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Offices: Redmond, Washington
Founded in May 1998 by industry veteran Chris Taylor, Gas Powered Games
is a privately owned, interactive entertainment company specializing in
computer games. The first Gas Powered Game was Dungeon Siege, an award-winning
action role-playing game published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2002. The
follow-on expansion pack, Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna, was developed
cooperatively with Mad Doc Software. Gas Powered Games completed Dungeon
Siege II in August 2005, for which it won RPG of the Year awards from GameSpy
and PC Gamer. Gas Powered Games has grown to over 70 employees.
Offices: Dallas, Texas
Gearbox Software, an independent video game development studio, is respected
industry-wide for their ability to create award winning, blockbuster interactive
entertainment. Comprised of veteran talent, Gearbox Software has established
itself as an industry leader, developing games for consoles and personal
computers for many of the industry's top franchise including Half-life,
Halo: Combat Evolved, Counter-Strike, James Bond and Tony Hawk. Gearbox
Software is currently developing original titles for next generation video
game consoles and Windows Vista.
Offices: Tokyo, Japan
Genki has designed and developed over 70 titles for every major platform.
Samurai, Driving, Soccer, Beat-em ups, Adventure. With over 15 million games
spanning almost every genre sold worldwide, Genki has experience across
the board. Genki is no stranger to working with the biggest players in the
video game industry on some of best brands around. Situated in Tokyo's stylish
Shinjuku area, over 130 of the 150 people Genki currently employs are in
product development. Genki has brought together some of the most talented
individuals working in the Japanese video game industry today. -Harmonix-
Offices: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harmonix is an independent game development company. The company specializes
in music-based videogames, and they are renowned for groundbreaking design
innovation. Their acclaimed rhythm-action games, Frequency and Amplitude
successfully merged real-time music-making with insanely addictive gameplay.
Karaoke Revolution series turns singing into a competitive game. The company's
newest title, Guitar Hero is a shrine to the glory of rock guitar and a
fiendishly addictive fusion of music and gameplay.
Offices: San Francisco, California & Dublin, Ireland
Havok is the leading technology and services provider in the gaming industry.
Their teams are dedicated to a common goal—to serve and enable clients to
reach new standards of realism and interactivity while mitigating the overall
cost and risks associated with building today's leading video games. Their
products are used by some of the world's most renowned game developers.
Offices: Carlsbad, California
Since opening its doors in the fall of 1999, Heavy Iron Studios has grown
to become one of the premier video game developers in the industry. They
have built previous hit titles including Scooby-Doo!: Night of 100 Frights
and SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. Both games have sold
over a million units and have become PlayStation® 2 Greatest Hits titles.
They were even nominated in consecutive years by the Academy of Interactive
Arts & Sciences for Children's Title of the Year.
Offices: Calabasas, California
High Moon Studios, part of Vivendi Games, is a game developer currently
working on titles for next-generation consoles. The company is founded by
game veterans who are passionate about creating compelling, original entertainment
experiences. High Moon is best known for Darkwatch, the hit console game
created by company founders.
Offices: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
High Voltage Software is one of the oldest and largest independent developers
in existence. They Keep their employees around, training them, building
teams that work together with startling efficency. High Voltage has shipped
well over 30 games of incredible diversity and for all major platforms which
include: Hunter: The Reckoning, NBA Inside Drive, Lego Racers, Stitch: Experiment
626, All Star Baseball 2001, Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy, Tempest 2000.
Offices: Surrey, England
HotGen is the trusted games developer for some of the world's leading entertainment
brands. The company originates, designs and develops interactive entertainment
titles for the most popular video game consoles, handheld gaming devices
and digital networks of today and tomorrow. HotGen has already secured a
position as one of Europe's leading developers in the interactive industry;
developing games featuring brands as diverse as Star Wars, Indiana Jones,
Medal of Honor, Barbie, Tony Hawks, Kelly Slater, The Lion King, Aladdin,
Pac-Man, SpongeBob Square Pants to name but a few. 
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