Game Companies

There were many developers and publishers who were involved in making games for the Amiga. Many vanished or where aquired by other companies but there are a several left that are still active in the gaming business.

I have compiled a list of companies and their fates from what I have been able to research from the web. There may be errors but I will try to keep this list as accurate and up to date as possible.

Company Founded Fate
Accolade 1984
  • 1999 aquired by Infogrames with assets going to Atari Inc.
Activision 1979
  • Active
Argonaut Software 1982
  • 1996 split into Argonaut Technologies Limited (ATL) and Argonaut Software Limited (ASL)
  • 1998 ATL renamed to ARC
  • 1999 ASL renamed to Argonaut Games PLC.
  • 2004 Argonaut Games PLC. was disbanded
Bitmap Brothers 1987
  • Active
Bullfrog Entertainment 1987
  • 1995 aquired by Electronic Arts
  • 2004 merged into EA UK
Core Design Ltd. 1988
  • 1996 aquired by Eidos Interactive
  • 2006 disbanded
Cryo Interactive 1992
  • 2002 disbanded with assets going to Dream Catcher Entertainment
Delphine Software International 1988
  • 2002 disbanded
Digital Illusions CE 1988
  • 2006 aquired by Electronic Arts and renamed to EA Digital Illusions CE
Digital Image Design 1989
  • 1998 aquired by Ocean Software
Eidos Interactive 1990
  • 2006 aquired by SCi Entertainment
  • Active
Electronic Arts, Inc. 1982
  • Active
ERE Informatique 1981
  • 1987 aquired by Infogrames Entertainment SA and created EXXOS Label
  • 1989 disbanded with team members leaving to form Cryo Interactive
Factor 5, LLC. 1987
  • 1994 relocated from Cologne (Germany) to San Rafael, California (USA)
  • 2009 disbanded US studios
Firebird 1984
  • 1989 aquired by MicroProse
  • 1990 disbanded
Graftgold 1983
  • 1998 disbanded
Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. 1984
  • 1994 renamed to Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
  • 1999 Aquired by Infogrames and renamed to Infogrames Sheffield House
  • 2003 disbanded
Hewson Consultants 1982
  • 1991 disbanded with team members leaving to form 21st Century Entertainment
Housemarque 1995
  • Active
Image Works 1988
  • 1992 disbanded
Interplay Productions Inc. 1983
  • 1998 renamed to Interplay Entertainment Corp.
  • 2002 aquired by Titus Interactive
  • 2004 partially disbanded
  • 2008 re-emerged
KAIKO 1990
  • 1995 disbanded
Kingsoft 1983
  • 1995 aquired by Electronic Arts
Loriciel 1983
  • 1993 disbanded
Microdeal Electronic Publishing 198?
  • 199? aquired by HiSoft
  • 199? disbanded
MicroProse Software Inc. 1982
  • 1994 aquired by Spectrum Holobyte
  • 1998 aquired by Hasbro Interactive
  • 2001 disbanded when Infogrames aquired Hasbro Interactive
Mirrorsoft 1983
  • 1992 aquired by Acclaim
Ocean Software 1984
  • 1998 aquired by Infogrames and renamed to Infogrames UK
Psygnosis 1984
  • 1993 aquired by Sony and renamed to SCEE Studio Liverpool
Rainbird 1986
  • 1989 aquired by MicroProse
  • 1990 disbanded
Rainbow Arts 1986
  • 19?? aquired by Softgold
  • 1999 aquired by THQ
Reflections 1989
  • 1998 aquired by GT interactive
  • 2004 transfered to Ubisoft and renamed to Ubisoft Reflections
reLINE Software 1987
  • 2004 disbanded
Spectrum Holobyte 1983
  • 1998 aquired by Hasbro Interactive
  • 1999 disbanded with assets going to Infogrames
Team 17 Software Ltd. 1990
  • Active
Thalamus Ltd. 1986
  • 1993 disbanded
Titus Software 1985
  • 2004 disbanded
Ubisoft Entertainment 1986
  • Active
U.S.Gold 1984
  • 1996 aquired by Eidos Interactive and disbanded