SCE Worldwide Studios
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Interactive Entertainment |
| Founder(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Number of locations | United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Shuhei Yoshida (President) |
| Products | God of War series, Gran Turismo series, Killzone series, LittleBigPlanet series, Resistance series, SOCOM series, Uncharted series |
| Owner(s) | Sony Corporation |
| Employees | 3000 (est.) |
| Parent | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Website | Official Site |
Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, officially abbreviated SCE Worldwide Studios, is a group of video game developers owned by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a single internal entity overseeing all wholly owned development studios within SCE. It is responsible for the creative and strategic direction of development and production of all computer entertainment software by all SCE-owned studios, all of which is produced exclusively for the PlayStation family of consoles.
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[edit] Studios
SCE Worldwide Studios contains fifteen studios worldwide:
[edit] Europe
- Bigbig Studios - Leamington Spa, UK
- Evolution Studios - Runcorn, UK
- Guerrilla Games - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Media Molecule - Surrey, UK
- SCE Cambridge Studio - Cambridge, UK
- SCE Liverpool Studio - Liverpool, UK
- SCE London Studio - London, UK
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- Team Soho part of London Studio
[edit] Asia
- Polyphony Digital - Tokyo, Japan
- SCE Japan Studio - Tokyo, Japan
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- Team Ico part of Japan Studio
[edit] North America
- Naughty Dog - Santa Monica, California, USA
- Sony Bend - Bend, Oregon, USA
- SCE Foster City Studio - Foster City, California, USA
- SCE San Diego Studio - San Diego, California, USA
- SCE Santa Monica Studio - Santa Monica, California, USA
- Zipper Interactive - Redmond, Washington, USA
[edit] Defunct
[edit] History
Worldwide Studios was first formed on September 14, 2005.[1] Shuhei Yoshida was named as President of SCE WWS on May 16, 2008, replacing Kazuo Hirai, who was serving interim after inaugural SCE WWS President Phil Harrison left the company in early 2008.
On December 8, 2005 video game developer Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of its SCE WWS.[2] On January 24, 2006 video game developer Zipper Interactive, developers of the SOCOM series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of its SCE WWS.[3] On September 20, 2007 video game developers Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios, developers of the MotorStorm series, were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of its SCE WWS.[4] On March 2, 2010 video game developer Media Molecule, developers of the PlayStation 3 game LittleBigPlanet, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of its SCE WWS.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Sony Computer Entertainment (September 14, 2005). "SCE Establishes SCE Worldwide Studios" (PDF). Press release. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050914ae.pdf. Retrieved 2005-09-14.
- ^ Sony Computer Entertainment (December 8, 2005). "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Guerrilla Games". Press release. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/051208e.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Sony Computer Entertainment (January 24, 2006). "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Zipper Interactive". Press release. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060125be.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Sony Computer Entertainment (September 20, 2007). "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios". Press release. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/070920de.html. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Sony Computer Entertainment (March 2, 2010). "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Media Molecule". Press release. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/100303e.html. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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