1) Criterion Games. Because they created Burnout Paradise, a great driving game, and they gave it support like support has never been given before it. What they have done in terms of patching and adding features for free is amazing and earns them my #1 spot.
2) SEGA, more specifically, the team behind Valkyria Chronicles. They make #2 on my list because they dared reinvent a genre that was niche already, and at the same time make a great game out of it. And while the numbers may not show it, we are a lot of gamers who appreciate what was done with VC.
3) Quantic Dream. Fahrenheit did a lot of things in a new way, and the promise of Heavy Rain alone is enough for them to earn my #3 spot. Perfecting the story telling structure from Fahrenheit, and doing so with high production values will hopefully make Heavy Rain nothing short of spectacular.







