GAME WORLD

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Develop 100 game studio rankings announced

Develop, the European games industry news magazine, has released its latest annual Develop 100 – a list of the top 100 most bankable game studios. The results may surprise a few with the top 10 as follows:


1.Blizzard Entertainment

2.Nintendo

3.Rockstar North

4.EA Canada

5.Capcom

6.Ubisoft Montreal

7.Treyarch

8.Infinity Ward

9.Epic Games

10.Bethesda Softworks

Other well-known developers on the list included Media Molecule (18th), Valve (21st), Lionhead (22nd), Harmonix (26th), Insomniac (34th), and Bungie (53rd).

The list is compiled using a set of criteria that looks at each studio’s sales data, critical success, and standing within the industry. You can view the complete breakdown and detailed information on Issuu.com.