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Arcanum Computing

 Superfly

Argo Games

 Hexxagon, Night Raid, Hexxagon 2

Argonaut Games PLC

ArgonaFounded by Jez San, Argonaut Games Plc was a large independent games developer with a 17 year history of producing games. The company was based in Edgware, north London, UK, and at its peak boasted over 300 employees. Argonaut created numerous games, most notably Croc: The Legend of the Gobbos, Alien: Resurrection and the first Harry Potter on PlayStation for EA.
Alien Odyssey, Birds of Prey, FX Fighter

Argonaut Sheffield

Particle Systems was a game development company formed in 1993 by industry veterans Michael Powell and Glyn Williams in the United Kingdom. The company specialized in science fiction games at the cutting edge of technology. The most well-known games from Particle were the Independence War series. In 2002 Particle Systems was acquired by Argonaut Software and subsequently renamed Argonaut Sheffield. The company closed in 2004 as did this division.
Evasive Action

Ark Multimedia Publishing

 Onesimus: A Quest for Freedom

Artdink Corporation

Artdink (アートディンク) is a Japanese game developer based in Tsukushima, Tokyo. The company was founded on April 21st, 1986. They have developed computer and console games in a variety of genres, and are best known for their A-Train series.
Railroad Empire

Artech Digital Entertainment, Ltd.

 Das Boot, Blue Max - Aces of the Great War, Mini Putt, Wild Science Arcade, Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation, The Train: Escape to Normandy, Megafortress, Mental Blocks, Mystery at the Museums, Ace of Aces, Rack 'Em, Rock and Bach Studio

ArtGame

 Abandoned Places - A Time for Heroes

Artificial Intelligence Design

 Rogue - The Adventure Game

ASCARON Entertainment GmbH

Ascaron was a computer game company headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. The company was founded in 1991 under the name Ascon by Holger Flöttmann and developed entertainment software for the German market for 18 years, with games franchises like Patrician, Port Royale, ANSTOSS (On the Ball) and Sacred. Later it also became known for its publishing and distribution activities. In August 2001 the company went into administration for the first time. However, the reestablishment of the company keeping all IPRs and brands made it possible for Ascaron to continue its operative business and to survive. In July 2002, Ascaron expanded by opening a wholly-owned subsidiary, Studio II Software in the University City, Aachen (Germany) and in September 2002, the first international office, Ascaron Entertainment (UK) Ltd. with its main office in Birmingham, was founded.
On the Ball World Cup Edition, Team F1

Ascon GmbH

Ascaron was a computer game company headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. The company was founded in 1991 under the name Ascon by Holger Flöttmann and developed entertainment software for the German market for 18 years, with games franchises like Patrician, Port Royale, ANSTOSS (On the Ball) and Sacred.
Gloriana

Astral Software

 Horror Zombies From The Crypt, Archipelagos

Astros Productions

 Retribution

Atari Europe S.A.S.U.

Atari Europe S.A.S.U. is a majority owned subsidiary of the holding company Infogrames Entertainment SA with worldwide headquarters in Lyon, France. The company was founded in June 1983 as Infogrames by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet and was primarily known as a game developer during the late 1980's and 1990's. Their best-known games include the initial Alone in the Dark trilogy, as well as various games based on Franco-Belgian comics. Together with the US headquarters Atari, Inc. (formerly Infogrames, Inc.) in New York, the European division is a global publisher and distributor of games for all major consoles and also computers, with many development studios under its wings. The company also has offices in France, United Kingdom, Benelux, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, India, China, Australia, Japan.
Hostage Rescue Mission, Eternam, International Tennis Open, Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests, Mystical, Continuum, Advantage Tennis, Bob Morane: Jungle 1, Bob Morane: Science Fiction 1, The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun, Spirou

Atari, Inc.

Syzygy (the suffix is unknown as the company was never formally incorporated; sources vary between Syzygy Engineering and Syzygy Company) was founded in 1971 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Their sole project was Computer Space before the company was incorporated as Atari, Inc. in 1972 (California).
1000 MIGLIA, Gremlins, 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe, Battlezone, Tempest 2000

Atod AB

The company was established as Atod Design KB in 1987 and incorporated as Atod AB in 1992 by Christoffer Nilsson and Thomas Liljetoft. In 2002 the company merged with Warthog Plc and became Warthog Sweden. This lasted until 2004 when the company was renamed Gizmondo Studios Helsingborg to focus on development for the Gizmondo hand-held. Eventually, in May 2006, the company was acquired by Eidos Interactive Ltd. (part of the SCi group) and renamed once more, now to Eidos Studios, Sweden AB. In 2008 Eidos restructured and closed the Swedish studio, who continued on their own, using their old name Atod AB.
Troddlers

Atomic Games, Inc.

Located in Houston, Texas, Atomic Games is a privately held corporation. The company was founded in 1989 by Keith Zabalaoui, Ed Rains and Larry Merkel. The initial idea was to bring their passion, wargaming board games, to computers, and their first title was V for Victory: D-Day Utah Beach (1991). They did three more games in the V for Victory series for Three‑Sixty Pacific, Inc., and some similar games for Avalon Hill (e.g. World at War: Stalingrad) and Mattel. The real breakthrough came in 1996 when they teamed up with Microsoft for Close Combat. The game was a huge success and spawned many sequels. However, the company closed its doors in December 2000, until it was picked up by Destineer Studios in May 2005. They are currently working on Close Combat: Red Phoenix. The company is considered one of the pioneers in electronic historical wargaming.
V for Victory

Attention to Detail Limited

Attention to Detail Limited was a software development company that developed leisure titles, business software, designed electronics for the arcade, and created many development tools. It was started in the front room of a house in September 1988 by 5 graduates from Birmingham University, Chris Gibbs, Fred Gill, Martin Green, Jon Steele and Jim Torjussen, and at its peak the company employed 75 people and occupied 12,000 sq. ft of converted barns in rural Warwickshire (UK).
Rollcage, Blast Chamber, The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga

Attic Entertainment Software GmbH

Attic was a German software developer founded in 1989 and closed in 2001. Attic was founded by Hans-Jürgen Brändle, Jochen Hamma and Guido Henkel in the German town of Albstadt. All were equal partners in terms of ownership over the company.
Realms of Arkania, Realms of Arkania 2, Spirit of Adventure

Audio Visual Magic Ltd.

 Hunt for Red October