Iron Galaxy

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Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Video games
FoundedAugust 14, 2008;16 years ago (2008-08-14)
FounderDave Lang
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
4 Studios (2023)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Adam Boyes (Co-CEO)
  • Chelsea Blasko (Co-CEO)
  • Dave Lang (Founder)
Products
Number of employees
250 [1]  (2022)
Website irongalaxystudios.com

Iron Galaxy Studios, LLC is an American video game developer studio founded on August 14, 2008, and based in Chicago, Illinois, with a second studio in Orlando, Florida that was opened in 2012, a third studio in Nashville, Tennessee in 2022, and a fourth in Austin, Texas. Iron Galaxy often collaborates with publishers and developers to provide "technical consulting", port games to different platforms, co-development, lead development, and support. [2]

Contents

History

Iron Galaxy debuted with their first original property with Wreckateer in 2012, their second with Divekick in 2013 and their third with Videoball in 2016. Iron Galaxy is most known for their lead development of Rumbleverse , Killer Instinct (2013 video game) Seasons 2 & 3, co-development of Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (PC), Metroid Prime (Switch), and support for Overwatch and Diablo III (Switch).

In July 2016, Adam Boyes became CEO of Iron Galaxy. [1] Chelsea Blasko to join as Co-CEO, October 2020. [3]

Games

Original works

YearTitlePlatform(s)Ref.
2012 Wreckateer Xbox 360 [4]
2013 Divekick Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 [5]
2014Divekick: Addition Edition PlayStation 4, Xbox One [6]
2016 Killer Instinct Season Two Microsoft Windows, Xbox One [7]
2016 Killer Instinct Season Three Microsoft Windows, Xbox One [8]
2018 Extinction Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [9]
2022 Rumbleverse Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [10]

Published games

YearTitlePlatform(s)Ref.
2015Capsule ForceMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4
2016 Videoball Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One [11]

Ported games

YearTitlePlatform(s)Ref.
2009 Snood iOS
Bionic Commando Xbox 360
2010 Dark Void PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Supreme Commander 2 Xbox 360
The Lord of the Rings Online Microsoft Windows
BioShock 2 PlayStation 3
Tron: Evolution PlayStation 3
2011 You Don't Know Jack Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den Microsoft Windows
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Scribblenauts Remix Android, iOS [12]
Ms. Splosion Man Windows Phone [13]
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North PlayStation 3
2012 Marvel vs. Capcom Origins PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [14]
2013 Darkstalkers Resurrection [15]
BioShock Infinite [16]
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 [17]
Epic Citadel IOS
Batman: Arkham Asylum Microsoft Windows
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Origins Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [18]
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
Crimson Dragon Xbox One
2014 Destiny PlayStation 3
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Xbox One, PlayStation 4 [19]
2015 Borderlands 2 PlayStation Vita [11]
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Batman: Arkham Knight Microsoft Windows [20]
Deadpool PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Destiny: The Taken King Xbox 360
2016 Lichdom: Battlemage Xbox One
7 Days to Die Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Dreadnought Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 [21]
Alekhine's Gun Xbox One
Dungeon Defenders II Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2017 Batman: Arkham Underworld IOS, Android
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Nintendo Switch
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRMicrosoft Windows
Fallout 4 VR Microsoft Windows
2018 Conan Exiles Xbox One
Fortnite Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Quake Champions Microsoft Windows
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Microsoft Windows
Diablo III Nintendo Switch [22]
2019 Spyro Reignited Trilogy Microsoft Windows
Overwatch Nintendo Switch [22]
2021 Apex Legends Nintendo Switch
2022 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Microsoft Windows
2023 Metroid Prime Remastered Nintendo Switch [23]
The Last of Us Part I Microsoft Windows [24]

Support

YearTitlePlatform(s)Ref.
2014 D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die Xbox One [25]
2018 Fallout 76 Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 [26]

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