@Patriot298

"In February, game industry luminaries congregated en masse on two separate occasions to share ideas, schmooze, and honor the best games of 2007."

Kojima didn't come out with a game in 2007 other then an Metal Gear Portable Ops Plus, an expansion pack. wait for the 08 best dev's you will see MGS4 on it.

All of these people make good games, but I really can't say that Konami is better than capcom.

Valve is my number one with Relic and Blizzard and Bethesda and Bioware for all their great games in the past but shame about the suck ass ones of today.

well well well, I see the precious Kojima didn't even make the top 5. lol

Bethesda, you're kidding me right? The same developer that lets you manipulate the world of lame AI in Morrowind and Oblivion? Sure they have a great idea, and because of the sheer scope and size of the world people tend to be more forgiving, but really the only way to play those games is to define your own rules. Otherwise it is just too easy to manipulate the AI and all that is broken... And bioware hasn't had a game worth talking about since KOTOR.

Really though, I think ranking studios in this fashion is a waste of time. There is just too much subjective material when trying to rank them.

why is everyone pissed about bungie? they place they are in is just right.

it should be
1.Infinity ward
2.Bungie Studios
3.Ubisoft

With the money Wii Play and Brain Age rake in, Nintendo Kyoto probably bought everyone involved a house for christmas.

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Bioware should have been in the top 5. Bethesda should have been somewhere in the list. Nintendo deserves a high spot, but #1? I see the Wii (and its games) like the PS1; enough gems to justify its success but also a mountain of duds to sift through.

Congrats!.

This list is complete bs. Infinity ward and nintendo and EA (???) above bungie, valve, bioware, and 2K boston?

wtf? infinity ward and nintendo deserve it, but not 1rst and 2nd jesus

Lol that's bull, sure those Nintendo studios are good, but they're not the best. Bioware got voted the best workplace for developing games in the world, basted on staff treatment and quality of living and work environment for those employees.

valve should be 1st game developer.

At Least Capcoms in top 8 Way To Go!!!

wow epic pwnd by pokemon maker

lawl@burningcrusade

Bungie at No.11

They deserve it.

Brain Age and Wii Play ... I don't know. They sold very well so if that is the standard, fine. But Wii Play should have been a more pollished package (boxing,baseball), and the only part of brain that improves with brain age is the part that plays brain age. My Mom claims to have gone from a 60 year old brain to 20 year old brain but I just don't see it.

You decide to put the guys who this year, made Brain Age 2, which is the far worser version of a game that wasn't all that great as a game in the first place, and the game that only sold because it's game came packaged with a Wiimote and had the world "Wii" in the title, also known as Wii Play, developer of the year? Now that's just pathetic.

EA Canada for FIFA 08 and NBA Street? Pathetic. Konami Japan for Winning Eleven and DDR? Pathetic. Capcom for Lost Planet and Monster Hunter? Pathetic. EA Tiburon for Madden 08 and Nascar 08? Pathetic. Bandai Namco for Ace Combat 6 and Katamari? Pathetic. Hudson for Mario Party 8 and Mario Party DS, two of the worst games last year? Infinitely pathetic.

I cannot believe, you decide to put Nintendo Kyoto, EA Canana, Konami Japan, Capcom, and EA Tiburon above Bungie for the game(s) they respectively released last year. That's just ****ing pathetic. I am sick and tired of industry snobs trying to downplay Halo 3 because it was so hyped up. **** you guys, I'm tired of the lack of appreciation you give one of the best developers of last year.

This is by far, one of the worst lists I've even seen. Only 13 of those companies deserve to be on the list for the games they made last year (in the order they appear on the original list, which I don't agree with, but am not going to take the time to reorganize): Infinity Ward, Blizzard, Valve, Insomniac, BioWare, Bungie, Ubisoft Montreal, 2K Boston/Australia, Harmonix, Square Enix Tokyo, Game Freak, Epic, and Neversoft.

Ea in the top 5? Above epic games? No way in hell!

Why is EA here? They treat their employees like crap and they bring out rubbish games >_>

No way in hell does EA deserve to be in the top 5 . No way, no how. EA above Bioware? 2K Boston? Bungie!!!??? Absolutely bloody ridiculous.
The list's criteria is probably based on sales rather than quality.

Nice list. Though I would think that Super mario galaxy or The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass would have been Nintendo's featured titles.

Hard to believe, with all the hype over PS3 and 360, lil' ol' DS title 'Brain Age' beat them all. It is a cool game, if you can even call it that, but it gets boring, fast. Brain Age part 3 anyone?

where's naughty dog?

I'm sorry, but EA does not deserve to be on this list. Absolutley nothing creative have come out of EA this past year. IMHO the choices for best devolopers should go to the firms that have shown the most creativity in their games. In that respect, Bioware and 2k have gone above and beyond. Grats to nintendo for getting number 1, though I would argue that they deserve it for different games like super mario galaxy.

Good list of Devs

sales and marketing, top-selling,
working conditions, professionalism, attention to quality,

Why the hell is Ubisoft near the bottom? Ubisoft is one of the best companies around. And even Epic. This list sucks!

Nice to see Insomaniac in the top ten

Infinity Ward best dev? Maybe best dev for FPS war-based games. But they sure aren't well rounded for development of different genres...

@mergirox But in the list, they appear to be credited for Brain Age and Wii Play, which, IMO, don't require much developing.

Heh... all those developers deserve it.

Bioware is located in Edmonton, Canada.................WTFFF!!!!

that is a shocker to me also, great list btw,

@Michaelas10 Terrible list. Nintendo Kyoto? Haha. EA? HAHAAHAHAHAH. Whats wrong with Nintendo Kyoto?

After all, they did make the GOTY, Super Mario Galaxy

That should definitely secure them first place, it only makes sense.

Bioware is located in Edmonton, Canada.................WTFFF!!!!

LOL I LIVE IN EDMONTON!!

cool.

umm i think it's based on working conditions versus productivity and quality in games the studios have made.. from what i've seen, this would be pretty accurate

I must say that I cant agree with some of the titles that are on here

How are they basing these surveys? Sales? Favorites? Review?

Some of those dev. 's dont deserve it ... Infinity Ward 2nd ??? WHY? And what did Blizzard do to get the 3rd place? ok, EA maybe, same goes for Valve. 2K, Square Enix, Epic Games, Neversoft, Hudson Soft deserve better. Personally im a big fan of Game Freaks' games but i wouldnt know where to place them ^^.

EA!?

Meh... Atleast Rockstar will have their moment with GTA:IV this year.

rockstar, microsoft, and sony must be hellholes to be beaten out by some of those =(...

This list is total junk. I can simply not believe the placement they chose. dzfunk64: well said.

EA and Blizzard on the top 5?! ROFL!! Those two shouldn't even be on the top 20!

I disagree with this entire list. They were really biased when they made this list, and chose their personal favorite developers, instead of those who really deserve it. Some of the best developers, such as Rockstar Games and Jagex Ltd., aren't even on the list at all.

Infiiniity Ward, Blizzard, EA, Konami, Insomniac Games, Harmonix and Bandai Namco shouldn't be on the list at all. Those are all developers that are either really bad, or haven't made anything great recently, so I can't figure out why they were even considered.

i noticed alot of handheld titles, this is the year of the handhelds, especially for the ds, even though i hate to admit it.... good job everyone!

Lol at Klone, someone doesnt know how to count. Game Freak made it on the list. I remember playing pokemon when i was little.

Ninty on top...again! nice!

All though I know there are a lot of Halo haters here.. I think Bungie derserves to be a little higher, not because of the game but because no other developers are that community based, they have weekly events with community members and support/are involved with it like no other developer I have seen.