Video Game Studio

Context:
- It can (typically) employ many Video Game Developers.
- It can (typically) perform Video Game Production Tasks.
- It can (often) work with a Video Game Publisher (that takes care of video game marketing, video game distribution, ...)
- It can range from being an Independent Video Game Studio to being a Dependent Video Game Developer.
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Example(s):
- Electronic Arts;
- Ubisoft;
- Epic Games;
- SIE Worldwide Studios, (SIE Japan Studios, Insomniac, ...);
- Rockstar Games.
- Psyonyx, Inc..
- Amazon Game Studios.
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Movie Studio.
- a Music Studio.
See: Video Game Development Platform.

References

https://theverge.com/2020/5/5/21247249/epic-ps5-xbox-series-x-unreal-engine-support-release-developer
- QUOTE: ... Epic Games’ Unreal Engine game development platform now supports Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5, Epic announced today. The support comes as part of the newest Unreal Engine release, version 4.25, and it should benefit developers as they prepare to launch games for the next generation of consoles, both of which are scheduled to come out this holiday season. ...
  ... Unreal Engine is one of the most widely used game development platforms in the world, powering many high-profile games. Epic made Unreal Engine free for developers in March 2015, though they have to pay Epic a cut of revenue if they sell a game made using the engine. As part of its push to compete with Valve’s Steam store on PC by offering developers more generous terms and exclusivity deals, Epic waives the 5 percent Unreal fee it charges for sales of games through its store.

https://wsj.com/articles/why-a-75-billion-business-is-getting-out-of-the-hiring-game-1491838235
- QUOTE: ... The hit videogame “Rocket League” pits jet-powered racecars against one another in an antic soccer match. The big winner is creator Psyonix Inc., which has just 81 employees yet has amassed more than 29 million players in less than two years. Employees at the San Diego company dream up new themes and car designs, program software, troubleshoot technical issues and watch over a network of contractors scattered around the world. The outside workers test “Rocket League” for bugs, translate it into foreign languages, transfer the software to new types of consoles and handle customer service. ... Overall, 40 or 50 of the 120 people who work on “Rocket League” are contractors, the estimates. It had $110 million in revenue in its first year alone. ...