Drinkbox Studios
{{Short description|Canadian video game developer}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Drinkbox Studios Inc.
| logo = DrinkBox Studios logo.JPG
| former_name = Not a Number Software (2008)
| type = Private
| industry = Video games
| predecessor = Pseudo Interactive
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2008|04}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Chris Harvey|Ryan MacLean|Graham Smith}}
| hq_location_city = Toronto
| hq_location_country = Canada
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Chris Harvey (CTO)|Ryan MacLean (CEO)|Graham Smith (COO)}}
| website = {{URL|http://drinkboxstudios.com/|drinkboxstudios.com}}
}}
Drinkbox Studios Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto. The company was founded in April 2008 by Chris Harvey, Ryan MacLean and Graham Smith, three programmers previously employed by Pseudo Interactive, which closed earlier that year. Drinkbox is best known for the Guacamelee! series of games.
History
File:DrinkBox Studios team photo (resized).jpg
In 2008, Toronto-based video game developer Pseudo Interactive laid off the majority of its staff before closing down completely.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/26/3547694/how-drinkbox-studios-grit-raised-a-studio-and-got-guacamelee-funded |title=How Drinkbox Studios' grit raised an indie developer and got Guacamelee funded |author= |date= |website=polygon.com}} Out of the laid-off employees, many left Toronto to work in other places, while three programmers, Chris Harvey, Ryan MacLean and Graham Smith, stayed to found their own game studio in April that year.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-04-29-drinkbox-cuts-through-the-noise |title=Drinkbox cuts through the noise |author= |date= |website=gamesindustry.biz}} Their idea was to create a game company that would create games they would want to play. Initially, the company was called Not a Number Software, but the team quickly considered the name to be a bad choice and changed it to DrinkBox Studios.{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ask-indie-developer-how-did-your-indie-career-begin/ |title=Ask an indie developer: How did your indie career begin? |author= |date= |website=gamesradar.com}} In the weeks following the DrinkBox' foundation, they hired a senior artist and a designer to move forward with the company as a five-man team.
Games developed
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Games developed by Drinkbox Studios !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Platform(s) |
| 2011
|scope="row"| Tales from Space: About a Blob |
| 2012
|scope="row"| Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
|scope="row"|Guacamelee! | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |
| scope="row"| Guacamelee! Gold Edition
| Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows |
| 2014
|scope="row"| Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| 2016
|scope="row"|Severed | iOS, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, Wii U |
| 2018
|scope="row"|Guacamelee! 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One |
| 2022
|scope="row"|Nobody Saves the World{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/nobody-saves-the-world-is-a-new-action-rpg-from-guacame-1846561060 | title = Nobody Saves The World Is A New Action-RPG From The Guacamelee! Devs | first = Ari | last = Noris | date = March 26, 2021 | accessdate = March 26, 2021 | work = Kotaku }} |Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 |
Drinkbox Studios is expected to announce the details of their next game in 2025.{{cite web |last1=Sinha |first1=Ravi |title=Guacamelee Developer Drinkbox Studios Will Reveal its Next Title in 2025 |url=https://gamingbolt.com/guacamelee-developer-drinkbox-studios-will-reveal-its-next-title-in-2025 |website=Gaming Bolt |access-date=16 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227060142/https://gamingbolt.com/guacamelee-developer-drinkbox-studios-will-reveal-its-next-title-in-2025 |archive-date=27 December 2024}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://drinkboxstudios.com/}}
{{DrinkBox Studios}}
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Category:2008 establishments in Ontario
Category:Apple Design Awards recipients
Category:Canadian companies established in 2008
Category:Companies based in Toronto
Category:Privately held companies of Canada
Category:Video game companies established in 2008