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Ryuu96 on 11 January 2023
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EspadaGrim said:
Ryuu96 said:

Went back to my old post on this and updated it, Lol.

I know I'm missing a lot of older independent studios but it was mostly focused on the newer ones because I was sick of hearing constant complaining about consolidation or people freaking out whenever a few people leave a studio but now I'm just interested in keeping track of it, Lol. The gaming industry is perhaps one of the easiest industries to go indie in and right now it's easier than ever to secure funding.

Could add a publisher bracket too, Idk.

Not Independent but Not Owned by One of the Major Gaming Publishers

Avalanche Studios (AAA)Owned by Nordisk Film
Archetype Entertainment (AAA)Owned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro.
Atomic Arcade (AAA)Owned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro.
Invoke Studios (AAA)Owned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro.
Skeleton Key (AAA)Owned by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro.

Nordisk also own SuperMassive Games (Until Dawn/The Quarry) and has a 40% stake in MercurySteam (Castlevania LoS/Metroid Dread who are making a AAA game.

Wizards of the Coast just canned a ton of projects due to money problems so i would be surprised to see some of those AAA teams get shut down.

I'll add them both! I'll put MercurySteam in "independent" though because 40% isn't enough for an ownership stake.

Saw that about Wizards, it is unfortunate news but until those studios are confirmed closed I'll keep them for now, I think they'd be insane to shutdown Archetype though, it's their most prestigious studio by far with the talent under it and the one that everyone is looking out for.