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| Formerly | Treyarch Invention LLC (1996–2001) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
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| Headquarters | , US |
Number of locations | 3 (2024) |
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| Products | Call of Duty series (2005–present) |
Number of employees | 300 (2012)[1][2] |
| Parent | Activision (2001–present) |
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| Website | treyarch.com |
Treyarch Corporation (/ˈtreɪɑːrk/TRAY-ark;[3] formerlyTreyarch Invention LLC) is an Americanvideo game developer based inLos Angeles with Additional studio locations inVancouver, Canada; andAustin, Texas.[4] Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired byActivision in 2001. The studio is known for its work for theCall of Duty series, which it develops alongsideInfinity Ward,Sledgehammer Games andRaven Software.
Treyarch was founded in 1996 as Treyarch Inventions and was acquired byActivision in 2001. In 2005,Gray Matter Studios was merged into Treyarch.[5][6]
As part of the 2007Leipzig Games Convention, Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their firstJames Bond-based game,007: Quantum of Solace. The game was released on October 31, 2008, in Europe and November 4, 2008, in North America.Vicarious Visions developed theNintendo DS version andEurocom developed the PlayStation 2 version. Treyarch is a major developer in theCall of Duty series.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II held the record for the largest entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release until it was surpassed byGrand Theft Auto V.[7] Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650 million within five days after its release.[8] Treyarch worked on theWii U version ofCall of Duty: Ghosts, in order to optimize it for the console.[9]
Dan Bunting, who had been co-lead of Treyarch since around 2003, was named in an investigative report byThe Wall Street Journal related to thelawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard by the state of California over workplace misconduct and discrimination. Bunting had reportedly mistreated an employee in 2017, but was kept on by Activision Blizzard's CEO,Bobby Kotick. AfterThe Wall Street Journal began their investigation, Bunting was let go.[10]
On August 18, 2023, studio design directorDavid Vonderhaar announced he would be leaving the studio after 18 years.[11]
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Note(s) |
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| 1998 | Olympic Hockey '98 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Die by the Sword | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb | |||
| 1999 | Triple Play 2000 | Nintendo 64[12] | |
| 2000 | Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm | Dreamcast | |
| Triple Play 2001 | PlayStation | ||
| Max Steel: Covert Missions | Dreamcast | ||
| 2001 | Triple Play Baseball | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation,PlayStation 2 | |
| 2002 | NHL 2K2 | Dreamcast | |
| Spider-Man | GameCube, PlayStation 2,Xbox, Microsoft Windows | ||
| Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, macOS | ||
| NHL 2K3 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| Minority Report: Everybody Runs | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | ||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | ||
| 2006 | Call of Duty 3 | PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3, Xbox,Xbox 360 | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | PlayStation 2,PlayStation Portable,Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows,macOS,OS X | |
| 2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3,Wii, Xbox 360 | Co-developed withShaba Games |
| 007: Quantum of Solace | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | Wii version co-developed byExakt Entertainment | ||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Assisted by FXVille,Nerve Software,Pi Studios,Raven Software andCertain Affinity | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3,Wii U, Xbox 360 | |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Microsoft Windows,PlayStation 4,Xbox One[13] | Assisted by Raven Software |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Assisted byBeenox and Raven Software | |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Warzone | Co-developed withInfinity Ward & Raven Software | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S | Co-developed with Raven Software, assisted byHigh Moon Studios, Beenox, Activision Shanghai andSledgehammer Games | |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Zombies and Ranked Play modes, assisted Sledgehammer Games | |
| 2022 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward | |
| Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 | Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward and Raven Software | ||
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Zombies and Ranked Play modes,[14] assisted Sledgehammer Games | |
| 2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Co-developed with Raven Software, assisted byBeenox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai,Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward and Demonware |
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Developer(s) |
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| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Dreamcast | Neversoft |
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| 2001 | Spider-Man | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x | Xbox | ||
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex | Wii | Infinity Ward |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | ||
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Wii U |
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