Local Video Game Companies – Orlando
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by hailpza
**UPDATED MAY 2011**
I mentioned a while back that I thought it would be interesting to start putting together some “local game industry” profiles, with an emphasis on cities that weren’t the first 4 or 5 you think of when you think development hubs. I’ll try and make these as detailed as I can, but feel free to ping me if I leave anyone out.
Game Studios
- EA Tiburon – by far the largest player in town. This is the studio responsible for Madden, Tiger Woods, and more.
- n-Space- mid-sized studio that’s been around for quite a while. They’ve worked on a lot of DS and Wii titles recently.
- ZeeGee Games – these guys are up to all sorts of interesting things. Virtual worlds, casual titles, a DS game. You name it, they’ve probably dabbled in it
- Row Sham Bow – Social gaming start-up located in downtown Orlando. They’re made up of several former high-level EA Tiburon employees.
- Dot Matrix Interactive – a new developer of iPhone titles. The studio was founded by several EA vets – check out their first title, Croke
- 360ed – surprise surprise, ex-EA people involved.
They’re working on some interesting educational games. - Firebrand Games – developers of racing titles like Track Mania. They’ve got a studio just outside of Orlando in Merritt Island.
Defunct
The Dreamhive – RIP, Dreamhive
Game Schools
- Full Sail - big campus, great facilities. Heavily involved in local IGDA
- FIEA – really nice campus, and great people to boot
- DAVE School
Other Organizations
- IGDA - the local chapter meets about once a month. It’s a fun group, with people from all over the industry
Hope this (and future city profiles) is helpful! If I left anyone out, let me know.
Filed under: Local Profiles, Video Game Companies
I’ve checked out gamejobhunter.com before, but this is the first time I have ran across the blog. I think it is great that you are doing city profiles! Good luck with your future profiles!
Thanks Lesa – I was impressed by your Baltimore post. It was definitely the inspiration!
Nice, current listing of stuff in that area. As a FIEA alumnus, I’ve got a vested interest in asking you to correct the link to their website.
Link fixed. Thanks for the catch, Carl.
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Nice summary of FL, we sure don’t have too many companies in our state, but with Full Sail and Fiea pumping out students that’s bound to change sooner or later.
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What about IADT, International Academy of Design and Technology-Orlando