Sanzaru Games, Inc. is an American video game development company that was founded in Foster City, California in 2006. Sanzaru also has a satellite studio based in Ottawa, Ontario called Kitazaru, as well as an office in Dublin, California. The company name is based on the three wise monkeys (called sanzaru in Japan).
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | November 9, 2006[1] |
| Headquarters | Foster City, California, U.S.[2] |
Number of locations | 3 studios (2018) |
Key people | Bill Spence |
| Products | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Sonic Boom Asgard's Wrath |
| Owner | Meta Platforms |
Number of employees | 60 (2010)[3] |
| Parent | Oculus Studios |
| Subsidiaries | Kitazaru |
| Website | sanzaru.com |
History
editTheir first game was Ninja Reflex, released on March 1, 2008, for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii. Their second game was a port of the High Impact Games developed PlayStation Portable game Secret Agent Clank, released on May 26, 2009, for PlayStation 2. Their third game was a high definition remastered collection of the Sly Cooper games originally developed by Sucker Punch Productions for the PlayStation 2, titled The Sly Collection and released on November 9, 2010, for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. Their fourth game was Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident, which they assisted in development with Big Fish Games on, was released on June 27, 2011, for Wii. Their fifth game is Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, which was set to be released late 2012, but was delayed to February 2013. Their latest game was revealed as a remake of Spyro: Year of the Dragon, which was included in the Spyro Reignited trilogy.
On October 10, 2019, the company released Asgard's Wrath, an epic AAA VR action adventure title on the Oculus Rift. It was critically praised by various media such as IGN, UploadVR and VRFocus.
On February 25, 2020, the company was acquired by Facebook as part of its Oculus Studios.[4]
Games
edit| Game title | Release date | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja Reflex | 2008 | Wii, Nintendo DS, PC |
| Secret Agent Clank | 2009 | PlayStation 2 |
| Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident | 2010 | Wii |
| The Sly Collection | PlayStation 3 | |
| Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | 2013 | PS3, PlayStation Vita |
| Dark Manor[5] | iOS | |
| Bentley's Hackpack[6] | PS3, PS Vita, Android, iOS | |
| God of War Collection | 2014 | PS Vita |
| The Sly Collection | ||
| Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal[7] | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice[8] | 2016 | |
| Ripcoil | Oculus Rift | |
| VR Sports Challenge[9] | ||
| Tron RUN/r[10] | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Marvel Powers United VR | 2018 | Oculus Rift |
| Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Year of the Dragon) | PS4, Xbox One | |
| 2019 | PC, Nintendo Switch | |
| Asgard's Wrath | Oculus Rift | |
| Asgard's Wrath 2 | 2023 | Meta Quest 3 |
References
edit- ^ "about us". Sanzaru Games. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Sanzaru Games Inc". Gamasutra. Think Services. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Sanzaru Hits 60!". Sanzaru Games. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games". February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ ""Dark Manor" goes World Wide". Sanzaru Games. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bentley's Hackpack arrives on iOS and Android!!". Sanzaru Games. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "SEGA Launches New Franchise Strategy for Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Boom". SEGA Blog. February 6, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Announcing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice!". SEGA Blog. June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Oculus unveils batch of new games designed for Rift VR headset". Polygon. June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "What little you can play of TRON Run/r is kind of cool". PC Gamer. December 10, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.