Armature Studio

{{Infobox company

| name = Armature Studio, LLC

| logo = Armature Studio logo.png

| caption =

| foundation = {{Start date and age|September 2008}}

| founder = {{ubl|Mark Pacini|Todd Keller|Jack Mathews}}

| key_people = {{ubl|Gregory John
(vice-president and general manager)|Mark Pacini
(game director)|Todd Keller
(art director)}}

| industry = Video games

| products =

| owner =

| num_employees = 50

| parent = Meta Platforms (2022–present)

| homepage = {{URL|armature.com}}

}}

Armature Studio, LLC is an American video game development studio in Austin, Texas. The studio, founded by former Retro Studios directors Mark Pacini, Todd Keller and Jack Mathews in September 2008, developed Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013) and ReCore (2016).

History

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In April 2008, after completing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in 2007 for Nintendo, former game director Mark Pacini, art director Todd Keller, and principal technology engineer Jack Mathews left Retro Studios to start Armature, which was founded in September 2008. Armature's first game was porting Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to the PlayStation Vita in 2012.{{cite web |author=JC Fletcher |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/armature-studio-assisting-with-metal-gear-solid-hd-edition-on-v/ |title=Armature Studio assisting with Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition on Vita |publisher=Joystiq |date=March 11, 2012 |accessdate=October 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172716/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/armature-studio-assisting-with-metal-gear-solid-hd-edition-on-v/ |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }} In April 2013, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate would be developed by Armature as their first new work and released for both the PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo 3DS on October 25, 2013.{{cite web|last=Kollar |first=Philip |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/12/4423552/batman-arkham-origins-blackgate |title=A tale of two Batmen: the dueling philosophies of WB Montreal and Armature Studio |publisher=Polygon |date=June 12, 2013 |accessdate=October 14, 2013}} The third game developed was the PlayStation Vita edition of Injustice: Gods Among Us.{{cite web| url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/13/4834658/injustice-gods-among-us-ps-vita-faithful-port-nycc-2013 |title=Injustice: Gods Among Us on Vita feels like a faithful port |publisher=Polygon |date=August 1, 2013 |accessdate=October 14, 2013}}

The studio was originally responsible to handle porting Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to the PlayStation Vita and Wii U. This included porting Unreal Engine 4 to both platforms, as they are not supported by the engine officially.{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/1259255|title=Update 21: Update 21: $4mm, Armaturity, Ending Stream, New Game Plus · Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night|website=Kickstarter}} Armature was going to make their engine code available to licensed PS Vita and Wii U developers after Bloodstained finished.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/245756/Bloodstained_port_house_Armature_to_freely_offer_its_UE4_Wii_UVita_code_base.php|title=Bloodstained port house Armature to freely offer its UE4 Wii U/Vita code base|first=Christian|last=Nutt|date=June 10, 2015|publisher=}} However, the game has since been cancelled on both platforms for various reasons as the game's development extended to 2019.[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-21-bloodstained-announced-for-switch-cancelled-for-wii-u Bloodstained announced for Switch, cancelled for Wii U][https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/posts/2266944 Development Update – An important message from IGA]

In October 2015, the studio announced its first original intellectual property, Dead Star, a space-themed multiplayer online multidirectional shooter.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a672133/armature-studio-is-working-on-a-new-game-called-dead-star-for-ps4-and-pc.html|title=Armature Studio is working on a new game called Dead Star for PS4 and PC |publisher=Digital Spy|date=October 6, 2015|accessdate=October 13, 2015|author=Albaraa Fahmy}} It was released on April 5, 2016, for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4, but online functionality was disabled on November 1, 2016, and the game is no longer available for purchase.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DeadStarGame/status/788394106988863488|title=Online functionality (including multiplayer) for Dead Star will cease|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=February 10, 2017|language=en}}

Armature has since collaborated with Epic Games in providing development support for Fortnite,[http://armature.com/games/fortnite Fortnite at Armature] and made three games for virtual reality headsets, with Fail Factory for the Gear VR[https://www.oculus.com/blog/frantic-fun-introducing-fail-factory-from-armature-studios-coming-soon-to-gear-vr/ Frantic Fun: Introducing 'Fail Factory' from Armature Studios, Coming Soon to Gear VR], Sports Scramble for the Oculus Quest.,[https://www.oculus.com/blog/oculus-gaming-news-first-playables-for-rift-s-new-titles-cross-platform-play-and-more/ Oculus Gaming News: First Playables for Rift S, New Titles, Cross-Platform Play, and More] and Resident Evil 4 VR for the Oculus Quest 2.

In October 2022, Armature was acquired by Meta Platforms.{{cite web|last=Lyles|first1=Taylor|title=Meta Acquires Resident Evil 4 VR Developer Armature Studio|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/meta-acquires-resident-evil-4-vr-developer-armature-studio|work=IGN|date=October 11, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Rousseau|first=Jeffery|title=Meta acquires Camouflaj, Armature Studio, and Twisted Pixel|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/meta-acquires-camouflaj-armature-studio-and-twisted-pixel|website=GamesIndustry.biz|date=October 11, 2022}}

Games developed

class="wikitable"
Year !Title !Platform(s) !Notes
2012 \| Metal Gear Solid HD Collection \| PlayStation Vita \| Port
2013 \| Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate \| Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 \| Developed by Armature
2013 \| Injustice: Gods Among Us \| PlayStation Vita \| Port
2014 \| The Unfinished Swan \| PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita \| Port
2015 \| Borderlands: The Handsome Collection{{cite web\|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1770983/the-handsome-collection-of-borderlands-2-and-the-pre-sequel-is-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one/\|title=The Handsome Collection' Of 'Borderlands 2' and "The Pre-Sequel' Is Coming To PS4 And Xbox One\|work=Inquisitr\|date=January 21, 2015\|accessdate=January 21, 2015}} \| PlayStation 4, Xbox One \| Port
2016 \| ReCore \| Windows, Xbox One \| Original IP created and co-developed by Armature with Microsoft and Comcept
2016 \| Dead Star \| Windows, PlayStation 4 \| Original IP
2017 \| Fail Factory!{{cite web\|url=http://armature.com/games/failfactory\|title=Fail Factory! A wacky VR game of escalating failure}} \| Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift \| Original virtual reality IP
2017 \| Fortnite \| Xbox One, PlayStation 4, MacOS, PC \| Development partner for features and UI
2019 \|Duck Game \| Nintendo Switch \| Port
2019 \|Sports Scramble{{cite web\|url=http://armature.com/games/sports-scramble\|title=Sports Scramble Mixing it up on Oculus Quest }} \| Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift \| Original virtual reality IP
2020 \|Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary{{cite web\|url=http://armature.com/games/bayonetta_vanquish\|title=Bayonetta + Vanquish 10th Anniversary Edition}} \| PlayStation 4, Xbox One \| Port
2020 \| Ark: Genesis Part 1 \| PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 \| Live game and DLC
2021 \| Where the Heart Leads \| PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 \| Original IP
2021 \| Resident Evil 4 \| Meta Quest 2 \| Port

class="wikitable"

Year

!Title

!Platform(s)

!Notes

2012

| Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

| PlayStation Vita

| Port

2013

| Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

| Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360

| Developed by Armature

2013

| Injustice: Gods Among Us

| PlayStation Vita

| Port

2014

| The Unfinished Swan

| PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

| Port

2015

| Borderlands: The Handsome Collection{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1770983/the-handsome-collection-of-borderlands-2-and-the-pre-sequel-is-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one/|title=The Handsome Collection' Of 'Borderlands 2' and "The Pre-Sequel' Is Coming To PS4 And Xbox One|work=Inquisitr|date=January 21, 2015|accessdate=January 21, 2015}}

| PlayStation 4, Xbox One

| Port

2016

| ReCore

| Windows, Xbox One

| Original IP created and co-developed by Armature with Microsoft and Comcept

2016

| Dead Star

| Windows, PlayStation 4

| Original IP

2017

| Fail Factory!{{cite web|url=http://armature.com/games/failfactory|title=Fail Factory! A wacky VR game of escalating failure}}

| Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift

| Original virtual reality IP

2017

| Fortnite

| Xbox One, PlayStation 4, MacOS, PC

| Development partner for features and UI

2019

|Duck Game

| Nintendo Switch

| Port

2019

|Sports Scramble{{cite web|url=http://armature.com/games/sports-scramble|title=Sports Scramble Mixing it up on Oculus Quest

}}

| Meta Quest 2, Oculus Rift

| Original virtual reality IP

2020

|Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary{{cite web|url=http://armature.com/games/bayonetta_vanquish|title=Bayonetta + Vanquish 10th Anniversary Edition}}

| PlayStation 4, Xbox One

| Port

2020

| Ark: Genesis Part 1

| PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

| Live game and DLC

2021

| Where the Heart Leads

| PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

| Original IP

2021

| Resident Evil 4