Microsoft Reveals Xbox 360 Partners
Check out the next-generation's all-star lineup.
by David Adams
April 8, 2005 - The next generation takes even more shape: Microsoft today announced the publishers and developers now signed up to support the next Xbox system.
One thing's for sure: this is no paltry list. Among the publishers are all the biggest players, as well as a number of smaller houses which have already committed to the next generation, and are showing plenty of promise. Here are the publishers:
* 2K Games
* Activision
* Atari
* Bandai
* Bethesda Softworks
* Buena Vista Games
* Capcom
* Codemasters
* Eidos
* Electronic Arts
* FromSoftware
* InterServ International
* KOEI
* Konami
* LucasArts
* Majesco
* Midway Games
* Namco
* Phantagram
* Rockstar Games
* SCi Games
* SEGA
* Tecmo
* THQ
* TWP
* Ubisoft
* Vivendi Universal Games
* Webzen
In addition, Microsoft has a strong lineup of developers set to create exclusive titles for the new Xbox system. The list includes a power trio of Japanese star talent:
* BioWare
* Bizarre Creations
* Bungie Studios
* Epic Games
* FASA Studio
* Lionhead Studios
* Rare
* Yoshiki Okamoto's Game Republic
* Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker
* Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment
Of course, few of the companies on this list are a surprise, but you can bet this hardly exhausts the development power Microsoft is recruiting for its new platform, which represents what it calls "the HD Era."
"The key to bringing the vision for the HD Era of gaming to life is our partners: world-class publishers and developers that have molded and shaped the history of interactive entertainment for tens of millions of gamers worldwide," said Peter Moore at Microsoft. "This stellar lineup of publishers and developers is poised to deliver games experiences our customers only dreamed were possible, and is ultimately committed to elevating video games to be the No. 1 form of entertainment."
We'll be back with every new detail on the next Xbox generation as soon as news comes in.
It's just the developer list.....
