Pipeworks Studios
American video game developer
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::summary American video game developer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pipeworks Studios |
| logo | Pipeworks Studios.png |
| former_name | |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| founders | |
| hq_location_city | Eugene, Oregon |
| hq_location_country | US |
| key_people | |
| num_employees | 204 |
| num_employees_year | 2022 |
| parent | Virtuos (2025-present) |
| subsid | Timbre Games (2021-2022) |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Pipeworks Studios | logo = Pipeworks Studios.png | former_name = | type = Subsidiary | industry = Video games | founded = | founders = | hq_location_city = Eugene, Oregon | hq_location_country = US | key_people = | num_employees = 204 | num_employees_year = 2022 | parent = Virtuos (2025-present) | subsid = Timbre Games (2021-2022) | website =
Pipeworks Studios (also known as Pipeworks) is an American video game developer based in Eugene, Oregon. The company was founded in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf and works to provide full development, co-development, and live operations to video game publishers and other partners, in addition to creating original IPs.
History
Pipeworks Software was founded in Eugene, Oregon, in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf, two developers formerly of Dynamix. White and Duncalf assumed the roles of chief technical officer and president, respectively, and Phil Cowles was hired as director of business development. On April 12, 2005, it was announced that Pipeworks had been acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment, a video game conglomerate company founded the month prior. Subsequently, Duncalf joined Foundation 9's board of directors. By May 2010, Pipeworks had 60 employees. In September 2014, under advisory from GP Bullhound, Foundation 9 sold Pipeworks to Italian game publishing company Digital Bros. By February 2016, Pipeworks employed 75 people and had changed its name to Pipeworks Studio. Digital Bros sold Pipeworks off to Northern Pacific Group for in February 2018, and the studio was later renamed Pipeworks Studios. In September 2020, Sumo Group acquired Pipeworks for $100 million. Together with its new parent company, the studio opened a subsidiary, Timbre Games, in Canada under the management of Joe Nickolls.
In July 2022, Pipeworks Studios was acquired by Jagex, developers of the RuneScape franchise. It was acquired by Virtuos for an undisclosed sum on January 22, 2025, with the goal of becoming Virtuos' lead video game studio in the Americas.
Games developed
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| Year | Title | Platform(s) | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| GLOM | Palm OS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee | GameCube, Xbox | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godzilla: Save the Earth | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince of Persia: Revelations | PlayStation Portable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rampage: Total Destruction | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince of Persia: Rival Swords | PlayStation Portable, Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the Championship | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godzilla: Unleashed | PlayStation 2, Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boogie | PlayStation 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merv Griffin's Crosswords | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Wii, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GeoStorm | Windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monopoly | PlayStation Portable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeopardy! | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheel of Fortune | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deadliest Warrior | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zumba Fitness | PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UDraw Studio | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deadliest Warrior: Legends | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gremlins: Gizmo | Wii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Devil May Cry: HD Collection | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheel of Fortune | PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeopardy! | PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deadliest Warrior Ancient Combat | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wreck-It Ralph | Wii, 3DS, DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dancing With the Stars: Keep Dancing | Web Browser, Windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series of Poker: Full House Pro | Xbox 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laugh Factory | PlayStation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Godzilla: Smash 3 | Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SoccerDie | iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gems of War | Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prominence Poker | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superfight | Windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen's Sea Poker | Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terraria | PlayStation 4, Xbox One,Nintendo Switch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| King's Cruise Lottery | Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SoccerDie: Cosmic Cup | Nintendo Switch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adventure Academy | iOS, Windows, MacOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rival Peak | Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Walking Dead: Last Mile | Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magic Spellslingers | Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mole Gem Mayhem | Netflix | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Co-development
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| Year | Title | Platform(s) | 2012 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
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| Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | }} | ||||||||
| Madden 20 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | |||||||||
| Madden 21 | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| Madden 22 | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition | Windows, Xbox Series X/S | |||||||||
| Madden 23 | Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS | |||||||||
| Madden 24 | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| EA Sports College Football 25 | Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | |||||||||
| Madden 25 | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |||||||||
| Concord | Windows, PlayStation 5 | |||||||||
| Ara: History Untold | Windows | |||||||||
| Marathon | Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | |||||||||
| Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver | Windows | |||||||||
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References
References
- Kerr, Chris. (30 September 2020). "Sumo Group acquires development studio Pipeworks to break into the U.S.".
- PW, The Shop at. (2022-07-21). "Jagex Acquires US-Based Pipeworks Studios".
- Gamespot Staff. (April 12, 2005). "Pipeworks laid into Foundation 9".
- Hong, Quang. (March 20, 2000). "Pipeworks Credit".
- Buri McDonald, Sherri. (May 10, 2009). "Getting their game on".
- Buri McDonald, Sherri. (February 21, 2016). "Pipeworks progress".
- Stelter, Brian. (July 21, 2000). "Pipeworks Interview".
- (November 18, 2014). "GP Bullhound advises Foundation 9 Entertainment on the sale of Sumo Digital and Pipeworks".
- Handrahan, Matthew. (October 31, 2018). "Digital Bros.' full-year results hurt by a lack of new releases".
- Handrahan, Matthew. (30 September 2020). "Sumo Group acquires Pipeworks for $100m".
- Kerr, Chris. (13 July 2021). "Sumo Group and Pipeworks open Canadian studio Timbre Games".
- (2022-07-21). "Jagex acquires Pipeworks Studio to grow in North America".
- "Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities".
- (2025-01-23). "Virtuos launches a new era of collaborative game development with strategic acquisitions of Pipeworks (USA), Abstraction (Netherlands), and Umanaia (Canada) - Virtuos Games".
- "Games".
- "Pipeworks on X: "Yesterday, @Bungie shared a new look at Marathon, embracing its dark sci-fi world and survival extraction challenge. Pipeworks is proud to be a co-dev partner on this journey."".
- "Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver".
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