WB Games New York (formerly Agora Games, Inc.), is a
video game development
Video game development (sometimes shortened to gamedev) is the process of creating a video game. It is a multidisciplinary practice, involving programming, design, art, audio, user interface, and writing. Each of those may be made up of more speci ...
company based in
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is located on the western edge of the county, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany, New York, Albany. At the ...
that works with game developers to build online features and web-based communities for video games.
The company was founded by Michael DelPrete as Agora Studios Inc. and grew out of an
RPI project.
Their software game-play statistics for games including ''
Call of Duty: World at War'', ''
Guitar Hero
''Guitar Hero'' is a series of rhythm games first released in 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead guitar, lead, bass guitar, bass, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Players match ...
'', and numerous other franchises.
Major League Gaming
Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) was a professional esports organization based in New York City. Founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso, MLG held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The ''Boos ...
acquired Agora Games on August 18, 2009. The studio was later sold to become a development studio within Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (now
Warner Bros. Games
Warner Bros. Games (formerly Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California. The publisher was founded as a division of Warner Bros. on January 14, 2004, as well as the WB Games brand. ...
) in 2017, expanding its team, also rebranding to WB Games New York within the following year.
References
External links
Official website Video game companies of the United States
Video game development companies
Companies based in New York (state)
2017 mergers and acquisitions
Warner Bros. Games
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