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Adrian Crook & Associates

F2P Design Specialists

## About Adrian Crook & Associates Adrian Crook & Associates (AC&A) is a game consulting firm founded in 2008, specializing in freemium game design and product management. Based in Vancouver, BC, they have helped over 300 developers maximize the ROI of their freemium games. ## Company Scale - **Founded:** 2008 - **300+ clients** served - **Location:** Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ## Services ### Freemium Game Design - Game economy design and modeling - Monetization strategy - Retention optimization - Virality systems ### Product Management - Game design consulting - KPI improvement - Launch strategy - Live operations support ### Specialized Expertise - Mobile game optimization - "Fixing" unprofitable projects - Revenue restoration - Premium/boxed game consulting ## Team Expertise - Harvard economists - Monetization specialists - Crypto gaming experts - Data engineers and architects ## Notable Clients - **LEGO** - Collaborative game design - **Ubisoft** - Social and mobile game insights - **Disney** - The Princess and the Frog game design - **Panasonic** - Jungle project (business dev, research, PM) - **Hempire** - Highest-rated weed-growing game - **Sons of Anarchy** - Mobile game co-conception ## Specializations - Freemium/F2P game design - Mobile game monetization - Game economy modeling - Product management consulting ## Why Choose Adrian Crook & Associates - **15+ years** of freemium expertise since 2008 - **300+ clients** with proven track record - **Revenue restoration** specialists - **Major publisher experience** with LEGO, Ubisoft, Disney - **Data-driven approach** with economist-level rigor

Game Economist Consulting

Game Economy Experts

## About Game Economist Consulting Game Economist Consulting provides economic design and monetization consulting services for game developers and publishers. ## Services ### Economic Design - Game economy design - Monetization strategy - Live-ops economics ### Consulting - F2P optimization - Revenue analysis - Economy balancing ## Specializations - Game economics - Monetization consulting - F2P design ## Why Choose Game Economist Consulting - **Economic design** specialists - **Monetization** expertise - **F2P optimization** focus

Counterpunch Studios

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Counterpunch Studios Counterpunch Studios is a game development studio that was acquired by Virtuos in October 2020. Now operating as part of Virtuos, they provide character creation, animation, and performance capture services for AAA game development. ## Parent Company **Virtuos** - A Singaporean video game development company headquartered in Fusionopolis, Singapore, with studios across Asia, Europe, and North America specializing in game development and art production for AAA consoles, PC, and mobile. ## Services ### Character Creation - Character design - Character modeling - Creature creation ### Animation - Facial animation - Body animation - Motion capture planning and production ### Pre-Production - Storyboards - Previsualization (previs) - Editorial and layout ## Virtuos Network As part of Virtuos, Counterpunch has access to: - Global studio network - AAA-quality pipelines - Major publisher relationships ## Why Choose Counterpunch Studios - **Virtuos backing** with global resources - **Character specialists** for AAA games - **Full animation** pipeline capabilities - **Motion capture** planning and production - **Previs and storyboard** services

Airship Images

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Airship Interactive Airship Interactive is the UK's leading game art production studio, delivering end-to-end services from concept to release and beyond. They provide only the highest quality art services for the world's biggest studios. ## Services ### Character & Creature Design - Character and creature creation - Environment design - Key props and hard surface modeling ### Hair & Groom - Cards and strands - Proprietary hair tools - Hairstyles, fur, body hair, and feathers - Industry-leading real-time hair and fur ### Technical & Engine Specialization - Real-time VFX - Lighting - Visual development - Material creation ### Environment & Asset Creation - Environment design - 3D scanning - Hard surface modeling ### Full-Scale Art & Co-Dev - Complete art production - Co-development partnerships - Production support ## Notable Projects - **Baldur's Gate III** (Larian Studios) - **Star Wars: Hunters** - **Spider-Man: Remastered** - **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** - **Silent Hill: Ascension** - **Skull and Bones** - **Starfield** - **Horizon: Forbidden West** ## Major Partners - Larian Studios - Supermassive Games - Bossa Studios ## Location Based in the United Kingdom ## Why Choose Airship Interactive - **UK's leading** game art production studio - **AAA portfolio** with major franchises - **Industry-leading** real-time hair and fur technology - **End-to-end service** from concept to release - **Major studio partnerships** proven track record

Creative Fabworks

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Abstraction Games Abstraction Games is a AAA game development and co-development studio based in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. Founded around 2007, they have grown to 100+ employees specializing in technically demanding projects and ports for major publishers. ## Company Scale - **Founded:** ~2007 - **100+ employees** - **Location:** Valkenswaard, The Netherlands ## Services ### Game Development - AA/AAA full-cycle game development - Creative co-development partnerships - Technically demanding projects ### Porting - Game ports and platform adaptations - Multi-platform development - Console optimization ### Platforms - PlayStation 4/5 - Nintendo Switch - PC (Steam/Windows) - Xbox ## Notable Projects - **Dune: Awakening** - Funcom - **Mass Effect: Legendary Edition** - EA/BioWare - **Halo: The Master Chief Collection** - Microsoft/343 Industries - **Baldur's Gate 3** - Larian Studios - **Ark: Survival Evolved** - **Remnant: From the Ashes** ## Major Clients - EA - Microsoft/343 Industries - BioWare - Larian Studios - Funcom - Devolver Digital ## Why Choose Abstraction Games - **Mass Effect & Halo** AAA credits - **100+ developers** for scale - **Netherlands-based** with strong expertise - **Larian Studios partnership** on Baldur's Gate 3 - **Multi-platform** porting specialists

Airship Interactive

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Airship Interactive Airship Interactive is the UK's leading game art production studio, specializing in high-quality 3D art outsourcing for AAA game developers. They provide comprehensive art production services with proven production processes and experienced leadership. ## Services ### Character & Creature Art - Character modeling and design - Creature creation - Key props and hard surface assets - Stylized and realistic aesthetics ### Hair & Grooming - Real-time hair systems - Strand-based hair technology - Fur, body hair, and feathers - Specialized grooming pipelines ### Technical Art - Real-time VFX - Lighting and visual development - Material creation - Engine optimization ### Environment & Assets - Environment design and modeling - 3D scanning and photogrammetry - Hard surface modeling - Prop creation ### Full-Scale Production - Complete art pipelines - Scalable team support - Co-development services ## Notable Projects - **Baldur's Gate III** (characters and hair) - **Dragon Age: The Veilguard** - **Spider-Man: Remastered** - **Star Wars: Hunters** - **Silent Hill: Ascension** - **FC 24** ## Studio Partners - Larian Studios - Supermassive Games - Bossa Studios ## Location **Based in:** United Kingdom ## Why Choose Airship Interactive - **UK's leading** game art production studio - **AAA portfolio** with major franchises - **Specialized expertise** in hair and grooming - **Proven processes** with experienced leadership - **Scalable capacity** for any project size

Avant Inc.

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Avant Inc. (Avant Games) Avant Inc., operating as Avant Games, is a game development company providing development services for the gaming industry. ## Services ### Game Development - Game development services - Interactive entertainment development ## Note Limited detailed information is available about Avant Games' specific services, team size, and notable projects. The company website (avantgames.net) provides additional details. ## Why Choose Avant Games - Game development services - Industry experience

Blue Byte

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Ubisoft Blue Byte Ubisoft Blue Byte GmbH (formerly Blue Byte) is one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious game development studios, founded in 1988 and acquired by Ubisoft in 2001. They are best known for creating the Anno and The Settlers franchises. ## Company History - **Founded:** October 1988 in Mülheim by Thomas Hertzler and Lothar Schmitt - **Acquired by Ubisoft:** 2001 (26 million marks) - **695 employees** (as of August 2024) ## Studio Locations Ubisoft Blue Byte unites three German studios: - **Ubisoft Düsseldorf** (Luise-Rainer-Straße 7, 40235) - **Ubisoft Mainz** - **Ubisoft Berlin** (established 2018) ## Key Franchises ### Anno Series - City-building strategy games - Multiple successful entries ### The Settlers Series - Die Siedler (1993) - Breakthrough success - Numerous sequels - Most well-known Blue Byte product ### Other Notable Games - Great Courts (1989) - First published game - Battle Isle (1991) - Turn-based strategy success ## Services ### Development - Full game development - Co-development for Ubisoft AAA titles - VR entertainment - Cutting-edge technology development ## Parent Company **Ubisoft** ## Why Choose Blue Byte - **35+ years** of German game development excellence - **695 employees** across three studios - **Ubisoft resources** and support - **Anno & Settlers** franchise expertise - **Co-development** for AAA titles

Character Concept Design

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Juego Studios - Character Concept Design Juego Studios provides character concept design services as part of their comprehensive game art offerings. ## Services ### Character Design - Character concept art - Character development - Visual design ### Game Art Services - 2D art - 3D modeling - Concept development ## Why Choose Juego Studios - **Character design** specialists - **Full game art** services - **Concept to completion** pipeline

AccelByte

Game development outsourcing studio

## About AccelByte AccelByte is a multiplatform game backend-as-a-service (BaaS) provider that helps game studios build, launch, and operate online games at scale. They offer plug-and-play backend systems covering 80% of standard game backend needs while enabling custom feature development. ## Services ### Backend Services - Identity management - Matchmaking systems - Social features - Player progression - Plug-and-play solutions for 80% of standard needs ### Backend Customization (Extend) - Extensibility tools for custom features - Custom progression systems - Tailored backend logic ### Server Orchestration - Automated server management - Cloud deployment - Elastic autoscaling across regions - Multi-region support ### Build Distribution - Incremental patching - Version control - QA and testing support worldwide ### Crash Reporting - Real-time debugging - Stack traces - Player impact scoring ### Tools & Utilities - Load testing - Configuration validation - Live gameplay monitoring ## Notable Clients Games and studios using AccelByte include: - **VAIL VR** (AEXLAB) - **Wildgate/Moonshot Games** (Dreamhaven) - **Supervive** (Theorycraft) - **Deceive** (Bandit Studios/Tripwire) - **The Callisto Protocol** (Striking Distance Studios/Krafton) - **The Anacrusis** (Stray Bombay) - **Lynked: Banner of the Spark** (FuzzyBot) ## Value Proposition - Saves hundreds of thousands in engineering hires - Reduces 6-18 months of development time - Hands-on support from pre-launch through live operations - Battle-tested platform across indie to AAA titles ## Why Choose AccelByte - **Comprehensive BaaS** covering most backend needs - **Scalable infrastructure** from indie to AAA - **Proven with major titles** like The Callisto Protocol - **Time and cost savings** vs building in-house - **Hands-on support** throughout game lifecycle

Blacksteinn, Ltd.

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Blacksteinn Blacksteinn is a game development and services company providing solutions for the gaming industry. ## Services - Game development - Development services - Gaming solutions ## Why Choose Blacksteinn - **Game development** expertise - **Industry services** for gaming companies

Core Tools Software Engineering

Game development outsourcing studio

## About Core Games (Manticore Games) Core Games is a free game creation platform operated by Manticore Games, Inc., based in San Mateo, California. Rather than an outsourcing studio, Core provides tools for creators to build, publish, and monetize multiplayer games. ## Company - **Operator:** Manticore Games, Inc. - **Location:** San Mateo, California, USA - **Platform Type:** Game creation platform (UGC) ## Platform Services ### Game Creation Tools - Thousands of built-in 3D shapes, props, and materials - Pre-built game frameworks (Battle Royale, Racing, etc.) - Multiplayer preview mode - No coding required options ### Publishing & Distribution - One-click publishing - Scalable high-end servers - Built-in netcode for multiplayer - Instant audience access ### Monetization - Perks system (cosmetics, battle passes, subscriptions) - 50% revenue share for creators - In-app purchase support ## Platform Details - **Current:** PC-only - **Planned:** Mobile and console expansion - **Engine:** Built on Unreal Engine technology ## Community - User-generated games - Creator events and game jams - Notable collaborations (e.g., deadmau5) ## Resources - Core Academy training - Documentation and forums - Community support ## Note Core Games is a creation platform, not a traditional outsourcing studio. It enables creators to build games using provided tools and assets.