Treyarch
American video game developer
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::summary American video game developer ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Treyarch Corporation |
| logo | Treyarch logo.svg |
| logo_caption | Logo used since 2018 |
| former_name | Treyarch Invention LLC (1996–2001) |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| founders | |
| location_city | Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California |
| website | |
| location_country | US |
| locations | 3 (2024) |
| key_people | {{plainlist |
| products | Call of Duty series (2005–present) |
| num_employees | 300 (2012) |
| parent | Activision (2001–present) |
| divisions | |
| :: |
| name = Treyarch Corporation | logo = Treyarch logo.svg | logo_caption = Logo used since 2018 | former_name = Treyarch Invention LLC (1996–2001) | type = Subsidiary | industry = Video games | founded = | founders = | defunct = | location_city = Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California | website = | location_country = US | locations = 3 (2024) | area_served = | key_people = {{plainlist|
- Mark Gordon (studio head)
- Kevin Hendrickson (COO)
- Corky Lehmkuhl (creative director) | products = Call of Duty series (2005–present) | num_employees = 300 (2012) | num_employees_year = | parent = Activision (2001–present) | divisions =
Treyarch Corporation ( ; formerly Treyarch Invention LLC) is an American video game developer based in Los Angeles with additional studio locations in Vancouver, Canada; and Austin, Texas. Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired by Activision in 2001. The studio is known for its work for the Call of Duty series, which it develops alongside Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software.
History
Treyarch was founded in 1996 as Treyarch Inventions and was acquired by Activision in 2001. In 2005, Gray Matter Studios was merged into Treyarch.
As part of the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first James Bond-based game, 007: Quantum of Solace. The game was released on October 31, 2008, in Europe and November 4, 2008, in North America. Vicarious Visions developed the Nintendo DS version and Eurocom developed the PlayStation 2 version. Treyarch is a major developer in the Call of Duty series.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II held the record for the largest entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release until it was surpassed by Grand Theft Auto V. Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650 million within five days after its release. Treyarch worked on the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts, in order to optimize it for the console.
Dan Bunting, who had been co-lead of Treyarch since around 2003, was named in an investigative report by The Wall Street Journal related to the lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard by the state of California over workplace misconduct and discrimination. Bunting had reportedly mistreated an employee in 2017, but was kept on by Activision Blizzard's CEO, Bobby Kotick. After The Wall Street Journal began their investigation, Bunting was let go.
On August 18, 2023, studio design director David Vonderhaar announced he would be leaving the studio after 18 years.
Games developed
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| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Olympic Hockey '98 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Die by the Sword | Windows | ||
| Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb | |||
| 1999 | Triple Play 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 2000 | Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm | Dreamcast | |
| Triple Play 2001 | PlayStation | ||
| Max Steel: Covert Missions | Dreamcast | ||
| 2001 | Triple Play Baseball | Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x | Xbox | Co-developed with Neversoft | |
| 2002 | NHL 2K2 | Dreamcast | |
| Spider-Man | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | ||
| Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, macOS | ||
| NHL 2K3 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| Minority Report: Everybody Runs | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | ||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | ||
| 2006 | Call of Duty 3 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows | |
| 2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | Co-developed with Shaba Games |
| 007: Quantum of Solace | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | Wii version co-developed by Exakt Entertainment | ||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Assisted by FXVille, Nerve Software, Pi Studios, Raven Software and Certain Affinity | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Assisted by Raven Software |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Assisted by Beenox and Raven Software | |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Zombies and Ranked Play modes, assisted Sledgehammer Games | |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward | |
| Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 | Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward and Raven Software | ||
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Zombies and Ranked Play modes, assisted Sledgehammer Games | |
| 2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes | |
| 2025 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Co-developed with Raven Software | |
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Ports developed
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| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Dreamcast | Neversoft |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
| 2001 | Spider-Man | ||
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex | Wii | Infinity Ward |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | ||
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Wii U | |
| :: |
References
References
- (May 2, 2012). "Call of Duty: Black Ops II has 300 staff working on it".
- (May 2, 2012). "300 developers are working on Black Ops 2".
- (June 26, 2020). "Work at Treyarch: Production". YouTube.
- "Treyarch CAREERS".
- (4 October 2001). "Activision to Acquire Treyarch Invention". Los Angeles Times.
- "Gray Matter Studios Games".
- (15 February 2021). "How Treyarch escaped Infinity Ward's shadow".
- The Associated Press. (November 11, 2010). "CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record". CBC.
- Staff Writer. (November 18, 2010). "Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M". socalTECH.
- McElroy, Griffin. (July 25, 2013). "Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)". Polygon.
- (November 16, 2021). "Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant". [[The Wall Street Journal]].
- Robinson, Andy. (2023-08-19). "Veteran Call of Duty designer David Vonderhaar has left Treyarch".
- "EA SPORTS - Triple Play 2000".
- Robinson, Martin. (April 26, 2015). "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed".
- Makuch, Eddie. (August 17, 2023). "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Officially Announced, Launches With 16 Maps From 2009's MW2".
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