer Group acquires multiple studios, including 4A Games. GamesIndustry.biz. August 13, 2020.
Backflip Studios shutting down. GamesIndustry.biz. October 24, 2019.
EG7 acquires Daybreak. GamesIndustry.biz. December 1, 2020.
Atari to acquire Digital Eclipse in $20m deal. GamesIndustry.biz. October 31, 2023
Focus Entertainment acquires Dovetail Games. GamesIndustry.biz. April 20, 2023
Embracer Group acquires 13 studios: Here's everything you need to know. GamesIndustry.biz. November 18, 2020.
Maximum Entertainment acquires Fun Labs - News-in-brief. GamesIndustry.biz. March 15, 2023
Tencent bids to acquire 100% of Funcom. GamesIndustry.biz. January 22, 2020
Harebrained Schemes and Paradox Interactive to split in 2024. GamesIndustry.biz. October 17, 2023
Kiloo Games shutting down. GamesIndustry.biz. June 15, 2023
Tencent acquires majority stake in Klei Entertainment. GamesIndustry.biz. January 22, 2021.
Bigben spending spree continues with Kylotonn acquisition, GamesIndustry.biz, October 3, 2018
Nexon merges NDoors and Nexon Red, GamesIndustry.biz, January 2, 2018
Nintendo acquires Next Level Games. GamesIndustry.biz. January 5, 2021.
Facebook acquires Ready at Dawn. GamesIndustry.biz. June 22, 2020.
TLM Partners acquires Heroes & Generals business operations. GamesIndustry.biz. February 4, 2022
Embracer Group acquires Saber Interactive in $525m deal. GamesIndustry.biz. February 19, 2020.
Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games. GamesIndustry.biz. February 25, 2020.
Codemasters buys Slightly Mad Studios for $30m, GamesIndustry.biz, 28 November 2019
Azerion acquires remainder of Spil Games. GamesIndustry.biz. February 12, 2020.
Scopely acquires Tag Games. GamesIndustry.biz. June 29, 2023
Embracer Group acquires Little Nightmares dev Tarsier Studios for $10.5m. GamesIndustry.biz. December 20, 2019.
Tencent to become majority shareholder of Techland. GamesIndustry.biz. July 24, 2023
Square Enix dissolves Tokyo RPG Factory. GamesIndustry.biz. January 31, 2024
Kirby support studio Vanpool shut down. GamesIndustry.biz. June 1, 2023
Vicarious Visions merged into Blizzard. GamesIndustry.biz. January 22, 2021.

gamespot.com

Makuch, Eddie (2015-10-05). "The Crew Reaches 3 Million Players, Ubisoft Acquires Developer". GameSpot. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
Weeks After Releasing An Acclaimed Game, A 15-Year-Old Studio Is Shutting Down. GameSpot. August 29, 2023

gematsu.com

Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Interactive. Gematsu. June 25, 2020.
Colopl acquires Mages. Gematsu. March 30, 2020.
SEGA sells Relic Entertainment, lays off 240 staff across European studios. Gematsu. March 28, 2024
Bigben Interactive acquires Spiders Games. Gematsu. July 25, 2019.
Nippon Ichi Software establishes SystemSoft Beta to succeed SystemSoft Alpha game division. Gematsu. January 6, 2020

ic.gc.ca

Federal Corporation Information - 428888-2, Government of Canada

ign.com

"PlayStation Confirms Japan Studio Will be Re-Organized". 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

inverse.com

Morgan, Adam (March 15, 2023). "Into the Myst: The Oral History of America's Oldest Surviving Indie Game Studio". Inverse. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

mcvuk.com

EG7 to acquire two Canadian studios – Mechwarrior dev Piranha Games & My Singing Monsters dev Big Blue Bubble. MCV/DEVELOP. November 26, 2020.

pcgamer.com

DayZ developer acquires new studio to work on standalone version - Update: Everything but the name, PC Gamer, March 28, 2014

techcrunch.com

Disney sells mobile game studio FoxNext Games to Scopely TechCrunch January 22, 2020

techforkorea.com

Next Floor Invests on Studio 4LEAF Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Tech for Korea. October 24, 2017.

venturebeat.com

Azerion buys Spil Games' mobile game division. VentureBeat. June 20, 2019.

vg247.com

Nordic acquires Digital Reality IP Imperium Galactica, Sine Mora, others, VG247, 2 February 2016

web.archive.org

Его краснодарское Величество (in Russian), DFT.ru, April 21, 2008
"Day 1 Studios". www.day1studios.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
Next Floor Invests on Studio 4LEAF Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Tech for Korea. October 24, 2017.
Tropico publisher Kalypso acquires rights to Commandos series, Gamasutra, July 13, 2018

wikipedia.org

de.wikipedia.org

DGAP-Adhoc: gamigo AG: Übernahme des Spiele Unternehmens Trion Worlds zur weiteren Stärkung ihrer Marktposition im Spielemarkt. (in German), Finanznachrichten.de [de], October 22, 2018