List of video game publishers

This is a list of video game publisher companies. A video game publisher may specialize in only publishing games for developers, or may either have in-house development studios or own subsidiary development companies. Some developers may publish their games themselves. This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies. Active publishers are either run independently or as a subsidiary of another company.

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Active independently
Active as subsidiary of larger game publisher
Defunct / no longer active in video game publishing
Publisher Headquarters Est. Notable games developed Notes
1C Company Russia Moscow, Russia 1991 Il-2 series
Men of War series		 Specializes in localization for Russia.
2K Games United States Novato, California, USA 2005 — Also video game developer, marketer, and distributor. Subsidiary and publishing label of Take-Two Interactive.
3D Realms United States Garland, Texas, USA 1987 Duke Nukem series Also developer, also known as Apogee Software, Ltd.
The 3DO Company United States Redwood City, California, USA 1991 — Also video game console developer and video game developer
505 Games Italy Milan, Italy 2006 — Publishing division of Digital Bros. group
Accolade United States California, United States 1984 Hardball! series
Star Control series
Test Drive series		 Also video game developer. Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired.
Acclaim Entertainment United States Glen Cove, New York, United States 1987 Turok
Burnout
WWF WrestleMania		 Brand name acquired by Acclaim Games, intellectual property acquired by Throwback Entertainment
Active Gaming Media AGM Japan Osaka, Japan 2006 PLAYISM part of Active Gaming Media Inc., focuses on the localization and distribution of video games.
Activision United States Santa Monica, California, USA 1979 Call of Duty Also video game developer. Acquired Neversoft in 1999 and Infinity Ward in 2003; acquired several other developers as well. Merged with Vivendi to form Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Activision Blizzard United States Santa Monica, California, USA 2008 — Formed by merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008.
Agetec United States Sunnyvale, California, USA 1998 — Focuses on distributing Japanese titles in the US.
Akella Russia Moscow, Russia 1995 Age of Sail II
Age of Pirates series
Sea Dogs		 Also video game developer.
Alten8 United Kingdom Luton, England, UK 2005 Also video game developer.
Anuman France France 2000 Also video game developer
Apogee Software United States USA 2008 Also video game developer
Arc System Works Japan Tokyo, Japan 1988 BlazBlue series
Guilty Gear series		 Also video game developer
Asmik Corporation of America Japan Japan 1985 Merged with Ace Entertainment.
Aspyr Media United States Austin, Texas, USA 1996 — Specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS.
Atari, Inc United States Sunnyvale, California, USA 1972 Pong
Breakout
Asteroids
Centipede		 Bought by Warner Bros. in 1976, Closed in 1984, assets split between Atari Corporation and Atari Games
Atari, SA France Paris, France 2003 Enter the Matrix
Transformers
Unreal Tournament 2004
Star Trek Online		 Formerly GT Interactive Software, became full subsidiary of Atari, SA in 2008.
AQ Interactive Japan Tokyo, Japan 2000 Also video game developer
Atlus Japan Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 1986 Persona series
Devil Survivor series		 Also video game developer, purchased by Sega in 2013
Autumn Games United States New York City, United States 2007 Skullgirls Focused on providing publishing services for independent developers for digital platforms
Aventurine SA Greece Athens, Greece 2002 Darkfall Also video game developer.
Bandai Games Japan Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1950 Merged with Namco as Namco Bandai Games.
Bandai Namco Japan Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 2006 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
Banpresto Japan Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1977 Acquired by Namco Bandai Games.
Bethesda Softworks United States Rockville, Maryland, USA 1985 Elder Scrolls
Wolfenstein: The New Order
The Evil Within
Battlecry		 Also video game developer
Big Fish Games United States Seattle, Washington, USA 2002 Virtual Villagers
Bigben Interactive France Lesquin, France 1981
Blue Byte Software Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1988 The Settlers Also video game developer (acquired by Ubisoft)
Bullet-Proof Software Japan Japan 1980s Some Tetris clones and spin-offs Blue Planet Software is its spiritual successor
Brøderbund United States USA 1980 Myst
Prince of Persia		 Acquired by Ubisoft, eventually sold to The Learning Company, no longer publishes video games
Black Shell Games United States California, USA 2012 SanctuaryRPG
Overture		 Also video game developer.
Blizzard Entertainment United States Irvine, California, USA 1991 Diablo series
StarCraft series
Warcraft franchise		 Also video game developer. Acquired by Davidson & Associates in 1994, renamed from Silicon & Synapse. Acquired by CUC International in 1996, which merged into Cendant in 1997 and was sold to Havas in 1998. Acquired by Vivendi and become part of Vivendi Games group in 1998. Merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008.
Bohemia Interactive Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1999 ARMA series
Bug-Byte United Kingdom Liverpool, UK 1980 Manic Miner
Buka Entertainment Russia Moscow, Russia 1993 Also video game developer, foreign market publisher and distributor. Acquired by 1C Company in 2008.
Bungie United States Chicago, Illinois 1997 Marathon Trilogy
Abuse		 Also video game developer, currently in a publishing deal with Activision, formerly a subsidiary of Microsoft
Camerica United States Chicago, Illinois 1988
Capcom Japan Osaka, Japan 1979 Mega Man
Street Fighter
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry		 Also video game developer
CD Projekt RED Poland Warsaw, Poland 1994 The Witcher series
cdv Software Entertainment Germany Bruchsal, Germany 1989 Defunct in 2010
CI Games Poland Warsaw, Poland 2002 Sniper Ghost Warrior Also video game developer
Codemasters United Kingdom Warwickshire, UK 1985 Overlord Also video game developer
Coleco United States USA 1932 Console developer (ColecoVision and Telstar) and game developer. Revived in 2005, after being defunct since 1988.
Color Dreams United States USA 1988 Console developer Conaco and Sega Saturn as Sega Studio USA from 2001
Conspiracy Entertainment United States Santa Monica, California, USA 1997 Also video game developer
Crave Entertainment United States Newport Beach, California, USA 1997
Culture Brain Japan Tokyo, Japan 1980
Crystal Dynamics United States Redwood City, California, USA 1992 Also video game developer (acquired by Eidos Interactive)
Cyberdreams United Kingdom Liverpool, England, UK 2007 Also video game developer, successor of Ultrasoft
D3 Publisher Japan Tokyo, Japan 1996
Daybreak Game Company United States California, USA 1995 DC Universe Online Also video game developer, formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment
Data East Japan Tokyo, Japan 1976
Deep Silver Germany Munich, Germany 2002 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light 		(under Koch Media) Purchased Metro series, Volition and Saints Row series from THQ.
Destineer United States Minnesota, USA 2000 Also video game developer
Disney Interactive Studios United States Glendale, California, USA 1988
DreamCatcher Games Canada Toronto, Canada 1996 Acquired by JoWooD Productions.
Dtp entertainment Germany Hamburg, Germany 1995
Eidos Interactive United Kingdom London, England, UK 1990 Tomb Raider
Hitman
Thief		 Also video game developer (acquired by SCi Entertainment; then by Square Enix, now a brand for its developers for the company; Square Enix will publish future Eidos games starting in 2010)
Electronic Arts United States Redwood City, California, USA 1982 Battlefield
Medal of Honor
The Sims		 Also video game developer
Enix Japan Tokyo, Japan 1975 Dragon Warrior Merged with Square as Square Enix.
Epyx United States Chappaqua, New York, USA 1978 Dunjonquest series
Crush, Crumble and Chomp!
Various Olympics-themed games		 Also video game developer
FASA United States USA 1980
First Star Software United States Chappaqua, New York, USA 1982 Also video game developer
Feral Interactive United Kingdom London, England, UK 1999 Publishes Macintosh and Linux games
Fox Interactive United States Los Angeles, California, USA 1982 Croc
Die Hard Trilogy		 Also video game developer (acquired by Activision Blizzard)
Fresh Games United Kingdom London, England, UK 2002 Publishing label for Eidos Interactive.
Fujisankei Communications International United States New York, New York, USA 1986
Funcom Norway Oslo, Norway 1993 Age of Conan Also video game developer
Gamecock United States Austin, Texas, USA 2007 Acquired by SouthPeak Interactive.
GAMÉRICA Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil 2011
Ghostlight United Kingdom Braintree, Essex, UK 2004
Global Star Software Canada Ontario, Canada 1992 Publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, name retired.
GOD Games United States Texas, USA 1988 Tropico
Stronghold		 Acquired by Take-Two Interactive, name retired.
GOG Ltd Poland Warsaw, Poland 2008 Also a digital distribution service
Gogii Games Canada Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2006 Also a video game developer
Got Game Entertainment United States Weston, Connecticut, USA ARMA 2
Gravity South Korea Seoul, Republic of Korea 2013 Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second		 Also video game developer, subsidy of GungHo Online Entertainment
Gremlin Interactive United Kingdom Sheffield, England, UK 1984 Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames, name retired.
GSC World Publishing Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine 2004
GT Interactive United States New York City, USA 1993 Blood Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames.
Gust Corporation Japan Nagano, Japan 1993 Also video game developer
Hasbro Interactive United States California, United States
United States North Carolina, United States		 1995 Monopoly
RISK
RollerCoaster Tycoon		 Assets acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 2000, no staff retained
Her Interactive United States Bellevue, Washington, United States 1995 Nancy Drew Also video game developer
Hi Tech Expressions United States United States 1988
Hudson Soft Japan Minato, Tokyo, Japan 1973 Bomberman
Bonk
Adventure Island		 Also video game developer (acquired by Konami)
Iceberg Interactive Netherlands Haarlem, The Netherlands 2009 Killing Floor
APB: Reloaded
Endless Space
StarDrive
Ignition Entertainment United Kingdom Essex, England, UK 2002 Acquired by The Walt Disney Company
Imagic United States California, United States 1981 Also video game developer, games for Atari 2600 and other early consoles
indiePub Entertainment United States Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2008
Infocom United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 1979 Zork series Acquired by Activision, name retired.
Infogrames France Lyon, France, France 1983 (Renamed Atari, SA)
Inscape United States Los Angeles, USA 1994 Bad Day on the Midway
Drowned God		 Acquired by Graphix Zone in early 1997, which ceased operations in November 1997.
Interceptor Micros United Kingdom Birmingham, England, UK early 1980s Also video game developer
Interplay Entertainment United States Beverly Hills, California, USA 1983 Fallout
Descent		 Also video game developer (acquired by Titus Interactive, closed and reopened as an independent publisher)
inXile Entertainment United States Newport Beach, California, USA 2002 Also video game developer
Irem Japan Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan 1974 Also video game developer, dissolved video game subsidiary 2011
Jaleco Japan Japan 1974 Also video game developer
JoWooD Productions Austria Liezen, Austria 1995 Owned by Nordic Games GmbH
K2 Network (Gamersfirst) United States Irvine, California, USA 2001 War Rock
Sword 2
APB: Reloaded
Knight Online
Fallen Earth		 Merged with Reloaded Games
Kaneko Japan Tokyo, Japan 1980
Kemco Japan Japan 1984 Top Gear Also video game developer
Koch Media Germany Germany 1994 Dead Island
Koei Japan Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan 1976 Dynasty Warriors Also video game developer (merged into Tecmo Koei)
Koei Tecmo Japan Japan 2009 Changed name from Tecmo Koei. June 2014
Konami Japan Tokyo, Japan 1969 Castlevania
Metal Gear
Contra
Silent Hill
Legacy Interactive United States Hollywood, California, USA 1998 Also video game developer
Linux Game Publishing United Kingdom Nottingham, England, UK 2001
LJN United States New York City, USA 1970 Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment.
Loki Software United States Tustin, California, USA 1998
LucasArts United States San Francisco, California, USA 1982 Monkey Island
Maniac Mansion
Indiana Jones
Star Wars		 Acquired by The Walt Disney Company (originally Lucasfilm Games LLC)
Marvelous AQL Japan Tokyo, Japan 2000 Also video game developer
Mastiff Japan Tokyo, Japan 2002 Also video game developer
Matrix Games United States Staten Island, New York, USA 2000 Distant Worlds
War in the Pacific
Mattel Interactive United States El Segundo, California, USA 1986
Maximum Games United States Walnut Creek, California, USA 2009 Deer Drive Legends
JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
Worms Collection		 Formerly Maximum Family Games
Maxis United States Emeryville, California, USA 1987 SimCity series
The Sims series
Spore		 Acquired by Electronic Arts, exists as a brand name
Meldac Japan Japan 1990
Microïds France France 1984 Also video game developer
MicroProse United States Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA 1982 X-Com Acquired by Hasbro Interactive, name retired.
Microsoft Game Studios United States Redmond, Washington, USA 2002 Halo
Age of Empires
Gears of War
Black & White		 Published games under the Microsoft banner prior to 2002.
Midway Games United States Chicago, Illinois, USA 1988 Mortal Kombat
Spy Hunter		 Also video game developer (assets acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive and THQ)
Mindscape United States Novato, California, USA 1980 No longer publishes video games.
MTV Games United States New York City, USA Rock Band
Muse Software United States Monrovia, Maryland, USA 1978 Also video game developer
Namco Japan Tokyo, Japan 1955 Tekken
Pac-Man
Ace Combat
Time Crisis		 Also video game developer (merged with Bandai Games as Namco Bandai Games)
NCsoft South Korea Seoul, South Korea 1997 Lineage
Guild Wars
Netdragon China Fuzhou, China 1997 Also video game developer
Netease China Guangzhou, China 1997 Fantasy Westward Journey Also video game developer and online services company
New World Computing United States Agoura Hills, California, United States 1984 Might and Magic
Heroes of Might and Magic		 Also video game developer (purchased by 3DO)
Nexon South Korea Seoul, South Korea 1994 Maplestory Also video game developer
Nintendo Japan Kyoto, Japan 1889 Super Mario
Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Pokémon		 Also video game developer
Nippon Ichi Software Japan Japan 1994 Also video game developer
Nihon Bussan Japan Japan 1970 Crazy Climber
Terra Cresta		 A.K.A. Nichibutsu
Nokia Finland Espoo, Finland 1865
Nordic Games GmbH Austria Austria 2011 Purchased Darksiders, Red Faction, and MX vs. ATV franchises from THQ
Nova Games Russia Russia 2014 Mobile games publisher
O3 Entertainment United States Santa Clara, California, USA
Ocean Software United Kingdom Manchester, UK 1984 Various licensed Commodore 64 and Amiga games Acquired by Infogrames
Origin Systems United States Austin, Texas, USA 1983 Ultima
Wing Commander		 Also video game developer (acquired by Electronic Arts)
Oxygen Games United Kingdom Northamptonshire, England, UK 2004 Also video game developer
Panesian Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan ? AV-Pachi Slot, Bubble Bath Babes, Peek-A-Boo Poker Publisher of eroge for the Family Computer and NES
Paradox Interactive Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1998 Also video game developer
Penguin Software United States Geneva, Illinois, USA 1978
Perfect World China Beijing, China 2004 Perfect World
Jade Dynasty		 Also video game developer, subsidiaries include Runic Games and Cryptic Studios.
Petroglyph Games United States Las Vegas, Nevada, US 2003 End of Nations
Guardians of Graxia
Heroes of Graxia
Mytheon
Panzer General: Allied Assault
Panzer General: Russian Assault
Universe at War
Star Wars: Empire at War		 Also video game developer.
PlayFirst United States San Francisco, California, USA 2004 Diner Dash Acquired by Glu mobile in 2014
Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. Netherlands The Netherlands, Amsterdam 2002
Playmates Toys United States Costa Mesa, California, USA 1966 Earthworm Jim (SNES)
PopCap Games United States Seattle, Washington, United States 2000 Bejeweled
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle
Zuma		 Also video game developer, now owned by EA Games
Programma International United States Los Angeles, California, USA 1983 One of the first personal computer software publishers
Psygnosis United Kingdom Liverpool, England, UK 1984 Discworld
Lemmings		 Also video game developer
R2Games China Hong Kong, China 2010
Red Barrels Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2011 Outlast Also a video game developer
Red Storm Entertainment United States Cary, North Carolina, USA 1996 Rainbow Six Also video game developer (acquired by Ubisoft)
Renovation Products United States USA Acquired by Sega
Riot Games United States Santa Monica, USA 2006 League of Legends Also video game developer (acquired by Tencent)
Rising Star Games United Kingdom Hitchin, England, UK 2004
Rockstar Games United States New York, New York, USA 1998 Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto
Manhunt
Midnight Club
Bully		 Also video game developer (currently a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive)
Rovio Entertainment Finland Espoo, Finland 2003 Angry Birds Publishers its own developed games as well as 3rd parties under Rovio Stars
Sammy Studios Japan Minato, Japan 2004 Merged with Sega as Sega Sammy Holdings,
SCi Entertainment United Kingdom London, England, UK 1988 Changed name to Eidos plc, acquired by Square Enix, name retired.
Sega Japan Tokyo, Japan 1940 Sonic the Hedgehog
Phantasy Star
Virtua Fighter		 Also video game developer (merged with Sammy Studios as Sega Sammy Holdings)
SETA Corporation Japan Tokyo, Japan 1985
Shanda China Shanghai, China 1999 The World of Legend
Shrapnel Games United States Cary, North Carolina, USA 1999
Sierra Entertainment United States California, United States 1979 Gabriel Knight
King's Quest
Leisure Suit Larry

Half-Life
Police Quest
Quest for Glory
Space Quest

 Also video game developer; originally folded into Activision, but is now revived and acts as an indie game publisher for Activision.
Slitherine United Kingdom Epsom, Surrey, UK 2000 Panzer Corps
Warhammer 40,000 : Armageddon
Mattel Interactive United States El Segundo, California, USA 1986
SNK Playmore Japan Osaka, Japan 1978 Ikari Warriors
Fatal Fury
World Heroes
Samurai Showdown
Art of Fighting
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Tokyo, Japan 1993 Ratchet & Clank
Jak and Daxter
God of War
Killzone
Uncharted
Resistance
Sony Pictures Digital United States California, USA 1997 Publisher of mobile phone games
SouthPeak Games United States Virginia, USA 1996 Two Worlds
Spectrum HoloByte United States Alameda, California, USA 1983 Also video game developer (acquired by Hasbro Interactive)
Spil Games Netherlands Hilversum, The Netherlands 2001 Also video game developer
Square Japan Tokyo, Japan 1983 Final Fantasy Also video game developer (merged with Enix to create Square Enix)
Square Electronic Arts United States Costa Mesa, California, USA 1998 Parasite Eve Owned by Square and Electronic Arts. Folded back into Square and changed to Square Enix.
Square Enix Japan Tokyo, Japan 2003 Dragon Quest
Stardock United States Livonia, Michigan, USA 1991 Sins of a Solar Empire
Galactic Civilizations		 Also video game developer
Strategic Simulations (SSI) United States Sunnyvale, California, United States 1979 Also video game developer (acquired by Ubisoft, name retired)
Strategy First Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1988 Europa Universalis
Success Japan Tokyo, Japan 1978 Also video game developer
Sunsoft Japan Aichi, Japan 1981 Aero the Acro-Bat Closed U.S. offices, operates out of Japan.
Taito Japan Tokyo, Japan 1953 Bubble Bobble Also video game developer (acquired by Square Enix)
Takara Japan Japan 1955 Merged with Tomy to form Takara Tomy in March 2006.
Takara Tomy Japan Katsushika, Japan 2006
Take-Two Interactive United States New York, New York, USA 1993 Also video game developer
TalonSoft United States Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2005 Also video game developer (acquired by Take-Two Interactive, name retired)
Taxan Japan Japan 1981 No longer publishes video games.
Technos Japan Japan Tokyo, Japan 1981 Also video game developer (assets acquired by Atlus)
TecMagik United States California, United States Also video game developer
Tecmo Japan Japan 1967 Ninja Gaiden
Tecmo Bowl
Dead or Alive		 Merged into Tecmo Koei.
Telltale Games United States San Rafael, California,USA 2004
Tencent China Shenzhen, China 1998 Also video game developer and online services company, has a minority stake in Epic Games and owns Riot Games as a subsidiary
The9 China Shanghai, China 1999 Regional publisher for World of Warcraft in China
The Learning Company United States San Francisco, California,USA 1980 Merged with Mattel Interactive, no longer publishes video games
THQ United States Agoura Hills, California, USA 1989 Red Faction
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Saint's Row
Tak and the Power of Juju
Destroy All Humans!		 Also video game developer
Titus Interactive France France
Tomy Japan Tokyo, Japan 2006 Merged with Takara to form Takara Tomy in March 2006.
TopWare Interactive Germany Karlsruhe, Germany 1995 Also video game developer, acquired by Zuxxez Entertainment
Tradewest United States Corsicana, Texas, USA 1986 Acquired by Midway Games, name retired
Triffix Entertainment Canada Montreal, Canada ? Castelian
Dream TV
Space Football: One on One		 ?
TT Games United Kingdom Maidenhead, England, UK 2005 Also video game developer (merger of Giant Interactive and Traveller's Tales) (acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive)
Ubisoft France Montreuil-sous-Bois, France 1986 Rayman
Assassin's Creed
Far Cry
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell		 Also video game developer
Ultra Games United States Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA 1988 (Publishing label for Konami, name retired)
U.S. Gold United Kingdom Birmingham, England, UK 1984 Also video game developer (acquired by Eidos Interactive)
Valve Corporation United States Bellevue, Washington, USA 1996 Half-Life series
Counter-Strike series
Portal series
Left 4 Dead series
Dota 2		 Also video game developer
Vic Tokai Japan Shizuoka, Japan 1977
Vivendi Games France Paris, France 1993 Merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard in 2008
VoxelStorm United Kingdom Manchester, UK 2012 GolfXTRM
Fractyr
AdvertCity
sphereFACE		 Also video game developer and music publisher.
Wales Interactive United Kingdom Bridgend, Wales, UK 2012 The Bunker
Soul Axiom		 Also a video game developer
Wargaming.net Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus 1998 World of Tanks
World of Warplanes
World of Warships		 Also video game developer
Warner Bros. Interactive United States Burbank, California, USA 1993 F.E.A.R. 2
Overlord
Webzen South Korea Seoul, South Korea 2000 Also video game developer
Wisdom Tree United States Tucson, Arizona, USA 1989 Known for Christian themed games
Working Designs United States Redding, California, USA 1986 Lunar Specialized in the localization of Japan-native RPGs
Xicat Interactive Germany Germany
XSEED Games United States Torrance, California, USA 2005
XS Games United States New York, New York, USA
Yuisy Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 2010 Mundo Gaturro Also video game developer, also known as QB9 Entertainment
ZeniMax Media United States USA 1999 Elder Scrolls
Zuxxez Entertainment Germany Karlsruhe, Germany 2001 Renamed TopWare Interactive
Zushi Games United Kingdom Sheffield, England, UK 1999
Zynga United States San Francisco, California 2007 FarmVille
Mafia Wars
Numerous other social network games

See also

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