Company:SIE Santa Monica Studio
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 12, 1999 in Santa Monica, California[1] |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Key people | Yumi Yang (head of studio) |
| Products | God of War series |
Number of employees | 200+ (2018)[2] |
| Parent | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Website | Official website |
SIE Santa Monica Studio is an American first-party video game developer, part of SIE Worldwide Studios developers group, and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment, known for developing the acclaimed God of War series. It is based in Los Angeles, California and was established in 1999.
History
Established in 1999, Santa Monica Studio became first known in 2005 with the success of God of War. Santa Monica Studio later turned into a pioneer in innovation and mentoring new voices in gaming. Based on a model established with video game studio Thatgamecompany, Santa Monica Studio has since acted as an incubator for studios as Giant Sparrow and SuperBot Entertainment.[3]
On January 29, 2014, it was reported that the company was moving from Santa Monica to Playa Vista, Los Angeles .[4] Their new facility occupied a 20-acre site and allowed the studio to house two independent studios, as well as having an "improved sound bay and a motion capture studio".[5]
On February 25, 2014, the studio was hit by layoffs due to the cancellation of a new intellectual property.[6][7]
Games developed
| Game title | U.S. release date | Platform | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetica | October 14, 2001 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 | [8] |
| God of War | March 22, 2005 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | [9] |
| God of War II | March 13, 2007 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita | [10] |
| God of War III | March 16, 2010 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | [11] |
| God of War | March 12, 2013 | PlayStation 3 | [12] |
| God of War | April 20, 2018 | PlayStation 4 | [13] |
References
- ↑ @SonySantaMonica (September 12, 2019). "20 years. It’s been an incredible journey creating games from our internal team to external partners. What are your favorites?". https://twitter.com/SonySantaMonica/status/1172292062500114432.
- ↑ "SANTA MONICA STUDIO". Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607161822/https://sms.playstation.com/studio/. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ↑ "thatgamecompany". http://getinmedia.com/employers/thatgamecompany.
- ↑ Purchese, Robert (January 29, 2014). "A Peek At Our New Studio, expanding". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. http://sms.playstation.com/news/time-to-move/. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Sony Santa Monica not involved with The Last Guardian". http://www.computerandvideogames.com/472065/sony-santa-monica-unveils-new-logo-following-relocation/.
- ↑ Moriarty, Colin (February 25, 2014). "Layoffs Hit God of War Studio Sony Santa Monica". IGN. Imagine Games Network. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/25/layoffs-hit-god-of-war-studio-sony-santa-monica. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 27, 2014). "God of War developer Sony Santa Monica suffers layoffs". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-26-god-of-war-developer-sony-santa-monica-suffers-layoffs. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Kinetica". 2001-10-14. http://sms.dev.realpie.com/kinetica/.
- ↑ "Santa Monica Studio". http://sms.dev.realpie.com/god-of-war/.
- ↑ "Santa Monica Studio". http://sms.dev.realpie.com/god-of-war-ii/.
- ↑ "God of War III". 2010-03-16. http://sms.dev.realpie.com/god-of-war-iii/.
- ↑ "Santa Monica Studio". http://sms.dev.realpie.com/god-of-war-ascension/.
- ↑ "God of War Game - PS4". 2019-09-13. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/god-of-war-ps4/.
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