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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | May 2000 |
| Founder | Dominique Brown |
| Headquarters | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Sylvain Morel (Co-Studio Head/CEO) Thomas Wilson (Co-Studio Head/Creative Director) |
| Products | Video games |
Number of employees | ~150[1] |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | Official website |
Beenox is a video game developer established in 2000 in Quebec City, Canada. The studio became a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision on May 25, 2005.[2]
History[]
Between 2002 and 2006, the developer was essentially a porting house. They completed approximately 30 projects for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems, based on popular franchises such as X-Men, Spider-Man and Shrek.
In 2006, they returned to original game development with the console versions of Bee Movie Game,[3] inspired by the feature film from DreamWorks Animation. As part of Activision's E3 2007 media blitz, it was announced that Beenox was the developer behind the Windows version of Activision's Spider-Man game Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, which was released in October 2007.[4] They released the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii and Windows versions of Monsters vs. Aliens and the console versions of Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Beenox later developed the Spider-Man games Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
After founder Dominique Brown's departure in December 2012,[5] the studio's focus shifted from leading original game development to doing a number of support tasks on Activision's superbrands Skylanders and Call of Duty. In 2015, Blizzard worked in conjunction with Mercenary Technology on bringing Call of Duty: Black Ops III to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[6] They also worked on bringing Skylanders: SuperChargers to the Wii and Nintendo 3DS. In 2018, Beenox worked with Treyarch to develop Call of Duty: Black Ops IV for Microsoft Windows on the Battle.net platform.[7]
In 2019, Activision announced that Beenox will be working with Blizzard and Activision to develop Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for the Microsoft Windows on the Battle.net platform.
Original development[]
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Pillars of Garendall | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| 2007 | Bee Movie Game | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| Guitar Hero Smash Hits | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | |
| 2010 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 2011 | Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| Skylanders: Trap Team | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS |
| Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing | Wii, Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| 2019 | Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Ports[]
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | Microsoft Windows |
| Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer | ||
| Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray | ||
| 2004 | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Mac OS X | |
| Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Microsoft Windows | |
| Shrek 2: Team Action | ||
| 2005 | Madagascar | |
| Fantastic Four | ||
| Tony Hawk's Underground | ||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | ||
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | ||
| Gun | ||
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | |
| X-Men: The Official Game | ||
| Cars | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| 007: Quantum of Solace | Microsoft Windows, Wii | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Microsoft Windows |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Wii |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Microsoft Windows |
| 2019 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
References[]
- ↑ "Layoffs hit Activision-owned Infinity Ward, Beenox, and others". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Activision Establishes Development Foothold in Quebec With Acquisition of Beenox". Activision Blizzard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hayward, Andrew (6 November 2007). "Bee Movie Game review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "'Spider-Man: Friend or Foe' Coming To PCs". TotalGaming.net. 12 July 2007. http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?forumid=141&aid=157503.
- ↑ Tach, Dave (December 14, 2012). "Beenox founder leaves studio, two employees rise in the ranks". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2012/12/14/3767352/beenox-founder-leaves.
- ↑ Sarkar, Samit (25 September 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 won't have a campaign on PS3 and Xbox 360". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9397629/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-no-campaign-ps3-xbox-360.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (17 May 2018). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will be on Battle.net, not Steam" (in en-US). PCGamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-will-be-on-battlenet-not-steam/.
External links[]
 Activision (List of video games)
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| Franchises | 3D Ultra Minigolf • 3-D Ultra Pinball • Assault Heroes • Atlantis • Cabela's • Call of Duty • City Building (Caesar • Pharaoh) • Crash Bandicoot • Conquest • Dark Reign • Destiny • EcoQuest • Extreme Paintbrawl • Gabriel Knight • Geometry Wars • Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball • Guitar Hero (DJ Hero) • Hacker • Interstate (Vigilante 8) • King's Quest • Laura Bow • Leather Goddesses of Phobos • Lords of the Realm • The Lost Treasures of Infocom • Mixed-Up • The Movies • Outpost • Phantasmagoria • Pitfall! • Planetfall • Police Quest (SWAT) • Prototype • Quest for Glory • Red Baron • River Raid • Shanghai • Shivers • Skylanders • Soldier of Fortune • Space Quest • Spindizzy • Spyro (The Legend of Spyro) • Street Legal • T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger • Tony Hawk's (Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX) • True Crime • Zork | |
| Subsidiaries | Current | Beenox • Demonware • Fun Labs • High Moon Studios • Infinity Ward • Radical Entertainment • Raven Software • Sledgehammer Games • Toys for Bob • Treyarch • Vicarious Visions |
| Former | Behaviour Santiago • Bizarre Creations • Budcat Creations • Gray Matter Interactive • Infocom • Luxoflux • Massive Entertainment • Neversoft • RedOctane • Shaba Games • Sierra Entertainment • Swordfish Studios • Ubisoft Leamington • Underground Development | |
| Related | Activision Blizzard • Blizzard Entertainment • King • Vivendi Games | |