Who are the first and second party publishers this generation?

[Saiyar]

Microsoft 1st party:

ACES Game Studio — Flight Simulator series, Combat Flight Simulator series and the upcoming Train Simulator 2

Bungie — Halo series, Myth series, Marathon series

Carbonated Games — Hexic, 7 Hand Poker, UNO, Aegis Wing

Ensemble — Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology series, Halo Wars

FASA Interactive — Shadowrun, Crimson Skies, Mechwarrior series

Hired Gun — Halo 2 for Windows Vista

Lionhead — Black & White series, The Movies, Fable series

Rare — Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark series, Kameo, Killer Instinct series, Banjo series, Viva Pinata

Turn 10 — Forza Motorsport series

Wingnut Interactive — A new studio set up in conjunction with Peter Jackson (they will be producing alongside with Bungie Studios a new game based in the Halo universe)

Massive Inc. — A studio primarily set up for in game advertising.

 

Sony 1st party:

SCE

• Clap Hanz – Hot Shots Golf series
• Polyphony Digital – Gran Turismo series, Omega Boost
• SCE Japan Studio (Project SIREN Team, etc.) – Ape Escape series, LocoRoco
• Team ICO – ICO, Shadow of the Colossus

SCEA

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  • Incognito Entertainment – Twisted Metal: Black, Warhawk
  • Naughty Dog – Jak series
  • SCE Bend Studio (formerly Eidetic) – Syphon Filter series
  • SCE Foster City Studio (includes 989 Studios) – Rise to Honour
  • SCE San Diego Studio (includes 989 Sports & Red Zone Interactive) – The Mark of Kri, NBA '07
  • SCE Santa Monica Studio – God of War, Kinetica
  • Sony Online Entertainment LLC. – EverQuest
  • Zipper Interactive – SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs series

SCEE 

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  • Guerrilla Games – Killzone series
  • SCE London Studio (includes Team SOHO & Camden) – The Getaway series, SingStar
  • SCE Studio Cambridge (formerly Millennium Interactive) – MediEvil series, Primal
  • SCE Studio Liverpool (formerly Psygnosis) – Wipeout series, F1 series

SCEK

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  • SCE Korea – EyeToy: EduKids, GloRace: Phantastic Carnival

 

Nintendo 1st party:

Brownie Brown — Software developer consisting of former members of Squaresoft. Responsible for the Magical Vacation (Magical Starsign outside of Japan) series, and for supporting Shigesato Itoi and HAL with Mother 3 (Japan only).

Intelligent Systems — Established in 1986 by former members of Nintendo Research & Development 1 to develop games. Responsible for Metroid, Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, and Nintendo Wars franchises.

NDCUBE — Developer of F-Zero: Maximum Velocity and various other Game Boy Advance and GameCube titles.

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (Originally "Nintendo Research & Development 4") — Largest division at Nintendo. Managed by Shigeru Miyamoto. Responsible for the Mario, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Wii Series, and other franchises.

Nintendo EAD Tokyo — The first in-house Nintendo studio to be located outside of Kyoto. Responsible for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Super Mario Galaxy

Nintendo Software Technology Corporation — Redmond-based studio responsible for Metroid Prime: Hunters and Project H.A.M.M.E.R., among others.

Retro Studios — Austin-based studio wholly owned by Nintendo. Developer of the Metroid Prime games excluding Hunters and Pinball.