Poll: Game Developers...Who has eaten your wallet?

[TheLastSamurai14]

Gabe Newell...aw damn it, that's another Episode Three delay.

But yeah, Valve noms on every cent I have. I can't just WAIT for TF2 items! Are you MAD!?

 

[Patinator]

Riot Games! Also Blizzard. I havent bought games from any of the listed developers in a long time. >.>

 

[Zhukov]

Toss-up between Valve and Bioware.

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Wait... what's this? Someone on the Escapist who likes Valve and Bioware? OH WHAT A TWIST!

 

[redisforever]

Valve owns my wallet. (Steam wallet. See what I did there?)

I own all their games, except L4D, but they didn't develop those, it was Turtle Rock Studios.

 

[pilf]

My University
Although out of game developers, It's a close call between Ubisoft and Valve.

 

[FilipJPhry]

It's a mix-up between EA, Bethesda, and Bioware. Damn you, NHL!

 

[targren]

I don't have any from any of those, actually, since Mass Effect, which was a gift and cost me $0. Same for Portal and TF, which are the only Valve games I own.

 

[blizzaradragon]

Pretty easy for me: Nintendo. There's a good reason why the only game that's coming out this month that I'm even remotely excited for is Skyward Sword.

Aside from them it's a toss-up between Bioware and Obsidian though. Something I'm probably going to get hung for though is that I don't own a single game by Bethesda.

 

[Harb]

Black Isle Studios, oh dear, how I miss them - so yes, most of my money went to their games. And yeah, if they ever group up together for more development, they can have my wallet.

On the other hand, EA and Activision can always have my middle finger.

 

[Iori Branford]

CAVE "Hardest Video Game Boss Ever" Interactive, Co., Ltd.
Especially when they are struggling so badly to get onto non-smartphones outside of Japan.

These are some of what I've bought, all working on US 360 without modchip, and all playable thousands if not millions of times over, despite each being no longer than 30 MINUTES. Now THAT'S game design.

European version, PAL/US regions​

Japanese version, all regions​

Japanese version, all regions​

Europeans also have this to look forward to next year. (No idea how USA will get it, if at all.)

Also various indie bundles, including all the Humble ones.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

Valve owns my wallet. (Steam wallet. See what I did there?)

I own all their games, except L4D, but they didn't develop those, it was Turtle Rock Studios.

This is kind of misinformation, Turtle Rock Studios did develop the original Left 4 Dead but the studio is owned by Valve anyway and near the end of development the folded into each other. So they're basically different teams in the same company, and pretty certain Robin Walker (Team Fortress 2's lead designer) played a HUGE role in making Left 4 Dead 2 so that's basically bread and butter Valve.

Not that it matters you didn't buy 'em, just clearing up - they're as Valve as Half-Life 2 ever was, and more Valve than the original Portal. If you can measure "Valve-iness," anyway.

 

[Fenra]

Blizzard... because I totalled up my WoW bill over the years about a week ago.... I wish I hadn't, I'd be so rich right now if they'd never made WoW!

If I also factor in thier old games, paid for services, SC2 and upcoming Diablo 3... yeah no other company could ever come close to the bill I've racked up with them

 

[Jodah]

Relic/THQ, mainly because of Warhammer 40k games.

 

[Zen Toombs]

I am a fanboy of Bioware. Which reminds me, I need to get around to buying Dragon Age: Origins.

 

[Anthony Wells]

Toss-up between Valve and Bioware.

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Wait... what's this? Someone on the Escapist who likes Valve and Bioware? OH WHAT A TWIST!

so do i. double twist~! lol. but i had to pick Bethesda...they are the only onse i went out of my way to get all the dlc for fallout 3 on the ps3 and then bought the game of the year edition for the pc. so i support them fully hence why i pre ordered and payed off skyrim months ago

 

[DanielBrown]

Blizzard, I guess.
Six years of WoW, while being active most of the time, sure is costy when you put it togeather.

 

[Schmittler]

Bethesda out of the list.

Probably Bungie out of the "Other" category, but until they prove themselves again with their new title I cannot guarantee true ownership of the wallet.

 

[Coldster]

On that list, it is mostly Epic (for the Gears of War franchise), Bethesda (for Oblivion and Fallout 3 + Fallout New Vegas), and Valve (with The Orange Box, TF2, Portal 1 and 2, and LFD1 and 2).

Neat. I never really thought about this. Great thread idea!

 

[babinro]

Nintendo by far (although this year is an exception). EA/Bioware would be second.

 

[Dan Steele]

I choose other, the one developer that has made me buy more games from them than any other is Insomniac Games ever since I bought Spyro on the PS1