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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 21, 1992 in Quebec City, Canada |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 600[1] (2020) |
| Website | bhvr.com |
Behaviour Interactive Inc. is a Canadian video game development studio specializing in the production of 2D and 3D action/adventure games for home video game consoles, handheld game consoles and personal computers.
History[]
The company was founded in 1992 in Quebec City as Megatoon.[2] Two years later, Racine co-founded a Montreal-based Multimedia Interactive (MMI) to develop interactive entertainment software for CD-ROM.[3] Both companies were sold to Malofilm Communications in 1996, and a year later, they were merged into Behaviour Interactive.[3] In 1999, Racine and some investors bought the studio back, but they had to rename it, changing the name in 2000 to Artificial Mind & Movement Inc. (A2M).[4][3] In November 2008, the company acquired Santiago-based Wanako Games from Activision Blizzard,[5] which was the first and largest South American game studio.[3] By 2010, the studio's name was reverted to Behaviour Interactive, partly due to increased production of original titles and thus stronger presence in the gaming community, partly due to the availability of the original name, and partly due to one particular obscene interpretation of the initialism "A2M".[4]
Titles[]
as Artificial Mind & Movement[]
| Game title | Year released | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grinch | 2000 | PS, PC, DC | Konami |
| Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters | 2000 | PS, PC | Infogrames |
| Smurf Racer! | 2001 | PS | Infogrames |
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Team | 2001 | PS, PS2, PC | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Ice Age | 2002 | GBA | Ubisoft |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem | 2003 | GBA, PS2, GC, Xbox | THQ |
| Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums | 2004 | PS2, GC, Xbox | BAM! Entertainment |
| Home on the Range | 2004 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise | 2004 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| Scaler | 2004 | PS2, GC, Xbox | Take-Two Interactive |
| Get On Da Mic | 2004 | PS2 | Eidos Interactive |
| Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries | 2004 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| Disney Move | 2004 | PS2 EyeToy | Buena Vista Games |
| Scooby-Doo! Unmasked | 2005 | GBA, PS2, GC, Xbox, DS | THQ |
| Disney's Kim Possible 3: Team Possible | 2005 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| That's So Raven 2: Supernatural Style | 2005 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| everGirl... your way to play! | 2005 | GBA, PC | THQ |
| Chicken Little | 2005 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| Teen Titans | 2005 | GBA | Majesco Entertainment |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures | 2005 | GBA, PC, PS2, GC, Xbox | Midway Games |
| Flow: Urban Dance Uprising | 2005 | PS2 | Ubisoft |
| Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator | 2005 | DS | Buena Vista Games |
| Teen Titans | 2006 | PS2, GC, Xbox | THQ, Majesco Entertainment |
| Monster House | 2006 | PS2, GC, GBA, DS | THQ |
| The Ant Bully | 2006 | Wii, PS2, GC, GBA, PC | Midway Games |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Caper | 2006 | GBA | Buena Vista Games |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Tipton Trouble | 2006 | DS | Buena Vista Games |
| Teen Titans 2: The Brotherhood's Revenge | 2006 | GBA | Majesco Entertainment |
| Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? | 2006 | PS2 | Buena Vista Games |
| The Sims 2: Pets | 2006 | GBA | EA |
| Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | 2006 | DS | Activision |
| Happy Feet | 2006 | DS, Wii, PS2, GC, GBA, PC | Midway Games |
| Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini | 2007 | DS | Buena Vista Games |
| Drake & Josh | 2007 | GBA | THQ |
| High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! | 2007 | DS, Wii, PS2 | Buena Vista Games |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | 2007 | DS, PSP | Activision |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies | 2007 | DS | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Power Rangers: Super Legends | 2007 | DS, PS2, PC | Disney Interactive Studios |
| High School Musical: Sing It! | 2007 | PS2, Wii | Disney Interactive Studios |
| The Golden Compass | 2007 | DS | Sega |
| High School Musical 2: Work This Out! | 2008 | DS | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Iron Man | 2008 | DS, Wii, PS2, PSP, PC | Sega |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 2008 | DS | Vivendi Games |
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | 2008 | PS2 | Electronic Arts |
| Transformers Animated: The Game | 2008 | DS | Activision |
| Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors | 2008 | DS, Wii | Activision |
| Lord of the Rings: Conquest | 2009 | DS | EA |
| MySims Racing | 2009 | DS, Wii | EA |
| Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! | 2009 | PS3, X360, Wii | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | DS | Activision |
| Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | 2009 | DS Wii, PS2 | LucasArts |
| Shorts | 2009 | DS | Majesco Entertainment |
| WET | 2009 | PS3, X360 | Bethesda Softworks |
| Dante's Inferno | 2010 | PSP | EA |
| Revenge of the Wounded Dragons | 2010 | PS3 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Naughty Bear | 2010 | PS3, X360 | 505 Games |
| 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2 | 2010 | PS3, X360 | Konami |
as Behaviour Interactive[]
| Game title | Year released | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Devil | 1997 | PS, PC | |
| Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time | 1999 | PS , PC | Infogrames |
| MySims SkyHeroes | 2010 | X360, Wii, PS3, DS | EA |
| Doritos Crash Course | 2010 | X360 | Microsoft Studios |
| Tetris | 2011 | PSN (PS3) | EA |
| Monkey Quest | 2011 | PC | Nickelodeon |
| Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime | 2011 | PSN (PS3), XLA (X360), PC | Atari |
| Rango: The Video Game | 2011 | X360, Wii, PS3, DS | EA Paramount Digital Entertainment |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 2011 | Wii, 3DS, DS | Activision |
| Wipeout in the Zone | 2011 | X360 | Activision |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 2011 | Wii, DS, X360 | |
| Victorious: Hollywood Arts Debut | 2011 | DS | D3 Publisher |
| Voltron: Defender of the Universe | 2011 | PSN (PS3), XLA (X360) | THQ |
| Brave: The Video Game | 2012 | Wii, DS, PS3, X360, PC | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games | 2012 | Wii, 3DS, DS, X360 | Activision |
| Wipeout 3 | 2012 | Wii, Wii U, X360 | Activision |
| Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise | 2012 | PSN (PS3), XLA (X360) | 505 Games |
| Monsters University | 2013 | iOS, Android | Disney Mobile |
| Doritos Crash Course 2 | 2013 | X360 | Microsoft Studios |
| Disney's Planes | 2013 | Wii, Wii U | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Pacific Rim: The Mobile Game | 2013 | iOS, Android | |
| Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff | 2013 | Wii, Wii U, 3DS, DS, X360 | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | 2013 | Wii, Wii U, 3DS, DS, PS3, X360 | Activision |
| Zoo Tycoon: Friends | 2014 | Windows 8, Windows Phone | Microsoft Studios |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 2014 | PS3, X360 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Pro Feel Golf | 2015 | iOS, Android | Behaviour Interactive |
| SpongeBob HeroPants | 2015 | 3DS, PS Vita, X360 | Activision |
| Home: Boov Pop! | 2015 | iOS, Android | Behaviour Interactive |
| Fallout Shelter | 2015 | iOS, Android | Bethesda Softworks |
| The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure | 2015 | 3DS, PS4, Wii U, X360, XOne | Activision |
| Dead by Daylight | 2016 | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Starbreeze Studios |
| Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade | 2016 | PC | Bandai Namco |
| Love & Hip Hop The Game | 2016 | iOS, Android | Behaviour Interactive |
| Halo Wars: Definitive Edition | 2016 | XOne, PC | Microsoft Studios |
| Assassin's Creed: Rebellion | 2017 | iOS, Android | Ubisoft |
| Westworld | 2018 | iOS, Android | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Deathgarden | 2018 | PS4, XOne, PC | Behaviour Interactive |
| Game of Thrones: Beyond the Wall | 2020 | iOS, Android | Behaviour Interactive |
| Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel | 2020 | Nintendo Switch | 2K Games |
Bethesda infringement lawsuit[]
On June 21, 2018, Bethesda Softworks sued Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Behaviour Interactive over Westworld, a mobile game based on the science fiction television series Westworld, alleging that the game is a "blatant rip-off" of Fallout Shelter, another mobile game, co-developed by Behaviour.
In a suit filed in a United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Bethesda alleges that Westworld "has the same or highly similar game design, art style, animations, features and other gameplay elements" as Fallout Shelter. Bethesda sued for copyright infringement, breach of contract and misappropriating trade secrets, seeking a jury trial and damages.[6] The lawsuit also alleged that Westworld identically reproduced some software bugs that were originally present in Fallout Shelter.[7] The lawsuit was settled in January 2019 on friendly terms.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "A Leading Independent Game Developer: Behaviour Interactive". bhvr.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "History". Behaviour Interactive. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Our History". Behaviour Interactive inc. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grant, Christopher (November 8, 2010). "Artificial Mind and Movement rebrands; (re)introducing Behaviour Interactive". Joystiq. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ A2M (November 20, 2008). "A2M Acquires Chilean Developer Wanako Games" (Press release). Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAvba_nfh3fs. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Bethesda sues Warner Bros, calls its Westworld game 'blatant rip-off' of Fallout Shelter". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/22/17492806/bethesda-lawsuit-warner-bros-westworld-mobile-game-fallout-shelter.
- ↑ "Bethesda sues Warner for ripping off Fallout Shelter in its Westworld game". PC Gamer.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Bethesda lawsuit alleging Westworld game was Fallout Shelter 'ripoff' resolved". Polygon. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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