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Also known as Sledgehammer Games, Inc.

American video game development company

Key facts

Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Video games
Founded
July 21, 2009 ; 16 years ago ( 2009-07-21 )
Founders
Michael Condrey , Glen Schofield
Headquarters
Foster City, California , US
Number of locations
4 (2024)
Key people
Aaron Halon ( studio head ) , Andy Wilson ( COO ) , David Swenson ( creative director )
Products
Call of Duty series (2011–present)
Number of employees
450+ (2021)
Parent
Activision
Divisions
Sledgehammer Games Melbourne , Sledgehammer Games Toronto , Sledgehammer Games Guildford
Website
sledgehammergames .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Sledgehammer Games, Inc. is an American video game developer formed in 2009 by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. The pair formerly worked at EA Redwood Shores and are responsible for the creation of Dead Space. The company is based in Foster City, California. The studio has developed and co-developed various video games in the Call of Duty series. The company is owned by Activision.

In 2024, Sledgehammer Games closed its office in California, and employees were to be working from home until the end of that year. In that year, thirty percent of employees were also laid off as part of a restructuring within Microsoft Gaming.

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