Companies

Activision

Activision is one of the most important publishers in video game history, founded by former Atari programmers and built as the first major third-party console company.

Apex Computer Productions

Apex Computer Productions was the small British studio led by brothers John and Steve Rowlands, best known for some of the Commodore 64’s most technically impressive platform games.

BANDAI

Bandai is a historic Japanese entertainment company, born in toys and later central to the link between video games, anime, manga and merchandise.

Capcom

Capcom is one of Japan’s most influential video game companies, central to arcade games, console action, fighting games and survival horror.

Commodore

Core Design

Digital Concept

Disney Interactive

Disney Interactive was The Walt Disney Company’s video game division, created to bring Disney’s film and television worlds into software, consoles and online play.

Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive was one of the most important British publishers of the 1990s and 2000s, associated with Tomb Raider, Championship Manager, Deus Ex, Thief and Hitman.

Loriciel

A French software house born during the golden age of European microcomputers, Loriciel became one of the most prolific publishers of the 8-bit and 16-bit era in France.

LucasArts

An American developer and publisher born within Lucasfilm, LucasArts became one of the most influential companies in the history of graphic adventures and narrative games, before shifting mainly toward Star Wars licensing.

Microsoft

Microsoft is one of the world’s most important technology companies and, through Xbox, brought PC culture, online services and major acquisitions into the console market.

Nintendo

Ocean

Rare

Renegade

Santa Monica Studio

Sega

Sensible Software

Sonic Team

Sony

Sony Computer Entertainment

Squaresoft

Steamknight

SunSoft

Team17

Thalion

Thalion Software

Virgin Games