Company:Grove Street Games

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Short description: American video game developer
War Drum Studios LLC
  • War Drum Studios (2007–2020)
  • Grove Street Games (2020–present)
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedOctober 1, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-01) in Gainesville, Florida, US
Founders
  • Thomas Williamson
  • Michael Owen
Headquarters
Tioga, Florida
,
US
Key people
ProductsGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Number of employees
5 (2011)
Websitegrovestreetgames.com

War Drum Studios LLC,[1] doing business as Grove Street Games since 2020, is an American video game developer based in Tioga, Florida. The company was founded as War Drum Studios in October 2007 by Thomas Williamson and Michael Owen. It is known for developing mobile game ports, including several based on Rockstar Games properties.[2]

History

Grove Street Games was founded as War Drum Studios by Thomas Williamson and Michael Owen. Williamson had been the technology director for Artificial Studios and Owen a programmer at Gainesville Regional Utilities.[3] After Williamson left Artificial Studios in 2007, he and Owen established War Drum Studios in Gainesville, Florida, on October 1, 2007.[3][4][5] They became the chief executive officer and chief technology officer, respectively.[6] The company immediately began doing contract work, starting with porting Ghostbusters from the Wii to the PlayStation 2. By August 2011, War Drum Studios had five employees.[3] Around that time, the company was developing an original game, Chess: Revolution, alongside a free derivative codenamed Little Green Robots that starred the mascot of the Android operating system as chess pieces.[3][7]

In 2019, War Drum Studios named Morgan Hughes as chief operating officer. Hughes had joined the company as an intern in 2008 and had been the art director since 2010.[6] In August 2020, War Drum Studios rebranded as Grove Street Games, adopting the name of Gainesville's Grove Street neighborhood in which the company was based.[4] Later that year, the company became a member of the Coalition for App Fairness.[8] Grove Street Games relocated to the Tioga Town Center in neighboring Tioga in May 2022.[9]

Games developed

Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Notes Ref(s).
2009 Ghostbusters PlayStation 2 Atari Port development
2010 Lucha Libre AAA PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Slang Assisted the development of the multiplayer component
History Great Battles Medieval Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Slitherine Software Port development
2011 Monster Madness Android SouthPeak Games Port development
Red Orchestra 2 Windows Tripwire Interactive Additional programming
Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition Android, Fire OS, iOS Rockstar Games Port development
2012 Max Payne Mobile Android, iOS Port development
Auralux Android, iOS War Drum Studios Port development
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition Android, Fire OS, iOS Rockstar Games Port development
2013 The Conduit HD Android High Voltage Software Port development
Grand Theft Auto Android, Fire OS, iOS, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 Rockstar Games Port development
2014 Grand Theft Auto Android, Fire OS, iOS Port development
2015 Turtle Tumble Android, iOS War Drum Studios
2016 Auralux: Constellations Android, iOS, Windows
Bully: Anniversary Edition Android, iOS Rockstar Games Port development
2018 Ark Android, iOS Studio Wildcard Port development
2021 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Rockstar Games
2022 Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition Nintendo Switch Studio Wildcard Port re-development
Ark: Dinosaur Discovery Nintendo Switch
2023 Ark PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Remake of Ark
2024 Ark 2 Windows, Xbox Series X/S Co-development

References

  1. ↑ "Detail by Entity Name – War Drum Studios LLC". Florida Department of State. https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=WARDRUMSTUDIOS%20L070000914470&aggregateId=flal-l07000091447-ac8bcaa0-e47b-45fe-bdb6-f932d586fa13. 
  2. ↑ Stark, Chelsea (October 22, 2021). "Grand Theft Auto's trilogy remaster coming Nov. 11". https://www.polygon.com/22740107/grand-theft-auto-trilogy-definitive-edition-release-date. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Clark, Anthony (August 3, 2011). "Local companies vie for a piece of video game market". https://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20110803/news/604145069/GS. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mavrakis, Emily (August 14, 2020). "Business news: Company rebranding and new leadership". https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/columns/dooley/2020/08/14/business-news-company-rebranding-and-new-leadership/113190004/. 
  5. ↑ Grove Street Games [@GroveStGames]. "We're celebrating our 11th anniversary with some fun giveaways!". https://twitter.com/GroveStGames/status/1046839841038770181.  Missing or empty |date= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "About Us". Grove Street Games. https://grovestreetgames.com/about-us/. 
  7. ↑ Perenson, Melissa J. (May 18, 2011). "Cool Android Tablet Apps to Watch For". https://www.pcworld.com/article/491556/cool_android_tablet_apps_to_watch_for.html. 
  8. ↑ Carpenter, Nicole (November 18, 2021). "Apple to cut App Store commission to 15% for some devs". https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21573202/apple-small-business-program-app-store-commission. 
  9. ↑ "Tioga Town Center Welcomes Grove Street Games". April 11, 2022. https://gainesvillebizreport.com/tioga-town-center-welcomes-grove-street-games/. 

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