| name | games | status | region | founded | closed | activity | |
|---|
| SEGA |
2562 | active | JP | 1973 | | 1973/2013 | Sega Corporation 1940 Subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings since 2004. |
| Konami |
1848 | active | JP | 1969 | | 1978/2013 | |
| Electronic Arts |
1773 | active | US | 1982 | | 1981/2013 | Started in 1982, in San Mateo, California Slogan: Challenge everything. ... … |
| Activision |
1325 | name changed | US | 1981 | 2008 | 1980/2013 | Founded by ex-Atari prgmrs. 1979-10. Renamed Mediagenic 1988 but 'Activision' brand … |
| Atari |
1220 | active | US | 1972 | | 1972/2012 | |
| Nintendo |
1014 | active | JP | 1978 | | 1978/2014 | |
| Capcom |
944 | active | JP | 1983 | | 1984/2013 | Founded on June 11, 1983 as Japan Capsule Computer by I.R.M. Corporation (May 30 … |
| Namco |
878 | active | JP | 1978 | 2001 | 1978/2012 | 1955 formerly: Nakamura Manufacturing (until 1971) Video games for the Famicon … |
| Taito |
841 | active | JP | 1977 | | 1973/2012 | |
| THQ |
825 | dead | US | 2001 | 2013 | 1989/2012 | Full name: Toy Headquarters Founded as Trinity Acquisition Corporation in 1989 … |
| Bandai |
722 | active | JP | 1950 | | 1982/2012 | |
| Codemasters |
696 | active | UK | 1985 | | 1986/2012 | |
| Ubisoft |
633 | active | FR | 2003 | | 2003/2013 | Formerly Ubi Soft until 2003-09. Studios: - Barcelona - Bucharest - Casablanca … |
| Ocean |
624 | name changed | UK | 1983 | 1998 | 1983/2003 | Ocean Software Ltd. / Ocean of America Founded in 1983 Infogrames UK since … |
| Mastertronic |
594 | bought | UK | 1983 | 1991 | 1983/2012 | |
| Hudson Soft |
589 | active | JP | 1973 | | 1982/2012 | Subsidiaries: * Hudson Entertainment (2003-) * Hudson Soft USA (1988-1995) |
| Acclaim Entertainment |
585 | dead | US | 1987 | 2004 | 1985/2007 | Went bankrupt Brand and logo were bought by Acclaim Games |
| Infogrames |
576 | active | UK | 1985 | | 1984/2005 | Owns majority share on Atari. Website: http://www.infogrames.com/ |
| Sony Computer Entertainment |
555 | active | JP | 1993 | | 1983/2013 | 株式会社ソニー・コンピュータエンタテインメント Subsidiary … |
| U.S. Gold |
534 | bought | UK | 1984 | 1995 | 1983/1996 | Their primary purpose was to publish popular American Commodore 64 games in the … |
| Ubi Soft |
461 | name changed | FR | 1986 | 2003 | 1986/2008 | Ubi Soft Entertainment S.A, an educational software and video game publishing and … |
| Sierra On-Line |
448 | dead | | 1979 | 2008 | 1980/2008 | |
| Virgin Interactive |
442 | bought | UK | 1994 | 2003 | 1982/2003 | Formerly: Virgin Games Virgin's U.S. operations were bought by Electronic … |
| Koei |
407 | active | JP | 1983 | | 1983/2013 | |
| Gremlin Graphics |
400 | dead | UK | 1984 | 2003 | 1984/2000 | 1984 - Established as "Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd." 1994 - Renamed … |
