Housemarque
Sign in to saveHousemarque Oy (or Housemarque Inc.) is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki. The company was founded by Ilari Kuittinen and Harri Tikkanen in July 1995, through the merger of their previous video game companies, Bloodhouse and Terramarque, both of which were founded in 1993 as Finland's first commercial developers. Housemarque is the oldest active developer in Finland and has about 110 employees as of 2023. It was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in June 2021, becoming a part of PlayStation Studios.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Housemarque Oy
- Company.logo
- Housemarque.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2008
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Video games
- Company.hq_location_city
- Helsinki
- Company.hq_location_country
- Finland
- Company.num_employees
- 110
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2023
- Company.parent
- PlayStation Studios
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game developer
- Country
- Finland
- Headquarters
- Helsinki
- Owned by
- PlayStation Studios
- Parent organization
- PlayStation Studios
- Industry
- video game industry
- Employees
- 80
- Legal form
- osakeyhtiö
- Official website
- housemarque.com
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- inception
- 1995-00-00
- product or material produced
- video game
- social media followers
- 8330
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Bloodhouse and Terramarque (1993–1994)
- Formation of Housemarque and initial games (1994–1997)
- Expansion and acquisition by Sony (2014–present)
- Games developed
- Bloodhouse
- Terramarque
- Housemarque
- Cancelled games
- References
- External links
Housemarque Oy (or Housemarque Inc.) is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki. The company was founded by Ilari Kuittinen and Harri Tikkanen in July 1995, through the merger of their previous video game companies, Bloodhouse and Terramarque, both of which were founded in 1993 as Finland's first commercial developers. Housemarque is the oldest active developer in Finland and has about 110 employees as of 2023. It was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in June 2021, becoming a part of PlayStation Studios.
== History ==
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