Gamasutra, Game Developer Magazine and Game Developer Research division have worked together to compile a list of the top fifty (50) best game developers of 2007. They take ratings, weekly sales and also an anonymous survey where their reputation is taken into account.
The top 20 rankings of game development studios for the first-ever countdown, alongside some of the notable games they released in 2007, are as follows:
- 1. Nintendo Kyoto (Brain Age, Wii Play)
- 2. Infinity Ward (Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)
- 3. Blizzard Entertainment (World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade)
- 4. Electronic Arts Canada (FIFA Soccer 08, NBA Street: Homecourt)
- 5. Valve (Portal, Team Fortress 2)
- 6. Konami Japan Studio (Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer, Dance Dance Revolution Universe)
- 7. Insomniac Games (Ratchet & Clank Future)
- 8. Capcom Osaka Studio (Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Monster Hunter Freedom)
- 9. Electronic Arts Tiburon (Madden NFL 08, NASCAR 08)
- 10. BioWare Edmonton (Mass Effect, Jade Empire: Special Edition)
- 11. Bungie Studios (Halo 3)
- 12. Ubisoft Montreal (Assassin's Creed, Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja)
- 13. 2K Boston [& Australia] (BioShock)
- 14. Harmonix (Rock Band)
- 15. Bandai Namco Tokyo (Ace Combat 6: Fires Of Liberation, Beautiful Katamari)
- 16. Square Enix Tokyo (Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, Front Mission DS)
- 17. Game Freak (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl)
- 18. Epic Games (Unreal Tournament 3, Gears Of War PC)
- 19. Hudson Soft (Mario Party 8, Mario Party DS)
- 20. Neversoft (Guitar Hero III, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground)
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