The 1970s was the decade where the video game industry was born. From Atari's revolutionary releases to pioneering arcade developers, this era laid the foundation for everything that followed.
Companies like Atari, Magnavox, and Fairchild Semiconductor took the first steps into interactive entertainment, creating the legendary games and systems that sparked a global phenomenon.
These early developers faced the challenge of working with extremely limited hardware, yet managed to create gaming experiences that captivated audiences worldwide and defined an entire medium.
A Japanese developer founded in 2005 known for it's title, Afrika
Team Bondi was an independent studio formed by former Sony Affiliated Team Soho Studio. The company closed down in October 2011 following bad press over working conditions.
A shareware developer started in 1987. Notably developers of Scarab of Ra for Mac, a cult classic title that is still sought after today.
Plastic is the demoscene group responsible for the PSN title Linger in Shadows.
Beatnik Games is an independant games studio based in central London, currently developing for the PC and Xbox 360 using Microsoft's XNA framework. Plain Sight was their first release.
The developer behind Battle Zone the Worms clone, not to be confused with BattleZone by Atari.
Founded in 2006 and launched its first game, League of Legends, in late October 2009, Riot employs former DotA AllStars developers to design LoL.
Makers of games such as Master poker on PC and a few other PC card games.
