Pipeworks Studios

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Pipeworks Studios
Formerly
  • Pipeworks Software
  • Pipeworks Studio
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
FoundedNovember 1999;25 years ago (1999-11)
Founders
  • Dan White
  • Dan Duncalf
Headquarters
Eugene, Oregon
,
US
Key people
  • Lindsay Gupton (Studio President)
Number of employees
204 [1]  (2022)
Parent
Virtuos (2025-present)
Subsidiaries Timbre Games (2021-2022)
Website pipeworks.com

Pipeworks Studios is an American video game developer based in Eugene, Oregon. The company was founded in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf and works to provide full development, co-development, and live operations to video game publishers and other partners, in addition to creating original IPs. [2]

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History

Pipeworks Software was founded in Eugene, Oregon, in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf, two developers formerly of Dynamix. [3] [4] [5] [6] White and Duncalf assumed the roles of chief technical officer and president, respectively, and Phil Cowles was hired as director of business development. [7] On April 12, 2005, it was announced that Pipeworks had been acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment, a video game conglomerate company founded the month prior. [3] Subsequently, Duncalf joined Foundation 9's board of directors. [3] By May 2010, Pipeworks had 60 employees. [5] In September 2014, under advisory from GP Bullhound, Foundation 9 sold Pipeworks to Italian game publishing company Digital Bros. [6] [8] By February 2016, Pipeworks employed 75 people and had changed its name to Pipeworks Studio. [6] Digital Bros sold Pipeworks off to Northern Pacific Group for US$20 million in February 2018, and the studio was later renamed Pipeworks Studios. [9] In September 2020, Sumo Group acquired Pipeworks for $100 million. [10] Together with its new parent company, the studio opened a subsidiary, Timbre Games, in Canada under the management of Joe Nickolls. [11]

In July 2022, Pipeworks Studios was acquired by Jagex, developers of the RuneScape franchise. [12] It was acquired by Virtuos for an undisclosed sum on January 22, 2025. [13]

Games developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)
2001GLOM Palm OS
2002 Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee GameCube, Xbox
2004 Godzilla: Save the Earth PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005 Prince of Persia: Revelations PlayStation Portable
2006 Rampage: Total Destruction GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii
2007 Prince of Persia: Rival Swords PlayStation Portable, Wii
NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the ChampionshipPlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Godzilla: Unleashed PlayStation 2, Wii
Boogie PlayStation 2
2008 Merv Griffin's Crosswords Wii
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Wii, Xbox 360
Charm Girls Club: Pajama PartyWii
GeoStorm (with InVisM Inc) Microsoft Windows
2010 Monopoly PlayStation Portable
Jeopardy! Wii
Wheel of Fortune Wii
Deadliest Warrior PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Zumba Fitness PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
UDraw Studio Wii
2011 Deadliest Warrior: Legends PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Gremlins: GizmoWii
2012 Devil May Cry: HD Collection PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Wheel of FortunePlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Jeopardy!PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Deadliest Warrior Ancient CombatXbox 360, PlayStation 3
Wreck-It RalphWii, 3DS, DS
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Co-Development) [14] PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
2013 Dancing With the Stars: Keep Dancing Web Browser, Microsoft Windows
World Series of Poker: Full House Pro Xbox 360
Laugh FactoryPlayStation 3
2014Godzilla: Smash 3 Android, iOS
2015SoccerDieiOS
Gems of War Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2016 Prominence Poker Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
SuperfightMicrosoft Windows
2017Queen's Sea PokerAndroid, iOS
2018 Terraria PlayStation 4, Xbox One,

Nintendo Switch

King's Cruise LotteryAndroid, iOS
2019 SoccerDie: Cosmic Cup Nintendo Switch
Madden 20 (Co-Development) [14] PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Adventure Academy iOS, Microsoft Windows, MacOS
2020 Rival Peak Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
Madden 21 (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2021 Madden 22 (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Call of Duty: Vanguard (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2022 The Walking Dead: Last Mile Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
Magic Spellslingers Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S
Madden 23 (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS
2023 Mole Gem Mayhem Netflix (TV, Web Browser)
Madden 24 (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
2024 EA Sports College Football 25 (Co-Development) [14] Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Madden 25 (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Concord (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5
Ara: History Untold (Co-Development) [14] Microsoft Windows

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  13. ↑ "Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Games". Pipeworks Studios. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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