Video Games are the greatest things ever created by human hands, but which companies are the best?
The list of quality video game companies continues to grow as the gaming industry explodes in popularity.
While countless new game design studios come to market, we’d like to highlight the very best of the best with our top 5 UK gaming companies of all time!
Founded in 2012 by the creator of the God Game genre – Peter Molyneux,
22cans is an independent company passionate about creating the next generation of innovative digital entertainment.
The first game released by 22 Cans was:Â Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube?
Some of their most popular games released to date include:
Founded in 2005 by VIS Entertainment alumni Chris van der Kuyl, Paddy Burns and Frank Arnot,
4J Studios is best known for porting Minecraft to consoles and handheld platforms.
The first game released by 4J Studios was: Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Some of their most popular games released to date include:
Founded by the Oliver Twins, Andrew and Philip Oliver, in 1990 as Interactive Studios,
Blitz Games Studios were best known for producing its family titles, which were often licensed games based on popular characters. Unfortunately in 2013 they ceased trading.
The first game released by Blitz Games Studios was: Firo & Klawd
Some of their most popular games released to date include:
Brothers Paul & Oliver Collyer MBE’s released their first management game in 1992 before founding Sports Interactive in 1994.
Sports Interactive is the world’s leading developer of football management simulations through its Football Manager series of games .
The first game released by Sports Interactive was: Championship Manager
Some of their most popular games released to date include:
Rockstar North was founded as DMA Design in Dundee in 1987 by David Jones.
However, after the release of Grand Theft Auto III, DMA Design was ultimately renamed Rockstar North and became part of the Rockstar Games label in 1999.
The first game released by Rockstar North was: Grand Theft Auto
Some of their most popular games released to date include:
