Company:Sanzaru Games
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | November 9, 2006[1] |
| Headquarters | Foster City, California, United States [2] |
Number of locations | 3 studios (2018) |
Key people | Bill Spence |
| Products | Sly Cooper Sonic Boom Asgard's Wrath |
| Owner | Meta Platforms |
Number of employees | 60 (2010)[3] |
| Parent | Oculus Studios |
| Subsidiaries | Kitazaru |
| Website | sanzaru.com |
Sanzaru Games, Inc. is an American video game development company that was founded in Foster City, California in 2006. Sanzaru also has a satellite studio based in Ottawa, Ontario called Kitazaru, as well as an office in Dublin, California. The company name is based on the three wise monkeys (called sanzaru in Japan).
History
Their first game was Ninja Reflex, released on March 1, 2008, for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii. Their second game was a port of the High Impact Games developed PlayStation Portable game Secret Agent Clank, released on May 26, 2009, for PlayStation 2. Their third game was a high definition remastered collection of the Sly Cooper games originally developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the PlayStation 2, titled The Sly Collection and released on November 9, 2010, for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Their fourth game was Mystery Case Files, which they assisted in development with Big Fish Games on, was released on June 27, 2011, for Wii. Their fifth game is Sly Cooper, which was set to be released late 2012, but was delayed to February 2013. Their latest game was revealed as a remake of Spyro, which was included in the Spyro Reignited trilogy.
On October 10, 2019, the company released Asgard's Wrath, an epic AAA VR action adventure title on the Oculus Rift. It was critically praised by various media such as IGN, UploadVR and VRFocus.
On February 25, 2020, the company was acquired by Facebook as part of its Oculus Studios.[4]
Games
| Game title | Release date | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja Reflex | 2008 | Wii, Nintendo DS, PC |
| Secret Agent Clank | 2009 | PlayStation 2 |
| Mystery Case Files | 2010 | Wii |
| The Sly Collection | PlayStation 3 | |
| Sly Cooper | 2013 | PS3, PlayStation Vita |
| Dark Manor[5] | iOS | |
| Bentley's Hackpack[6] | PS3, PS Vita, Android, iOS | |
| God of War Collection | 2014 | PS Vita |
| The Sly Collection | ||
| Sonic Boom[7] | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice[8] | 2016 | |
| Ripcoil | Oculus Rift | |
| VR Sports Challenge[9] | ||
| Tron RUN/r[10] | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Marvel Powers United VR | 2018 | Oculus Rift |
| Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Year of the Dragon) | PS4, Xbox One | |
| 2019 | PC, Nintendo Switch | |
| Asgard's Wrath | Oculus Rift | |
| Asgard's Wrath 2 | 2023 | Meta Quest 3 |
References
- ↑ "about us". Sanzaru Games. http://www.sanzaru.com/wp/about-us/.
- ↑ "Sanzaru Games Inc.". Gamasutra. Think Services. http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/ViewCompanyProfile.asp?CompanyProfileID=3046.
- ↑ "Sanzaru Hits 60!". Sanzaru Games. November 16, 2010. http://www.sanzaru.com/wp/blog/.
- ↑ "Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games". February 25, 2020. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-02-25-facebook-acquires-sanzaru-games.
- ↑ ""Dark Manor" goes World Wide". Sanzaru Games. July 6, 2013. http://www.sanzaru.com/wp/2013/07/dark-manor-goes-world-wide/.
- ↑ "Bentley's Hackpack arrives on iOS and Android!!". Sanzaru Games. January 16, 2014. http://www.sanzaru.com/wp/2014/01/bentleys-hackpack-arrives-on-ios-and-android/.
- ↑ "SEGA Launches New Franchise Strategy for Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Boom". SEGA Blog. February 6, 2014. http://blogs.sega.com/2014/02/06/sega-launches-new-franchise-strategy-for-sonic-the-hedgehog-with-sonic-boom/.
- ↑ "Announcing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice!". SEGA Blog. June 9, 2015. http://blogs.sega.com/2015/06/09/announcing-sonic-boom-fire-ice-2/.
- ↑ "Oculus unveils batch of new games designed for Rift VR headset". Polygon. June 11, 2015. http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/11/8767053/oculus-rift-vr-games-lineup.
- ↑ "What little you can play of TRON Run/r is kind of cool". PC Gamer. December 10, 2015. http://www.pcgamer.com/what-little-you-can-play-of-tron-runr-is-kind-of-cool/.
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