Greatest game companies?

[ps3ud0]

Someone better have said Looking Glass...

ps3ud0

 

[CliffyBiro]

Looking Glass.

 

[ps3ud0]

and Bioware...

Codemasters in their 8bit days were awesome - Dizzy - yes please

ps3ud0

 

[Sleepery]

Someone better have said Looking Glass...

ps3ud0

How quickly we forget

Thief 1 & 2, Ultima Underworld 1 & 2, Terra Nova, System Shock. Absolute classics, and all years ahead of their time.

 

[RevBillyG]

Origin for the Wing Commander series
Llamasoft

 

[veggiemanuk]

Llamasoft

hehe, I met Jeff Minter way back in the 80s at IIRC, a PCW show, either at Olympia or Earls Court, cant remember wich. He was tucked away in a cubicle all alone and looking exactly like I imagined him to top bloke.

 

[Alex74]

cavedog..

 

[MikeHunt79]

and Worms, right?

Yep, boths great were great yet totally bonkers!

 

[Master_X]

Bioware, Ubisoft, Eidos, Valve

And EA who have been running for far longer then any other games company that i know of.

 

[naknakkus]

Looking Glass
Bioware
Wadjet Eye
Creative Assembly
Valve

 

[EvilOne]

cavedog..

Frozen Yak !

Current great pc games developers.

Gas Powered Games
Blizzard

*note i dont play FPS so havent included any FPS developers.

 

[Bubo]

I will always have a soft spot for Magnetic Scrolls. Guild of Theives was a classic for me.

 

[Knubje]

Valve and ID Software were grocely inconsidered by the OP in his original list.

 

[BombayMix]

Ultimate Play The Game (but not Rare)

 

[elroberto]

Bullfrog
LucasArts
Sensible Software
Valve

These companies are the ones that delivered my landmark moments in gaming. In fact, I can't recall Sensible releasing a bad game!

 

[taz488]

Valve (no brainer)
and
Infinity Ward (R.I.P CoD)

 

[decmatt]

Bethesda

 

[LeJosh]

I don't think I've seen sierra mentioned unless they're just a publishing enterprise?

 

[orderoftheflame]

Valve, and Pre 1999 Lucasarts

 

[Ozzie Dave]

Looking Glass Studios
Microprose
Maxis
Bullfrog