EDGE picks the top 50 greatest developers, DmC and Ni No Kuni rated

By Da Ill One - 01-12-2013, 10:37 AM - Boxden > BX GameSpot

Edge magazine has picked its top 50 developers of all time, and the studio at no. 1 is not surprising at all.

Top 50:

1. Valve
2. Mojang
3. Nintendo EAD
4. Platinum Games
5. Naughty Dog
6. Rockstar North
7. Bungie
8. FromSoftware
9. Arkane Studios
10. Riot Games
11. Epic Games
12. Media molecule
13. Dice
14. Kojima Productions
15. Irrational
16. ArenaNet
17. Blizzard
18. Rocksteady
19. Ubi Montreal
20. Bethesda
21. Double Fine
22. Terry Cavanagh
23. Thatgamecompany
24. Gearbox
25. 343
26. Firaxis
27. EA Canada
28. Bioware
29. Eidos Montreal
30. Playdead
31. Sony online entertainment
32. Crytek
33. Redlynx
34. Vlambeer
35. CCP
36. Telltale
37. Id
38. Ninja theory
39. Quantic Dream
40. Codemasters
41. Criterion
42. Mossmouth
43. Harmonix
44. Sony Santa Monica
45. Capybara
46. Creative[..]embly
47. Halfbrick
48. Wayforward
49. Jagex
50. Relic
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It’s surprising to see no Polyphony Digital or Square Enix on the list, but considering their recent output I guess it was a fair choice. Mojang’s inclusion so high on the list is certainly surprising, but they did manage to create a game that spawned off numerous clones and Minecraft managed to become one of the most influential games this gen.

EDGE has been known to reward innovation, creativity, and technical ability; that’s also their reasoning for creating this list. Do you agree with them?

and the game reviews
Planetside 2 – 8
DmC: Devil May Cry – 8
The Walking Dead – 8
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – 8
Ace of Spades – 4
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – 7
Uncharted: Fight for Fortune – 5
Aero Porter – 7
QatQi – 8

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01-12-2013, 10:39 AM

Media Molecule is 12 all time? [pic]

01-12-2013, 10:54 AM

[pic] Mojang as high as #2?

[pic] Blizzard all the way down @ #17?

[pic] Telltale ranked higher than Id?

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01-12-2013, 11:00 AM

[pic] @ #8

01-12-2013, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by KURUPTION!!!

Media Molecule is 12 all time? [pic]

Yeah I dunno about all that either...

Originally Posted by Y.G.

[pic] Mojang as high as #2?

[pic] Blizzard all the way down @ #17?

[pic] Telltale ranked higher than Id?

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Yeah Mojang shouldn't be that high...Minecraft is NOT that good
and Telltale does have a GOTY plague which id Doesn't...plus id hasn't made anything relevant in years... so i'd agree with that one

01-12-2013, 11:11 AM

You do know who id Software is right? As in the fathers of the modern FPS. I'll take that over some silly GOTY plague any day of the week. Terrible list.

01-12-2013, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

Yeah Mojang shouldn't be that high...Minecraft is NOT that good
and Telltale does have a GOTY plague which id Doesn't...plus id hasn't made anything relevant in years... so i'd agree with that one

You think Id Software doesn't have a GOTY plaque? The same company that made Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake?

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01-12-2013, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by PhI|0z0pH3r

You do know who id Software is right? As in the fathers of the modern FPS. I'll take that over some silly GOTY plague any day of the week. Terrible list.

Of course i Do Doom, Wolfenstein, etc,. but just because you invented a genre, or are the father's of a genre doesn't mean you automatically get a high ranking...they haven't even been released anything worth remembering in the last couple years and no Rage is not worth remembering...and aren't really even relevant right now...

I guess being as this is an All Time list, you are right they should be higher then Tell tale...but id hasn't even been relevant in about 10 years to be honest...

01-12-2013, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Y.G.

You think Id Software doesn't have a GOTY plaque? The same company that made Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Quake?

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Your right they do have one from 19 years ago with Doom...like I said they haven't even been relevant since 1996 when Quake came out...

01-12-2013, 11:57 AM

343 at #25 [pic]

01-12-2013, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

Your right they do have one from 19 years ago with Doom...like I said they haven't even been relevant since 1996 when Quake came out...

Quake and Quake II both won GOTY awards. Meanwhile, Wolfenstein 3D was recognized by the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame as "helping to shape the overall direction of the computer gaming industry."

At this point, Id > Telltale, easy.

01-12-2013, 12:09 PM

@ DmC getting an 8 [pic] The Sun gave it a 9 said it was the best DMC yet [pic]

01-12-2013, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Y.G.

Quake and Quake II both won GOTY awards. Meanwhile, Wolfenstein 3D was recognized by the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame as "helping to shape the overall direction of the computer gaming industry."

At this point, Id > Telltale, easy.

Only Doom won GOTY for id Software you can google for yourself but Doom is the ONLY GOTY plague for id Software....

01-12-2013, 12:14 PM

I don't agree with the list either definitely not the top 5...

01-12-2013, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

Only Doom won GOTY for id Software you can google for yourself but Doom is the ONLY GOTY plague for id Software....

Sorry buddy, I've did the reseatch. Computer Gaming World selected Quake as Best Game Of The Year and Adrenaline Vault named Quake II their Game Of The Year. Not to mention, being recognized by the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame is a greater achievement than anything Telltale has done.

01-12-2013, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Y.G.

Sorry buddy, I've did the reseatch. Computer Gaming World selected Quake as Best Game Of The Year and Adrenaline Vault named Quake II their Game Of The Year. Not to mention, being recognized by the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame is a greater achievement than anything Telltale has done.

Nope CGW gave Quake the ACTON game of the year not the game of the year....

and AV gave Quake II ACTION game of the year not the game of the year...

Awards

Computer Gaming World
March 1998 (Issue #164) – Action Game of the Year
PC Gamer
April 2000 - #8 overall in the "All-Time Top 50 Games" poll

01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Da Ill One

Nope CGW gave Quake the ACTON game of the year not the game of the year....

and AV gave Quake II ACTION game of the year not the game of the year...

Awards

Computer Gaming World
March 1998 (Issue #164) – Action Game of the Year
PC Gamer
April 2000 - #8 overall in the "All-Time Top 50 Games" poll

"Today is the fifth anniversary of Quake, as the shareware version of the game was released on June 22, 1996. Here's a bit from the id Software site describing some of the kudos that Quake garnered in its day: "The year 1997 showered QUAKE with numerous awards. Computer Gaming World named QUAKE Action Game of the Year and recognized QUAKE with the "Special Award for Technological Achievement." Computer Gaming announced QUAKE as their selection for Best Game of the Year and Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year."

The article says Computer Gaming, not CGW for the "Best Game Of The Year."

Moby Games says nothing about Adrenaline Vault. This is from the Adrenaline Vault review:

"Quake II easily wins 5 stars overall. It is the most incredible game I’ve ever played and is definitely the best game this year."

They also gave it an award for Best 3D Game Of The Year, not "Best Action Game Of The Year."

Doom won 2 Game Of The Year awards and was selected as the "Greatest Game" for 1993, 3 times. Doom 3 also won 2 Game Of The Year awards.

03:35 PM

343 studios shouldnt be on that list, the halo series was basically handed to them on a silver platter.

01-12-2013, 03:53 PM

Valve being number one is corny. I'm sorry but Half Life wasn't all that great of a series.

01-12-2013, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by fatboi1

Valve being number one is corny. I'm sorry but Half Life wasn't all that great of a series.

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