Treyarch

Treyarch
Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded 1996 (1996)
Founders Peter Akemann
Doğan Köslü
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, United States
Key people
  • Mark Lamia (Chairman)
  • Dan Bunting (Studio co-head)[1]
Products Call of Duty series (2005–present)
Parent Activision
Website treyarch.com

Treyarch is an American video game developer, founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, and acquired by Activision in 2001. Located in Santa Monica, California, it is known for its work for the Call of Duty series, with some other games in the series developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games.

History

Treyarch was founded in 1996, the company was acquired by Activision in 2001.

In 2005, Gray Matter Interactive was merged into Treyarch.[2]

As part of the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first James Bond based game, 007: Quantum of Solace. The game was released on October 31, 2008 in Europe and November 4, 2008 in North America. Vicarious Visions developed the Nintendo DS version and Eurocom developed the PlayStation 2 version. Treyarch is a major developer in the Call of Duty series.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II held the record for the largest entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release until it was surpassed by Grand Theft Auto V.[3] Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650 million within five days after its release.[4] Treyarch worked on the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts, in order to optimize it for the console.[5] Treyarch's most recently released video game is Call of Duty: Black Ops III. They developed Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, which was released on October 12, 2018.[6]

Games developed

YearGamePlatform(s)
1998Olympic Hockey Nagano '98Nintendo 64
Die by the SwordMicrosoft Windows
Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb
1999Triple Play 2000Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
2000Draconus: Cult of the WyrmDreamcast
Triple Play 2001PlayStation
2001Triple Play BaseballMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Max Steel: Covert MissionsDreamcast
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2xXbox
2002NHL 2K2Dreamcast
Spider-ManGameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
NHL 2K3GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Minority Report: Everybody Runs
2004Spider-Man 2
2005Ultimate Spider-ManGameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Call of Duty 2: Big Red OneGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006Call of Duty 3PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
2007Spider-Man 3Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2008Spider-Man: Web of ShadowsMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
007: Quantum of Solace
Call of Duty: World at War
2010Call of Duty: Black Ops
2012Call of Duty: Black Ops IIMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
2015Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[7]
2018Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Ports

YearGamePlatform(s)Developer(s)
2000Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterDreamcastNeversoft
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
2001Spider-Man
2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: ReflexWiiInfinity Ward
2011Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2013Call of Duty: GhostsWii U

References

  1. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/8/17316562/call-of-duty-black-ops-zombies-treyarch-interview
  2. ↑ "Gray Matter Studios Games". IGN. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ↑ The Associated Press (November 11, 2010). "CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record". CBC. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  4. ↑ Staff Writer (November 18, 2010). "Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M". socalTECH. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  5. ↑ McElroy, Griffin (July 25, 2013). "Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)". Polygon. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Hoffmeyer, Corey (October 12, 2018). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Early Reviews: Treyarch Nails It". ScreenRant. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Martin (April 26, 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed". Retrieved April 28, 2015.

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