Treyarch facts for kids
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Formerly
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Treyarch Invention LLC (1996–2001) |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
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3 (2024) |
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| Products | Call of Duty series (2005–present) |
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300 (2012) |
| Parent | Activision (2001–present) |
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Treyarch Corporation is a well-known American company. It creates exciting video games. The company is based in Los Angeles, California. It also has studios in Vancouver, Canada, and Austin, Texas. Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü started Treyarch in 1996. Later, in 2001, a big company called Activision bought Treyarch. Treyarch is famous for making games in the popular Call of Duty series. They work on these games with other studios like Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games.
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History of Treyarch
How Treyarch Started
Treyarch was founded in 1996. It was first known as Treyarch Inventions. In 2001, Activision bought the company. This made Treyarch part of a larger gaming family. In 2005, another game studio, Gray Matter Studios, joined Treyarch.
Making Famous Games
In 2007, Activision announced that Treyarch would help make a James Bond game. This game was called 007: Quantum of Solace. It came out in 2008. Treyarch is a very important developer for the Call of Duty series. They have made many popular games in this series.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was a huge success. It broke records for entertainment launches in 2012. It earned over $650 million in just five days! Later, Grand Theft Auto V broke this record. Treyarch also helped make the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts. They made sure it worked well on that console.
In 2023, a long-time studio design director, David Vonderhaar, left Treyarch. He had worked there for 18 years.
Games Made by Treyarch
Treyarch has developed many games over the years. Here is a list of some of their creations:
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Notes |
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| 1998 | Olympic Hockey '98 | Nintendo 64 | |
| Die by the Sword | Windows | ||
| Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb | |||
| 1999 | Triple Play 2000 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 2000 | Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm | Dreamcast | |
| Triple Play 2001 | PlayStation | ||
| Max Steel: Covert Missions | Dreamcast | ||
| 2001 | Triple Play Baseball | Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x | Xbox | Co-developed with Neversoft | |
| 2002 | NHL 2K2 | Dreamcast | |
| Spider-Man | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | ||
| Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 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 | 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 3, Xbox 360, Windows | |
| 2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | Co-developed with Shaba Games |
| 007: Quantum of Solace | |||
| Call of Duty: World at War | Wii version co-developed by Exakt Entertainment | ||
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Assisted by FXVille, Nerve Software, Pi Studios, Raven Software and Certain Affinity | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 | |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Assisted by Raven Software |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Assisted by Beenox and Raven Software | |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes |
| 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, assisted Sledgehammer Games | |
| 2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes | |
| 2025 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Co-developed with Raven Software |
Game Ports Developed
Treyarch has also helped bring games to different consoles. This is called developing a "port."
| Year | Game | Platform(s) | Original Developer(s) |
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| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Dreamcast | Neversoft |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |||
| 2001 | Spider-Man | ||
| 2009 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex | Wii | Infinity Ward |
| 2011 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | ||
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Wii U |
See also
In Spanish: Treyarch para niños
