id Software LLC is an American video game developer headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk, programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack (no relation to John Carmack). Business manager Jay Wilbur was also involved. id Software made important technological developments in video game technologies for the PC (running MS-DOS and Windows), including work done for the Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake franchises. id's work was particularly important in 3D computer graphics technology and in game engines that are heavily used throughout the video game industry. The company was also heavily involved in the creation of the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein 3D is often considered as the first true FPS, Doom was a game that popularized the genre and PC gaming in general, and Quake was id's first true 3D first-person shooter. On June 24, 2009, ZeniMax Media acquired the company. In 2015, they opened a second studio in Frankfurt, Germany.

Known For: Commander Keen, Wolfenstien, Doom, Quake, more at wiki

Idea Factory develops and publishes games for PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Planning, development and sales of game software, internet contents, and other game-related products, Development of customized entertainment contents for corporate clients

Image Campus is a company dedicated to Advanced training in Digital Media, as a Certified training Partner for Adobe, Corel, Discreet and Macromedia, offering courses and short term specialization careers in 3D Animation, Digital Audio and Video, Graphic Arts and Internet Technologies.

ImaginEngine was a video game development studio that was based in Los Angeles, California. The studio has shipped nearly 200 titles across major platforms. ImaginEngine is a Foundation 9 Entertainment studio, and is located in Framingham, MA before ImaginEngine is shut down in 2012. The studio was used to be run by Randall Sanborn. Mat Williams served as Technical Manager and Chris Zirpoli was the Creative Manager.

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Incredible Technologies, Inc. is located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois and has been in business since 1985. The company employs over 60 designers, programmers, artists and animators, sound engineers, service technicians and production personnel. Loyalty, versatility and a lot of hard work are a hallmark of IT employees. The company's current plan for the coin-op industry is to create long-lasting, good earning games with innovative features and a reasonable price. These games will earn at a wide variety of locations, with the main target being the street market and an older playing audience. For over 25 years, Incredible Technologies has designed and developed successful pay-to-play video games that focus on innovation, profitability and fun. IT is currently the largest commercial video game manufacturer in the U.S. and continues to push the boundaries of imagination while developing next-generation entertainment experiences. The company's flagship title, Golden Tee Golf, is the most successful out-of-home entertainment video game in history and can be found in tens of thousands of establishments around the world. Now in its fifth generation, Golden Tee LIVE engages millions of avid players around the world with its approachable, compelling and addictive skill-based game play. IT pioneered the use of networking games through the groundbreaking ITNet system that allows players to track stats, compete in real-time skill contests and win prizes. This unique connectivity allows IT's entire LIVE product line to offer exceptional features and flexible innovation found nowhere else. Incredible Technologies makes games that players want to play and operators want to own. IT's all about the game.

Known For: Arcade and casino games

TIGA is the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry. Our core purpose is to strengthen the games development and digital publishing sector. We achieve this by campaigning for the industry in the corridors of power, championing the industry in the media and helping our members commercially. TIGA is a trade association representing the business and commercial interests of Independent Games Developers - those that are not controlled by publishers and whose principal business is the development of games, across any platform. Since the launch in March 2001, by the then DTI Minister for e-commerce and small businesses, Patricia Hewitt MP, TIGA has grown from a base of 14 founder members (including: Argonaut, Blitz, Elixir, Intelligent Games, IOMO, Kaboom, Kuju, Lionhead, M4, Rebellion, Smoking Gun, Steel Monkeys, Vis and Wide Games, with the DTI and Osborne Clarke providing legal and other assistance) to over 70 member companies that collectively represent games industry expertise across the industry. TIGA is the voice of the UK Independent Games Developers Community.

Infinity Ward was started by 22 members of the Medal of Honor Allied Assault team, including all the leads. Infinity Ward is a highly motivated and accomplished team with very high standards. We possess the realism and discipline it takes to get the job done on time. We balance this with a perfectionism that requires us to change anything and everything until the idea works, is fun, is exciting, is immersive and is the best we can imagine it being. Our games have a focus on animation not often seen in PC games, which we feel allows us to achieve the level of immersion that our team is famous for.

Innerloop Studios (commonly abbreviated to Innerloop) was a Norwegian video game developer operating from 1996 to 2003. The company was founded as Innerloop Technologies in May 1996 by a group of ex-employees of the Oslo-based video game company Funcom. After entering into a partnership with the video game developer and publisher Eidos Interactive, Innerloop merged with DiMaga Studios in 1997 and changed its name to Innerloop Studios to reflect the merger. In the fall of 2000, Swedish electronic entertainment company Vision Park acquired the studio. In 2002, Innerloop once again became an independent company before shutting its doors in June 2003. The company was unable to make funds to create future titles,so they finally decided to shut down the studio. Company staff numbers ranged between 15 and 25 at various times throughout the company's existence. Innerloop was widely known for its graphics technology, first on display in the flight simulator JSF - Joint Strike Fighter. With the release of Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In in December 2000, the exclusion of being able to save the game within a level created controversy amongst its fans. Except the sports game Sega Extreme Sports for Sega Dreamcast, Innerloop chose to develop exclusively for the PC platform. Co-founder Henning Rokling was the company's Managing Director until the studio shut down its operations in 2003. In addition to working with Eidos Interactive, Innerloop also worked with Infogrames, Sega, Empire Interactive and Codemasters. Innerloop Studios was founded in May 1996 and currently employs 18 people working hard to complete "IGI2 - Covert Strike" for PC CD-ROM. Innerloop's offices are located in downtown Oslo, next to Norway's Parliament building and the busy shopping street Karl Johan. Our intention has always been to create highly original titles. The first game released from Innerloop was the award-winning flight-simulation "JSF - Joint Strike Fighter" from December 1997. In December 2000 we released a sports-title called "Extreme Sports" and the 3d-action game "Project IGI". The children's game "Jul I Blåfjell" was released in November 2001, but only on the Norwegian market. Innerloop is part of the Scandinavian publishing group PanVision - a division of Swedish company KF Media.

Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer whose corporate headquarters is located in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1994 by Ted Price as "Xtreme Software", and was renamed "Insomniac Games" a year later. It has released titles for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video game consoles. The company's first project was Disruptor, for the first PlayStation console, whose poor sales almost led to the company's bankruptcy. Insomniac's next project was Spyro the Dragon, a successful video game that spawned two sequels within two years. Insomniac then developed a new franchise, Ratchet & Clank, for the PlayStation 2. The company also developed the Resistance series for the PlayStation 3, and released its first multi-platform game, Fuse in 2013. The company also worked with Microsoft Studios on 2014's Sunset Overdrive. The company's current projects include an underwater Metroidvania game called Song of the Deep, an Oculus Rift action-adventure game titled Edge of Nowhere, and an as-yet untitled Spider-Man game for the PlayStation 4. Insomniac Games has received recognition from critics as an acclaimed video game developer. It was named the twentieth-best video game developer by IGN, and one of the best places to work in America by the Society for Human Resource Management. Insomniac Games has been around since the beginning of 1994 and has quietly built a reputation for developing top-notch games for the Sony PlayStation. Its first game, Disruptor, was released for the PlayStation in 1996 and garnered praise from all corners of the gaming world, including awards for "Best First Person Shooter" and "Sleeper Hit of the Year". Insomniac then created Spyro the Dragon, which is now part of Sony's Greatest Hits collection, and has sold close to 4 million copies worldwide. Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, its third game and also part of the Greatest Hits program, has now sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. The first two Spyro titles made the purple dragon a household name around the globe and garnered multiple awards from the press. Now Insomniac is poised to release its biggest game yet - Spyro Year of the Dragon. Insomniac is proud to be a first-party developer for Sony, and since Spyro Year of the Dragon is its last Spyro title, the company is currently working on a brand new, top-secret PS2 title. How did Insomniac get started? Great question! Founded in 1994, Insomniac Games is an independent game developer with studios in Burbank, CA and Durham, NC. Prior to founding Insomniac, CEO/President Ted Price spent a few years as controller of a start-up medical company, where he decided that life in games must be easier. (He was wrong…) Fortunately, he found two very talented programmers, Alex and Brian Hastings, and together they laid the foundation for Insomniac’s first success, Disruptor. So…what has Insomniac done that I may have heard of? Well, in 20+ years, we’ve sold more than 44 million console videogames worldwide. (Not too shabby, right?). Insomniac has produced three of PlayStation’s most recognizable franchises: Resistance, Ratchet & Clank and the first three Spyro the Dragon games. Hopefully you’ve heard of them! We’ve spread our wings into multiplatform and mobile development as well. We most recently shipped Sunset Overdrive on the Xbox One in 2014, and a new version of Outernauts for iOS/Android. Currently we are re-imagining the original Ratchet & Clank, built from the ground up for PS4. We’re also developing our very first VR game, Edge of Nowhere, for the Oculus Rift, and a metroidvania-style action-adventure Song of the Deep, for PC/PS4/Xbox One. OK, I get it. So how do you do it? As of 2016, Insomniac Games has grown to approximately 200 hard-working, creative souls and remains completely independent. As an independent studio, we create and develop the kind of games that we’d like to play. It also means we follow our own production plan that allows us to stagger development so that we have smaller teams, time to visualize a game in pre-production and longer timelines to add final polish. Hmm…that sounds pretty cool. Any job openings? We’re always looking for bright minds to join our team. Check out our Careers page to learn more and apply either for our California or North Carolina studio!

Blitz Games (formerly known as Interactive Studios) was a division of Blitz Games Studios and was responsible for producing its family titles, which were often licensed games based on popular characters. The division was located in Warwickshire, England and specialized in producing mass-market family games on all console formats, using their own middleware. Blitz Games was the parent company name until 2008, when it was renamed to Blitz Games Studios to better reflect the variety of games it was producing. On 12 September 2013, Blitz Games Studios announced that they had ceased trading after being unable to secure funds to sustain the business.

Known For: Shrek Alarm (2013), Wake Up with Disney (2013), Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (2012, in conjunction with Junction Point Studios), SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip (2011), Puss in Boots (2011), Michael Phelps: Push the Limit (2011), Fantastic Pets (2011), Yoostar 2 (2011), All Star Karate (2010), Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout (2010), The Biggest Loser: Challenge (2010), iCarly (2009), Karaoke Revolution (2009), Biggest Loser (2009), Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008), Tak and the Guardians of Gross (2008), Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008), SpongeBob's Atlantis Squarepantis (2007), Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (2007), Sneak King (2006), PocketBike Racer (2006), Big Bumpin' (2006), SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (2006), Bratz: Forever Diamondz (2006), Bratz: Rock Angelz (2005), Pac-Man World 3 (2005), The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown (2004), Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (2004), The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' da Rules (2003), Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue (2003), Taz: Wanted (2002), Zapper: One Wicked Cricket (2002), Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise (2002), Fusion Frenzy (2001), Titan A.E (2000, cancelled), Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (2000), Action Man: Operation Extreme (2000), WarGames: Defcon 1 (1998), Glover (1998)

Our mission: To build a community of game developers which leverages the expertise of our members for the betterment of the industry and the development of the art form. IGDA members network, learn from each other, and foster the future of game development through IGDA programs including local chapter meetings, SIGs, Committees, and online forums. Member benefits include discounts on a variety of publications, tools, and industry events. The IGDA focuses on providing value to its members in the following areas: Building community among members to facilitate communication, support and an understanding of our common goals Providing a voice for the community, including representing game developers on issues of public debate Promoting relevant education and training for the next generation of game developers as well as professionals in the industry today Promotion of the art form of games, including increasing artistic and financial recognition for developers Business services, including financial, legal and strategic planning resources for individual developers and development companies International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the professional association for over 12,000 video and computer game developers worldwide. It is incorporated in the United States as a non-profit organization. Its stated mission is "To advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community." In recognition of the wide-ranging, multidisciplinary nature of interactive entertainment, there are supposedly no barriers to entry. The IGDA was founded in 1994 by Ernest W. Adams and was initially known as the Computer Game Developers Association (CGDA). Modeled after the Association for Computing Machinery, Adams envisioned the organization to support the careers and interests of individual developers, as opposed to being a trade organization, or an advocacy group for companies. The need for a professional association for game developers was not apparent until the congressional hearings surrounding Mortal Kombat and other video game legislation became common in the 1990s. With legislation affecting the game development industry, the IGDA developed into a more organized voice for computer game developers as it merged with the Computer Entertainment Developers Association and grew from 300 members to over 12,000 members the next fifteen years. In December 2012, Kate Edwards was appointed executive director after Gordon Bellamy, the previous executive director, moved on from the position in July of that year to join Tencent. The association as of July 2014 has been working with the FBI to deal with the on-line harassment of developers; Kate Edwards had been approached by the bureau at San Diego Comic-Con International.

Interplay Entertainment Corp. is a worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of award-winning entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market. Founded in 1983, we offer a broad range of products in the action, adventure, role-playing, strategy and sports categories across multiple platforms, including PlayStation, Dreamcast and Nintendo 64. We completed our initial public offering in June 1998. We have a long-term track record of publishing strong franchise and successful brand titles produced by our internal development teams and leading third-party developers. In addition to publishing such hit titles as Descent, Virtual Pool, Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Earthworm Jim, we have also secured rights to licensed properties which include Star Trek and Advanced Dungeon and Dragons. Through our extensive global distribution network, our titles are sold in more than 16,000 retail outlets located in more than 50 countries worldwide and we have a strong presence in Europe, through our minority owned subsidiary Virgin Interactive Entertainment. We also distribute our software titles, as well as other publishers' titles in bundled transactions to hardware companies through Interplay OEM, Inc. Our experienced management team, with broad and diverse backgrounds in a number of industries, is focused on maximizing the value of Interplay's product development, distribution and marketing programs to achieve long-term, profitable growth in the future. Interplay Entertainment Corp. is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1982 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo, Troy Worrell, Jay Patel and Bill Heineman. As a developer, Interplay is best known as the creator of the original Fallout series and as a publisher for the Baldur's Gate and Descent series.

Known For: A vast list of games, see wiki

IO Interactive (IOI) was established in September 1998 as a joint venture between Nordisk Film & TV A/S and game developer Reto-Moto. IOI focuses on original character based 3D games developed with proprietary technologies. The first title "Hitman: Codename 47", a third-person 3D action game was published by Eidos Interactive in November 2000. To secure the highest quality development of games, IOI staff are required to produce outstanding graphic design combined with the best technology in the industry. Our technological staff is made up of programmers, software engineers and mathematicians with considerable experience in game programming and 3D graphics. Graphic designers are hired from the game and entertainment industry as well as various art schools IO Interactive A/S (stylised as Io-Interactive, short IOI) is a Danish video game developer based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and owned by Square Enix Europe, a subsidiary of Square Enix. The company was founded under the name ASX Nr. 14.811 ApS on 1 November 1990, and became Mermaid Invest ApS on 24 May 1992. On 16 September 1998, the Reto-Moto development group turned the company into IO Interactive ApS, and into IO Interactive A/S on 14 April 2000. They are best known for the Hitman series.

Known For: a short list of games, see wiki

IOMO was a pioneering European mobile game developer and publisher based in Hampshire, England. IOMO was founded by John Chasey, Glenn Broadway and Andrew Bain in 2000. Initially a developer, the company was very successful in the early stages of the mobile game industry and worked with the majority of mobile technologies and customers across the whole value chain. This ranged from pre-installed titles developed for handset manufacturers and carriers, creation of branded titles for mobile games publishers and self-published original titles.

Known For: a fairly extensive list of games, see wiki

Irrational Studios LLC (doing business as Irrational Games, and formerly named Irrational Games LLC from 1997 to 2007, and 2K Boston between 2007 and 2009) was an American video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier. The studio was acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2006. The studio was known for its games System Shock 2, Freedom Force, SWAT 4, and most notably two of the games in the BioShock series. Following the release of BioShock Infinite in 2014, Levine opted to significantly restructure the studio from around 90 to 15 employees and focus more on narrative games. In February 2017, the studio announced that it had been rebranded as Ghost Story Games and considered a fresh start from the original Irrational name, though still operating at the same business subsidiary under Take-Two.

Known For: a short list of games, see wiki