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Top Ten Development Studios Right Now

Gaming Union writes: "We decided to compile a list of the top development studios at the present moment - studios that generate a great deal of anticipation behind their endeavors, and are an influential force in the industry. This list is specifically directed towards individual teams, not publishers (i.e. Nintendo) or multiple teams that produce games under a common label (i.e. Ubisoft Montreal).

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Coramoor_5014d ago

Wouldn't have been my choices but definitely a lot of top tier devs on that list

JDouglasGU5014d ago

who would you choose instead?

Coramoor_5014d ago

i think i would've favoured the unknowns by top tier former studio heads, as quite frankly studios like bungie and insomniac and naughty dog, while they all make great games, they have become sequel factories and i'm just not seeing that hot new thing from a lot of these devs

Danger Close would've been an addition of mine

JDouglasGU5014d ago

naughty dog a sequel factory? come on... also, both bungie and insomniac are working on new IPs, we don't know how inventive they'll be, but at least they're working on something.

Foliage5014d ago

This list is terrible.

These are the clear big hitters, those that push the envelope and actually broaden the industry rather than making more of the same:

Ubisoft Montreal
Bioware Edmonton
Blizzard Entertainment
Guerilla Games
Naughty Dog
Sony Santa Monica
Polyphony Digital
Zipper Interactive
Capcom
Konami

blitz06235014d ago (Edited 5014d ago )

After The Last Guardian comes out Team Ico will not be honorable mention anymore. It's gonna skyrocket near the top.

EvilTwin5014d ago (Edited 5014d ago )

"Who would you choose instead?"
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Eh, in these types of lists, there are always going to be omissions.

Rockstar North didn't even get an honorable mention. No Retro Studios? Team Ninja (Other M looks fantastic)? Kojima Productions? Mistwalker? EAD-SPD3 (the Zelda team)? SCE/Santa Monica? Irraional/2K Boston? Bethesda Softworks? Heck, I'd toss EA Tiburon in over Harmonix.

writersblock5014d ago

They havent even made anything yet, how would you put them in a top 10?

0mega45013d ago

few though are left deveopling exclusive for xbox

as i think microsoft needs to shift focus off of kinect and back on

to securing exclusives
and not wasting money on timed exclusives

number475013d ago

Rocksteady..

or list fail.

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HyperBear5014d ago

yea i agree. that list has loads of talent being hard at work on current or next-gen games, but I would have liked to have known about some studios we haven't seen or heard anything from in a while.

Examples: Incognito (Warhawk), Silicon Knights (Too Human), Sony London Studio (The Getaway) Or a ton of other studios who havent been showcasing anything. Even what Respawn Entertainment is up to or even whats going on with Rare (although I can probably easy sum that one up myself)

aceofspades5014d ago (Edited 5014d ago )

bioware, naughty dog, media molecule, sucker punch, guirella games, bungie, insomniac, rockstar, poliphony digital, kojima, and the motorstorm guys.

iamnsuperman5014d ago (Edited 5014d ago )

Finally someone has mentioned media molecule. They are a great studio

gamerzBEreal175014d ago (Edited 5014d ago )

Top4
Naughty Dog Uncharted 2...need i say more?

Sucker Punch: infamous2 looks so fun and is a huge contender for best super hero game without even being released yet
plus they listend to all of us about new cole

EPIC Games: Gears of war is argueably the best new IP of this gen with part 3 comeing out and a new IP (bulletstorm) there one of my best

insomniac: R&C future great game this year one of my favorites there makeing a 360 game that i cant wait to hear about resistance 3 teaser looks sick

Oldsnake0075014d ago

I love Fallout 3 and Oblivion. spent nearly 200 hrs on each .

lastdual5014d ago

Bethesda is probably the most ambitious studio out there, with games that are both sucessful sales-wise and in building huge, loyal fanbases. Heck, even the modding community for Morrowind is still going strong.

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Hardedge5014d ago

Good list, definitely looking forward to what Insomniac does with Resistance 3.

Sanrin5014d ago

I may have to actually buy a Resistance game if this one turns out as cool as it looks.

rumplstilts5014d ago

What the? I don't even! Nintendo EAD has churned out far more AAA titles than Quantic Dreams!

rumplstilts5014d ago

For dis-agreers. Almost all of the EAD studios have 3 or more. Quantic has 2. The Zelda team has like 14 and The mario team has like 8.

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Activision Blizzard Faces $23.4M Fine for Patent Infringement

Activision Blizzard ordered to pay $23.4M for patent infringement involving popular games.

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Skuletor1d 18h ago

Another L for Xbox, when are they going to have good news?

MrDead1d 17h ago

I would read the article but the giant pop-ups from the top and bottom of the screen made me close it.

Without reading $23.4 million isn't a deterrent for a company that size.

peppeaccardo1d 16h ago

Boss: Let's fire a few people to recoup on that loss.
Slave: Cortana has decided to get rid of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.
Boss: Let's get those Firing Letters "Copilot Approved" and send them through the power of the cloud.
Slave: Long Live Phil !!!
ALL in the room: LONG LIVE PHIL !!!!

rlow11d 10h ago

Well another troll company with a patent trying to extort money out of companies. Seems like they’re going to try and sue everyone.

PRIMORDUS1d 7h ago

Not enough drain them for more, fuck Blizzard POS company.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno7d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.