Company:Bluepoint Games

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Bluepoint Games Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Founders
  • Andy O'Neil
  • Marco Thrush
DefunctMarch 2026
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
US
Key people
Marco Thrush (president)[1]
Products
Number of employees
≈70[2] (2026)
ParentPlayStation Studios (2021–2026)
Websitebluepointgames.com  –

Bluepoint Games Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, the studio is known for video game remasters and remakes, such as Software:Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (2015), Shadow of the Colossus (2018), and Demon's Souls (2020). Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired the company in September 2021, making it a first-party developer for PlayStation Studios. On February 19, 2026, Sony announced that it would shut down Bluepoint Games in March.

History

Bluepoint Games was founded in 2006 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, former Retro Studios employees who had worked on Metroid Prime. The studio's first title, Blast Factor, was released later that year.[3] In August 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that Bluepoint would be developing the remastered versions of God of War and God of War II as God of War Collection, available on the PlayStation 3.[4][5] The studio's remasters of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus as The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection for the PlayStation 3 were released in September 2011.[6][7] The studio also handled the remastered HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which was released on November 8, 2011.[8][9]

Bluepoint collaborated with SuperBot Entertainment to develop PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012), which was built on Bluepoint's proprietary engine.[10][11] Bluepoint also ported the game to the PlayStation Vita.[10] The studio collaborated with Santa Monica Studio to port Flower to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2013, as well as with Respawn Entertainment to develop the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall (2014).[12] Following Titanfall, Bluepoint remastered the three PlayStation 3 titles in the Uncharted franchise to the PlayStation 4 as Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection,[13] as well as Gravity Rush Remastered, which was released in Japan at the end of 2015 and internationally in early 2016.[14][15]

In 2018, Bluepoint remade Shadow of the Colossus for the PlayStation 4.[16] The following year, co-founder O'Neil passed away at age 47 in June 2019.[17] By August 2019, the studio had hired several other former Retro Studios staff.[18] Notable hires include designer Kynan Pearson in July 2013 and artist Elben Schafers in 2014.[3][19] In June 2020, Bluepoint developed a remake of Demon's Souls, released as a launch title for the PlayStation 5 in November 2020 and received universal acclaim from critics.[20][21]

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) acquired Bluepoint on September 30, 2021, making it part of PlayStation Studios. SIE had previously leaked its intent to buy the studio in June that year.[22][23] At the time, Bluepoint and its roughly 70 employees were working on original content.[1] In January 2025, Sony confirmed that it had cancelled a live service God of War game that had been in development at Bluepoint Games.[24][25] On February 19, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would shut down Bluepoint Games in March 2026, following an internal business review.[26][27]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Ref(s).
2006 Blast Factor PlayStation 3 Sony Computer Entertainment [3]
2009 God of War Collection [3]
2011 The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection [3]
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Konami [3]
2015 Software:Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PlayStation 4 Sony Computer Entertainment [28]
Gravity Rush Remastered [29]
2018 Shadow of the Colossus Sony Interactive Entertainment [30]
2020 Demon's Souls PlayStation 5 [31]

Support

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Note(s) Ref(s).
2012 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PlayStation Vita Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation Vita port [3]
2013 Flower PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita PlayStation 4 & PlayStation Vita ports [3]
2014 Titanfall Xbox 360 Electronic Arts Xbox 360 port [3]
2022 God of War Ragnarök PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Sony Interactive Entertainment Additional work [32]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dornbush, Jonathon (September 30, 2021). "PlayStation Officially Acquires Bluepoint Games, Next Game Planned to Be an Original, Not a Remake". https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-acquires-bluepoint-next-game-playstation-exclusive. 
  2. ↑ Gallop, Joe (20 February 2026). "Sony Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, 70 Jobs Lost in PlayStation Studio Closure". https://www.channelnews.com.au/sony-shuts-down-bluepoint-games-70-jobs-lost-in-playstation-studio-closure/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Dyer, Mitch (January 28, 2014). "Who Is Bluepoint Games?". https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/28/who-is-bluepoint-games. 
  4. ↑ Yoon, Andrew. "God of War Collection coming to PS3 this holiday". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/31/god-of-war-collection-coming-to-ps3-this-holiday. 
  5. ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (October 27, 2009). "God of War Collection strikes PS3 Nov. 17". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/god-of-war-collection-strikes-ps3-nov-17/1100-6238169/. 
  6. ↑ Shuman, Sid (September 15, 2010). "Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection hits PS3 Spring 2011 with 3D". PlayStation Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/09/15/ico-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-collection-hits-ps3-spring-2011-with-3d/. 
  7. ↑ Lynch, Phil (June 7, 2011). "ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Classics HD Coming 28 September". PlayStation Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/06/07/ico-shadow-of-the-colossus-classics-hd-coming-28-september/. 
  8. ↑ Sterling, Jim (November 15, 2011). "Review: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection". https://www.destructoid.com/review-metal-gear-solid-hd-collection-215893.phtml. 
  9. ↑ Leadbetter, Richard (March 17, 2012). "Tech Analysis: Metal Gear Solid Remastered". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-tech-analysis-metal-gear-remastered. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lanxon, Nate (September 23, 2012). "Q&A: How Sony simultaneously develops the same game for PS3 and Vita". https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/qa-how-sony-simultaneously-develops-the-same-game-for-ps3-and-vita/. 
  11. ↑ "PlayStation All Stars - Overview". Bluepoint Games. https://www.bluepointgames.com/games/playstation-all-stars-2/overview/. 
  12. ↑ Haywald, Justin (January 27, 2014). "Titanfall developer Respawn finally reveals studio working on Xbox 360 version of their game". http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-developer-respawn-finally-reveals-studio-working-on-xbox-360-version-of-their-game/1100-6417384/. 
  13. ↑ Koller, John (September 4, 2015). "Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle Out October 9th". https://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/09/04/uncharted-nathan-drake-collection-ps4-bundle-out-october-9th/. 
  14. ↑ Mejia, Ozzie (September 15, 2015). "TGS 2015: Gravity Rush will come to PS4 in December; sequel announced for 2016 [Update"]. https://www.shacknews.com/article/91283/tgs-2015-gravity-rush-will-come-to-ps4-in-december-sequel-announced-for-2016-update. 
  15. ↑ Accordino, Nick (September 15, 2015). "Gravity Rush Remastered Coming to PS4 on February 9th, 2016". https://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/09/15/gravity-rush-remastered-coming-to-ps4-on-february-9th-2016/. 
  16. ↑ "How Bluepoint Rebuilt Shadow Of The Colossus For PS4". Game Informer. December 15, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec6t1xyuLzU. Retrieved March 24, 2019. 
  17. ↑ Wolfe, Hunter (June 18, 2019). "Bluepoint Games' Co-founder Andy O'Neil dies at age 47". https://www.vg247.com/2019/06/18/bluepoint-cofounder-obituary/. 
  18. ↑ Robinson, Andy (August 13, 2019). "Half of the core Metroid Prime 3 team is still at Retro Studios". https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/half-of-the-core-metroid-prime-3-team-is-still-at-retro-studios/. 
  19. ↑ Sirani, Jordan (January 26, 2019). "Who Is Now Making Metroid Prime 4 at Retro Studios?". https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/26/who-is-now-making-metroid-prime-4-at-retro-studios. 
  20. ↑ Gach, Ethan (June 11, 2020). "Demon's Souls Is Being Remade On PS5". https://kotaku.com/demons-souls-is-being-remade-on-ps5-1844001503. 
  21. ↑ "Demon's Souls". https://www.metacritic.com/game/demons-souls/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5. 
  22. ↑ Scullion, Chris (June 29, 2021). "PlayStation may have accidentally revealed that it's acquired Bluepoint Games". https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-may-have-accidentally-revealed-that-its-acquired-bluepoint-games/. 
  23. ↑ Tailby, Stephen (September 30, 2021). "Sony Finally Confirms Acquisition of Demon's Souls PS5 Dev Bluepoint Games". https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/09/sony_finally_confirms_acquisition_of_demons_souls_ps5_dev_bluepoint_games. 
  24. ↑ McEvoy, Sophie (17 January 2025). "Sony confirms cancellation of live service projects from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games" (in en). https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-confirms-cancellation-of-live-service-projects-from-bend-studio-and-bluepoint-games. 
  25. ↑ Lawler, Richard (2025-01-17). "Sony cancels an unannounced live service God of War game" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24345575/sony-god-of-war-bluepoint-games-bend-games-canceled. 
  26. ↑ Harte, Charles (2020-11-12). "PlayStation Shuts Down Bluepoint Games, Makers Of Demon's Souls And Shadow Of The Colossus Remakes" (in en). https://gameinformer.com/2026/02/19/playstation-shuts-down-bluepoint-games-makers-of-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus. 
  27. ↑ Riendeau, Danielle (February 19, 2026). "Sony shutters Bluepoint Games". https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-sony-shutters-studio-bluepoint. 
  28. ↑ Linneman, John (August 22, 2015). "Uncharted: the Nathan Drake Collection is more than just a remaster". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-uncharted-nathan-drake-collection-is-more-than-just-a-remaster. 
  29. ↑ Saed, Sherif (April 24, 2017). "Uncharted Collection and Gravity Rush Remastered dev Bluepoint working on project "to please the masses"". https://www.vg247.com/2017/04/24/uncharted-collection-and-gravity-rush-remastered-dev-bluepoint-working-on-project-to-please-the-masses/. 
  30. ↑ Matulef, Jeffrey (June 14, 2017). "Shadow of the Colossus on PS4 is a remake, not a remaster, says Shuhei Yoshida". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-06-14-shadow-of-the-colossus-on-ps4-is-a-remake-not-a-remaster-says-shuhei-yoshida. 
  31. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (June 12, 2020). "Demon's Souls Remake for PS5 Announced". https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-demons-souls-remake. 
  32. ↑ Barker, Sammy (October 7, 2022). "Demon's Souls Remake Dev Bluepoint Games Assisted on God of War Ragnarok". https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/demons-souls-remake-dev-bluepoint-games-assisted-on-god-of-war-ragnarok. 
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