Treyarch Corporation, formerly known as Treyarch Invention, is an American video game studio, 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, alongside Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
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| Headquarters | , US |
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| Products | Call of Duty series (2005–present) |
Number of employees | 626[citation needed] |
| Parent | Activision (2001–present) |
| Website | www |
History
Treyarch was founded in 1996 as Treyarch Invention and was acquired by Activision in 2001. In 2005, Gray Matter Interactive was merged into Treyarch.[1][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 latest video game is Call of Duty: Vanguard, which was developed with Sledgehammer Games. The game was released on November 5, 2021
Dan Bunting, who had been co-lead of Treyarch since around 2003, was named in an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal related to the lawsuit filed against Activision-Blizzard by the state of California over workplace misconduct and discrimination. Bunting had reported mistreated an employee in 2017, but was kept on by Activision-Blizzard's CEO, Bobby Kotick. After the Wall Street Journal began their investigation, Bunting was let go.[6]
Games developed
Ports
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
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| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows | Neversoft |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
| 2001 | Spider-Man | ||
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex | Wii | Infinity Ward |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | ||
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Wii U |
References
- ^ "Gray Matter Studios Games". IGN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Peel, Jeremy (February 15, 2021). "How Treyarch escaped Infinity Ward's shadow". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ The Associated Press (November 11, 2010). "CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record". CBC. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ Staff Writer (November 18, 2010). "Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M". socalTECH. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ McElroy, Griffin (July 25, 2013). "Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)". Polygon. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ Grind, Kirsten; Fritz, Ben; Needleman, Sarah E. (November 16, 2021). "Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.tripleplay2k.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Robinson, Martin (April 26, 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed". Retrieved April 28, 2015.