NinjaBoiX
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Media Molecule
Ninja Theory
Codemasters
Criterion
The Creative Assembly
Jagex
R* North
Rocksteady
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Edge #250 - The World's 50 Greatest Developers
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Media Molecule
Ninja Theory
Codemasters
Criterion
The Creative Assembly
Jagex
R* North
Rocksteady
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Codemasters are on the list and they haven't made a great game since 1998.
Gurkenmeister
Member
R* only on the 6th place?! What in the........
And yea, where the hell is CD Projekt on that list?
Well each to it's own i guess
And yea, where the hell is CD Projekt on that list?
Well each to it's own i guess
NinjaBoiX
Member
Dirt 3 disagrees with you.
Where do they say the dev has to release x games on year y?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Finaika
Member
So biased.
pieatorium
Member
the post you quoted said annual I asumed that to mean yearly as in this is the 2012 list
Edge aren't big on WRPG's, mostly.
But how can I whine about their choices now? Do I actually need to argue here?
lightchris
Member
So? I can understand that they don't include defunct studios, but the list is not called "the world's greatest developers that released a game in the last two years". Too much focus on current games, imo.
sublimit
Banned
That was the first thing i checked. Glad they are not on this list.
tauroxd
Member
Ehm... Since when Atlus ships stuff to UK or Europe in general? You can't expect Edge to rank a company that won't let them play their games.
I need the mag or someone with the mag to verify. Might be they rank the top recently relevant studios annually.
Horse Armour
Member
How did Valve, Mojang and Nintendo make it on the list then? I don't see how it's possible to argue that they're in the top 50 never mind the top 10 based on those criteria unless technical ability only counts for like 1% of the ranking.
SolidSnakex
Member
That shouldn't have an impact going by the top 10. Rockstar North hasn't released a game since 2008. For Bungie it's 2010 and Riot hasn't released once since 09.
Troll post? Valve and Ninty are masters of creating great looking games for low specs. Mojang created something completely new like many people have already said. They single handedly made "procedural" a buzz word.
CecilRousso
Member
The brilliance of the Team Fortress 2 updates, and Portal 2, and the success of DOTA2 (don't play it myself) makes me agree with them about Valve. They would be my choice also.
Mojang? They should be high up on the list, but as #2? Nah.
CD Projekt is one my favorite, but for them to be on that list you would have to say that The Witcher 1 and 2 are enough for a place on the list, and even though I think they are, I can see how someone else might not think the same. Edit: Oh, Ninja Theory is on the list? Then CD Projekt should most definitely be there also.
Mojang? They should be high up on the list, but as #2? Nah.
CD Projekt is one my favorite, but for them to be on that list you would have to say that The Witcher 1 and 2 are enough for a place on the list, and even though I think they are, I can see how someone else might not think the same. Edit: Oh, Ninja Theory is on the list? Then CD Projekt should most definitely be there also.
Visualante2
Member
We cars nowBritish devs are awesome. Best racing devs in the world.
Criterion
Codies
Studio Liverpool
Black Rock
Bizarre
Sumo Digital
Evolution Studios
Rockstar North
Reflections
Ruud_Luiten
Member
Platinum is way too high. Scoring high with reviews doesn't make your company succesfull.
Greatest Developers, this needs more context really, going by the top 10 and assuming the author wasn't drunk I would assume it's "Greatest Developers to be employed by".
Or even "Greatest Developers according to fan dedication" but I'm sure Blizzard and even Bioware would be higher up despite their recent missteps but we all can agree Minecraft players can be pretty fanatical though.
If it's "Greatest developers based on what they accomplished up until now" the list is fairly mind boggling. Especially if you take anticipation of future releases into account, nobody believes the RPG card game by Mojang is going to be big right.
Or even "Greatest Developers according to fan dedication" but I'm sure Blizzard and even Bioware would be higher up despite their recent missteps but we all can agree Minecraft players can be pretty fanatical though.
If it's "Greatest developers based on what they accomplished up until now" the list is fairly mind boggling. Especially if you take anticipation of future releases into account, nobody believes the RPG card game by Mojang is going to be big right.
Visualante2
Member
What is this Forbes?
Sentenza
Member
DOTA 2 is one of the most beautiful games around in terms of art direction and attention to details and it also shows off one of the most impressive A.I. I ever seen in... any game ever made?
I won't even start to argue that they deserve the first post, as that's truly up to personal preferences, but I'm not sure what's supposed to be so absurd about having them in a list of where they are recognizing and rewarding "technical abilities".
OK, good point. But Retro's last two games (Prime 3 and DKCR) both only got 7/10 from Edge, so I guess there's that too.
Learn2read. Platinum is a shining ray of light in dark times and fills my soul with liiiiiight.
Considering the industry is mostly aiming for financial success, it wouldn't be in most developer's interests to do things as Platinum do. But regardless, their apparent lack of influence doesn't make a difference, they're still "an amazing developer".
Horse Armour
Member
Artstyle fits into the creative abilities criteria.
NinjaBoiX
Member
What? Bayonetta and Vanquish are two of the best, most technically accomplished action games this gen. They are fucking savants.
Edit: Oh sorry, I misread the end of your post. I guess you meant, they're good, but not commercially successful. But still, this is a list of best devs, not most successful.
That Singer Guy...
Member
No fucking Retro or Monolith? smdh
I love retro, but Xenoblade wasn't the instant classic people want it to be. It's a nice, epic JRPG amidst a JRPG drought and on a platform that suffered drought in general.
Sentenza
Member
Yeah, which are also considered in that list, so what's your point?
Danne-Danger
Member
I like how Arkane and FromSoft got rocketed up the list for each making a game that wasn't several kilometers below Edge's radar. But it's nice to see credit where credit's due. And maybe somewhere, in the back of Edge's head there's a voice saying 'it's just a list and these developers deserve at least some recognition while we can give it to them!', as they went for it, good on 'em.
Arkane <3
Arkane <3
One of which was revolutionary. Imo much more significant than anything ubisoft and activision have squeezed out.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I can see someone arguing why Valve shouldn't be #1, but I can't picture that person finding another studio to be on that spot under the same criteria unless it is an specific component under Nintendo EAD (like Tokyo EAD). I think the list is solid though, except for the lack of CD projekt.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Terrible fucking list. So many great studios missing from the list and some total trash in there instead. EDGE really is a shadow of its former self.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Intelligent Systems
Acquiescence
Member
Probably due to the fact that Atlus flips the bird towards the UK's direction at any possible opportunity.
thehypocrite
Member
Horrible list.