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 This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies.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Defunct / No longer active in video game publishing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 Moscow, Russia 1991 Il-2 series
Men of War series
Specializes in localization for Russia.
2K Games USA, Novato Novato, California, USA 2005 Also video game developer, marketer, and distributor. Subsidiary and publishing label of Take-Two Interactive.
3D Realms USA, Texas, Garland Garland, Texas, USA 1987 Duke Nukem series Also developer, also known as Apogee Software, Ltd.
The 3DO Company USA, California, Redwood City Redwood City, California, USA 1991 Also video game console developer and video game developer
505 Games Italy, Milan Milan, Italy 2006 Publishing division of Digital Bros. group
Accolade USA, California 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 USA, New York, Glen Cove Glen Cove, New York, United States 1987 Turok
Burnout
WWF WrestleMania
Brand name acquired by Acclaim Games, intellectual property acquired by Throwback Entertainment
Activision USA, Santa Monica 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 USA, Santa Monica Santa Monica, California, USA 2008 Formed by merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008.
Agetec USA, Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, California, USA 1998 Focuses on distributing Japanese titles in the US.
Akella Russian, Moscow Moscow, Russia 1995 Age of Sail II
Age of Pirates series
Sea Dogs
Also video game developer.
Alten8 UK, Luton Luton, England, UK 2005 Also video game developer.
Anuman France France 2000 Also video game developer
Apogee Software USA USA 2008 Also video game developer
Arc System Works Japan, Shinyokohama 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 USA, Austin Austin, Texas, USA 1996 Specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS.
Atari, Inc USA, Caifornia 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 USA, New York New York, USA 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 Tokyo, Japan 2000 Also video game developer
Atlus Japan, Shinjuku Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 1986 Persona series
Devil Survivor series
Also video game developer
Autumn Games USA, New York New York, United States 2007 Skullgirls Focused on providing publishing services for independent developers for digital platforms
Aventurine SA Greece, Athens Athens, Greece 2002 Darkfall Also video game developer.
Bandai Games Japan, tokyo Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1950 (merged with Namco as Namco Bandai Games)
Banpresto Japan, Tokyo Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1977 (Acquired by Namco Bandai Games)
Bethesda Softworks USA, Rockville Rockville, Maryland, USA 1985 Elder Scrolls Also video game developer (Acquired by ZeniMax Media)
Big Fish Games USA, Seattle Seattle, Washington, USA 2002 Virtual Villagers
Blue Byte Software Germany, Düsseldorf 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 USA, USA 1980 Myst
Prince of Persia
(Acquired by Ubisoft, eventually sold to The Learning Company, no longer publishes video games)
Blizzard Entertainment USA, Irvine 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.
Buka Entertainment Russia, Moscow Moscow, Russia 1993 Also video game developer, foreign market publisher and distributor.
Acquired by 1C Company in 2008.
Bungie USA, Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1997 Marathon Trilogy
Abuse
Also video game developer, currently in a publishing deal with Activision, formally a subsidiary of Microsoft
Camerica USA, Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1988
Capcom Japan, Osaka Osaka, Japan 1979 Mega Man
Street Fighter
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry
Also video game developer
CD Projekt Poland, Warsaw Warsaw, Poland 1994 The Witcher series
CDV Software Entertainment Germany, Bruchsal Bruchsal, Germany 1989
Codemasters UK, Warwickshire Warwickshire, UK 1985 Overlord Also video game developer
Coleco USA USA 1932 Console developer (ColecoVision and Telstar) and game developer. Revived in 2005, after being defunct since 1988.
Color Dreams USA USA 1988 Console developer Conaco and Sega Saturn as Sega Studio USA from 2001
Command Games Souhane, Argentina 2009 Also a video game developer. Wisdom Tree is the successor.
Conspiracy Entertainment USA California Santa Monica, California, USA 1997 Also video game developer
Crave Entertainment USA, California Newport Beach, California, USA 1997
Culture Brain Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1980
Crystal Dynamics USA, California Redwood City, California, USA 1992 Also video game developer, (Acquired by Eidos Interactive)
D3 Publisher Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1996
Data East Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1976
Deep Silver UK, England Munich, Bayern, Germany 2002 (under Koch Media)
Destineer USA, Minnesota Minnesota, USA 2000 Also video game developer
Disney Interactive Studios USA, California Glendale, California, USA 1988
DreamCatcher Games Canada, Toronto Toronto, Canada 1996 (Acquired by JoWooD Productions)
Dtp entertainment Germany Hamburg, Germany 1995
Eidos Interactive UK, England 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, also Square Enix will publish future Eidos games starting in 2010)
Electronic Arts USA, Redwood City Redwood City, California, USA 1982 Battlefield
Medal of Honor
The Sims
Also video game developer
Enix Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1975 Dragon Warrior (Merged with Square as Square Enix)
Entertainment Software Publishing 1997
Epyx USA, Chappaqua Chappaqua, New York, USA 1978 Dunjonquest series
Crush, Crumble and Chomp!
Various Olympics-themed games
Also video game developer
FASA USA, ??? USA 1980
First Star Software USA, Chappaqua Chappaqua, New York, USA 1982 Also video game developer
Feral Interactive UK, England London, England, UK 1999 Publishes Macintosh games
Fox Interactive USA, California Los Angeles, California, USA 1982 Croc
Die Hard Trilogy
Also video game developer, (Acquired by Activision Blizzard)
Fresh Games UK, London London, England, UK 2002 (Publishing label for Eidos Interactive)
Fujisankei Communications International USA, New York New York, New York, USA 1986
Funcom Norway, Oslo Oslo, Norway 1993 Age of Conan Also video game developer
K2 Network (Gamersfirst) USA, California Irvine, California, USA 2001 War Rock
Sword 2
APB: Reloaded
Knight Online
Fallen Earth
Gamecock USA, Texas Austin, Texas, USA 2007 (Acquired by SouthPeak Interactive)
GameTek USA, Florida North Miami Beach, Florida, USA 1990
Global Star Software 1992 (Publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, name retired)
GOD Games USA, Texas Texas, USA 1988 Tropico
Stronghold
(Acquired by Take-Two Interactive, name retired)
Got Game Entertainment USA, Connecticut Weston, Connecticut, USA ARMA 2
Gogii Games Canada, New Brunswick Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2006 Also a video game developer
Gremlin Interactive UK, England Sheffield, England, UK 1984 (Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames, name retired)
GT Interactive USA, New York New York, USA 1993 Blood (Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames)
Gust Corporation Japan, Nagano Nagano, Japan 1993 Also video game developer
Hasbro Interactive USA, California California, 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 USA, Washington Bellevue, Washington, United States 1995 Nancy Drew Also video game developer
Hi Tech Expressions USA United States
Hot B
Hudson Soft Japan, Tokyo Minato, Tokyo, Japan 1973 Bomberman
Bonk
Adventure Island
Also video game developer, (Acquired by Konami)
Ignition Entertainment UK, England Essex, England, UK 2002 Acquired by The Walt Disney Company
Imagic USA, California California, United States 1981 Also video game developer, games for Atari 2600 and other early consoles
Infinite Game Publishing Canada, Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2011 MechWarrior Online
MechWarrior Tactics
Sins of a Dark Age
Infocom USA, Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 1979 Zork series (Acquired by Activision, name retired)
Infogrames France, Lyon Lyon, France, France 1983 (Renamed Atari, SA)
Inscape USA, California 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 EuropeWestern Europe early 1980s Also video game developer
Interplay Entertainment USA, California Beverly Hills, California, USA 1983 Fallout
Descent
Also video game developer, (acquired by Titus Interactive, closed and reopened as an independent publisher)
inXile Entertainment USA, California Newport Beach, California, USA 2002 Also video game developer
Irem Japan, Hakusan, Ishikawa Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan 1974 Also video game developer
Jaleco Japan Japan 1974 Also video game developer
JoWooD Productions Austria, Liezen Liezen, Austria 1995
Kaneko Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1980
Kemco Japan Japan 1984 Top Gear Also video game developer
Koei Japan, Ashikaga, Tochigi Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan 1976 Dynasty Warriors Also video game developer, (merged into Tecmo Koei)
Konami Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1969 Castlevania
Metal Gear
Contra
Silent Hill
Legacy Interactive USA, California Hollywood, California, USA 1998 Also video game developer
Linux Game Publishing UK, Nottingham Nottingham, England, UK 2001
LJN USA, New York New York, USA 1970 (Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment)
Loki Software USA, Tustin Tustin, California, USA 1998
LucasArts USA, Novato 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 Tokyo, Japan 2000 Also video game developer
Mastiff Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 2002 Also video game developer
Matrix Games USA, New York Staten Island, New York, USA 2001 Distant Worlds
War in the Pacific
Mattel Interactive USA, El Segundo El Segundo, California, USA 1986
Maxis USA, California, Emeryville 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 USA, Maryland Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA 1982 X-Com (Acquired by Hasbro Interactive, name retired)
Microsoft Game Studios USA, Washington Redmond, Washington, USA 2002 Halo
Age of Empires
Gears of War
Black & White
Published games under the Microsoft banner prior to 2002.
Midway Games USA, Illinois Chicago, Illinois, USA 1988 Mortal Kombat
Spy Hunter
Also video game developer (Assets acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive and THQ)
Mindscape USA, Novato Novato, California, USA 1980 (No longer publishes video games)
MTV Games USA, New York New York, USA Rock Band
Muse Software USA, Monrovia Monrovia, Maryland, USA 1978 Also video game developer
Myelin Media USA, New York New York, USA
Namco Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1955 Tekken
Pac Man
Ace Combat
Time Crisis
Also video game developer, (merged with Bandai Games as Namco Bandai Games)
Namco Bandai Japan, tokyo Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 2006 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
NCsoft South Korea, Seoul Seoul, South Korea 1997 Lineage
Guild Wars
New World Computing USA, California 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 Seoul, South Korea 1994 Maplestory Also video game developer
New Video Games Spain, Madrid Madrid, Spain Generation 3
Squad
How I met your Panda
Specialized in localization for Spanish-speaking markets. Also runs online marketing campaigns and has its own payment system.
Nintendo Japan, Kyoto 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 Espoo, Finland 1865
O3 Entertainment USA, Santa Clara Santa Clara, California, USA
Origin Systems USA, Texas Austin, Texas, USA 1983 Ultima
Wing Commander
Also video game developer, (acquired by Electronic Arts)
Oxygen Games UK, Northamptonshire Northamptonshire, England, UK 2004 Also video game developer
Panesian Taiwan Taiwan Republic of China ? AV-Pachi Slot, Bubble Bath Babes, Peek-A-Boo Poker Publisher of eroge for the Family Computer and NES
Paradox Interactive Sweden, Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden 1998 Also video game developer
Penguin Software USA, Illinois Geneva, Illinois, USA 1978
Petroglyph Games US, Las Vegas 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.
Phantom EFX USA, Illinois Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA Also video game developer
PlayFirst USA, San Francisco San Francisco, California, USA 2004 Diner Dash
Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. The Netherlands, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Amsterdam 2002
Play Ten Interactive Russia, Moscow Moscow, Russia 2005 Also video game developer
PopCap Games USA, Seattle Seattle, Washington, United States 2000 Bejeweled
Plants vs. Zombies
Peggle
Zuma
Also video game developer, now owned by EA games
Programma International USA, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA 1983 One of the first personal computer software publishers
Psygnosis UK, Liverpool Liverpool, England, UK 1984 Discworld
Lemmings
Also video game developer
Red Storm Entertainment USA, Morrisville Morrisville, North Carolina, USA 1996 Rainbow Six Also video game developer, (Acquired by Ubisoft)
Rare UK, Leicestershire Leicestershire, England, UK 1982 GoldenEye 007
Banjo-Kazooie
Donkey Kong 64
Viva Piñata
Also video game developer under the name Rare, (Acquired by Microsoft Game Studios)
Renovation Products (Acquired by Sega)
Rising Star Games UK, Hitchin Hitchin, England, UK 2004
Rockstar Games USA, New York New York, New York, USA 1998 Max Payne
Grand Theft Auto
Manhunt
Midnight Club
Bully
Also video game developer, (currently a publishing label for Take-Two Interactive)
Sammy Studios Japan, Minato Minato, Japan 2004 (merged with Sega as Sega Sammy Holdings)
SCi Entertainment UK, London London, England, UK 1988 (Changed name to Eidos plc, acquired by Square Enix, name retired)
Sega Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1940 Sonic the Hedgehog
Virtua Fighter
Streets of Rage
Also video game developer, (merged with Sammy Studios as Sega Sammy Holdings)
Sega Sammy Holdings Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 2004 Yakuza
SETA Corporation Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1985
Shrapnel Games USA, Cary Cary, North Carolina, USA 1999
Sierra Entertainment USA, California California, United States 1979 Gabriel Knight
King's Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Police Quest
Quest for Glory
Space Quest
Also video game developer, (folded into Activision)
SNK Playmore Japan, Osaka Osaka, Japan 1978 Ikari Warriors
Fatal Fury
World Heroes
Samurai Showdown
Art of Fighting
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1993 Ratchet & Clank
Jak and Daxter
God of War
Killzone
Uncharted
Resistance
Sony Online Entertainment USA, California California, USA DC Universe Online Also video game developer
Sony Pictures Digital (mobile phone games)
SouthPeak Games USA, Virginia Virginia, USA 1996 Two Worlds
Spectrum HoloByte USA, California Alameda, California, USA 1983 Also video game developer, (acquired by Hasbro Interactive)
Square Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1983 Final Fantasy Also video game developer, (merged with Enix to create Square Enix)
Square Electronic Arts USA, California 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 Tokyo, Japan 2003 Dragon Quest
Stardock USA, Michigan Livonia, Michigan, USA 1991 Sins of a Solar Empire
Galactic Civilizations
Also video game developer
Strategic Simulations ("SSI") USA, California Sunnyvale, California, United States 1979 Also video game developer, (acquired by Ubisoft, name retired)
Strategy First Canada, Quebec Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1988 Europa Universalis
Success Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Also video game developer
Sunsoft Japan, Aichi Aichi, Japan 1981 Aero the Acro-Bat (Closed U.S. Offices, operates out of Japan)
Taito Japan, Tokyo 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 Katsushika, Japan 2006
Take-Two Interactive USA, New York New York, New York, USA 1993 Also video game developer
TalonSoft USA, Maryland 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 Tokyo, Japan 1981 Also video game developer, (assets acquired by Atlus)
TecMagik Also video game developer
Tecmo Japan Japan 1967 Ninja Gaiden
Tecmo Bowl
Dead or Alive
(merged into Tecmo Koei)
Tecmo Koei Japan, Novato Japan 2009
The Learning Company USA, San Francisco San Francisco, California,USA 1980 (Merged with Mattel Interactive, no longer publishes video games)
THQ USA, Agoura Hills Agoura Hills, California, USA 1989 Red Faction
Saint's Row
Tak and the Power of Juju
Destroy All Humans
Also video game developer
Titus Interactive France France
Tomy Japan, Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 2006 (Merged with Takara to form Takara Tomy in March 2006)
TopWare Interactive USA, Paradise Paradise, Nevada, USA 1995 Also video game developer, acquired by Zuxxez Entertainment
Tradewest USA, Corsicana Corsicana, Texas, USA 1986 Acquired by Midway Games, name retired
Triffix Entertainment Canada, Montreal Montreal, Canada ? ?
TT Games UK, Maidenhead 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 Montreuil-sous-Bois, France 1986 Rayman
Assassin's Creed
Far Cry
Ghost Recon
Splinter Cell
Also video game developer
Ultra Games USA, Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA 1988 (Publishing label for Konami, name retired)
U.S. Gold UK, Birmingham Birmingham, England, UK 1984 Also video game developer, (acquired by Eidos Interactive)
Valve Corporation USA, Bellevue 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 Shizuoka, Japan 1977
R.A.I.D Studios Melbourne, Australia ??? AUS 2012 Hit the Apple Also video game developer
Vivendi Games France, Paris Paris, France 1993 Merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard in 2008
Warner Bros. Interactive USA, Burbank Burbank, California, USA 1993 F.E.A.R. 2
Overlord
Webzen South Korea, Seoul Seoul, South Korea 2000 Also video game developer
Wisdom Tree Arizona, Tucson Tucson, Arizona 1989 Known for Christian Themed games
Working Designs USA, Redding Redding, California, USA 1986 Lunar Specialized in the localization of Japan-native RPGs
Xicat Interactive Germany Germany
XSEED Games USA, Torrance Torrance, California, USA 2005
XS Games USA, New York New York, New York, USA
YoYo Games Dundee, Scotland 2007 Skydiver Mach II The creators of Game Maker, they mostly publish games made with the product.
Zoo Games USA, Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2008
Zuxxez Entertainment Germany, ??? Karlsruhe, Germany 2001 Also video game developer
Zushi Games UK, Sheffield Sheffield, England, UK 1999
Zynga USA, San Francisco San Francisco, California 2007 FarmVille
Mafia Wars
Numerous other social network games

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