Camouflaj is a video game development company based in Bellevue, Washington. Founded in 2011 by Ryan Peyton, the studio is most known for developing République, Iron Man VR, and Batman: Arkham Shadow. The studio was acquired by Meta Platforms in 2022.

History

The studio was founded in September 2011 by Ryan Peyton, who had previously worked at Kojima Productions and 343 Industries.[2] He left 343 Industries to found his own studio due to his lack of motivation working on Halo 4 and his desire of working on games that are of smaller scale.[3] Seeing the success of mobile game such as Infinity Blade, the studio began pitching their next project named République to various publishers such as Bungie. With no partner willing to publish the game, the studio decided to crowdfund it through Kickstarter. The project was funded on May 11, 2012 with a total of $555,662,[4] and it was released episodically starting with "Episode 1: Exordium" in December 2013.[5] The studio also partnered with GungHo Online Entertainment in June 2015 to publish the game.[6] République concluded with "Episode 5: Terminus" in March 2016.[5]

At E3 2016, Peyton met with the head of Marvel Games, Jay Ong, who expressed interest in collaborating with the studio to work on a virtual reality game. The VR project, Iron Man VR, was created with a team of more than 50 people. The game was released for PlayStation VR in July 2020.[7] In late 2020, Meta Platforms approached Camouflaj for the development of a new project with a bigger budget and larger scope. Camouflaj then began pitching for a Batman game to Warner Bros. and DC Comics for six months. The project later became Batman: Arkham Shadow, with former members of Rocksteady Studios contributing to the project.[8] In March 2022, the studio opened a second office in Kamakura, Japan.[9] In October 2022, Meta Platforms announced that it had fully acquired the studio.[10] Arkham Shadow was released in October 2024 to critical acclaim, and it won Best VR/AR Game at The Game Awards 2024 and Immersive Reality Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[11][12]

Games developed

Year Title Publisher Genre
2013-2016 République GungHo Online Entertainment Action-adventure
2020 Iron Man VR Sony Interactive Entertainment First-person shooter
2024 Batman: Arkham Shadow Oculus Studios Action-adventure

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Ian (November 4, 2022). "Batman: Arkham Shadow Devs Talk Rescue Vision, Remote Work & New Game+". UploadVR. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Bradford, Matt (September 7, 2021). "Halo 4 creative director departs to form new studio, Camouflaj". GamesRadar. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (September 6, 2011). "Halo Creative Director Leaving Halo 4 [Update]". Kotaku. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Grayson, Nathan (May 12, 2012). "Photo Finish: Republique Gets Funded". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Peyton, Ryan (April 13, 2016). "How Camouflaj cheated death in a volatile industry". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Judge, Alysia (June 22, 2015). "GungHo signs deal with Camouflaj to complete Republique". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  7. ^ Takahashi, Dean (April 2, 2019). "How Iron Man VR landed on PlayStation VR". VentureBeat. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  8. ^ Lang, Ben (June 21, 2024). "'Batman: Arkham Shadow' Development Started in Late 2020, Rocksteady Alums Among the Dev Team". RoadtoVR. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  9. ^ Partis, Danielle (March 1, 2022). "Camouflaj opening new Japan studio". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Carter, Justin (October 12, 2022). "Meta acquires Iron Man VR and Resident Evil 4 VR devs". Game Developer. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  11. ^ Jackson, Destiny (18 November 2024). "The Game Award Nominations: 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Slices Its Way To Victory With Seven Nominations". Deadline. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (February 14, 2025). "DICE Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflaj
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