Armature Studio

COMPANY» Founded 2008-04-01

Austin,Texas,USA

Formed in April 2008, Austin-based Armature Studio was formed by 3 former employees of Retro Studios who were key developers of the Metroid Prime series. The studio was acquired by Meta in October 2022.

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Overview

The company signed an exclusive publishing deal with EA approximately 3 months after its inception but no games ever materialized from that deal. Armature's first shipped product is the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Game) for PlayStation Vita (Platform), which they co-developed with Bluepoint. Armature was founded by Mark Pacini (Person) (Design Director for the entire Metroid Prime (Franchise) Trilogy), Todd Keller (Person) (Art Director for the entire Metroid Prime Trilogy) and Jack Mathews (Person) (Principle Technology Engineer for the entire Metroid Prime Trilogy).

Developed Games

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Game)

25 October 2013

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2.5D interpretation of the Arkham games by Armature Studio. It features non-linear exploration and a focus on using items to progress, mechanics typically associated with the "Metroidvania" sub-genre.

PC​ PS3N​ XBGS​ +5

Dead Star (Game)

5 April 2016

A multiplayer twin-stick shooter from Armature Studio

PC​ PS4​

Sports Scramble (Game)

21 May 2019

Sports Scramble

PC​ MQST​

Where the Heart Leads (Game)

13 July 2021

A narrative adventure game where a farmer discovers he can change his past life choices.

PC​ PS4​ PS5​

Published Games

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Dead Star (Game)

5 April 2016

A multiplayer twin-stick shooter from Armature Studio

PC​ PS4​

Company details

Name

Armature Studio

Abbreviation

Founded

1 April 2008

Location

Austin,Texas,USA

Website

http://www.armaturestudio.com

Aliases

Armature Games

Developed Games

• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Game)
• Dead Star (Game)
• Sports Scramble (Game)
• Where the Heart Leads (Game)
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Published Games

• Dead Star (Game)
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Franchises

• Batman (Franchise)
• DC Universe (Franchise)
• Ape Escape (Franchise)
• Batman: Arkham (Franchise)
• Borderlands (Franchise)
• Injustice (Franchise)
• Justice League (Franchise)
• Metal Gear (Franchise)
• Metal Gear Solid (Franchise)
• Metroid Prime (Franchise)
• Mortal Kombat (Franchise)
• Superman (Franchise)
• Teen Titans (Franchise)
• The Unfinished Swan (Franchise)

People

• Adam Baldwin (Person)
• Alan Tudyk (Person)
• Carl Lumbly (Person)
• David Sobolov (Person)
• Fred Tatasciore (Person)
• Grey DeLisle (Person)
• Hideo Kojima (Person)
• J. G. Hertzler (Person)
• Jennifer Hale (Person)
• Kevin Conroy (Person)
• Khary Payton (Person)
• Kimberly Brooks (Person)
• Lacey Chabert (Person)
• Mark Pacini (Person)
• Mark Rolston (Person)
• Nolan North (Person)
• Patrick Seitz (Person)
• Phil LaMarr (Person)
• Richard Epcar (Person)
• Susan Eisenberg (Person)

Characters

• Batman (Character)
• Black Mask (Character)
• Catwoman (Character)
• Deathstroke (Character)
• James Gordon (Character)
• Solomon Grundy (Character)
• The Joker (Character)
• The Penguin (Character)
• Abin Sur (Character)
• Amanda (Character)
• Amanda Waller (Character)
• Aquaman (Character)
• Ares (Character)
• Athena (Character)
• Atom (Character)
• Atom Smasher (Character)
• Atrocitus (Character)
• Axton (Character)
• Bane (Character)
• Barbara Gordon (Character)

Concepts

• Achievements (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Epic Games Store (Concept)
• Mercenary (Concept)
• PlayStation Plus (Concept)
• Police (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Steam Achievements (Concept)
• 2.5D (Concept)
• 60 FPS on Console (Concept)
• Breakable Glass (Concept)
• Breast Bounce (Concept)
• Comic Book Character (Concept)
• Crossover (Concept)
• Delisted Games (Concept)
• Depth of Field (Concept)
• Double Jump (Concept)
• Downloadable Content (Concept)

Locations

• Blackgate Penitentiary (Location)
• Gotham City (Location)
• Psychiatric Institution (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Afghanistan (Location)
• Airfield (Location)
• Arctic (Location)
• Arkham Asylum (Location)
• Atlantis (Location)
• Australia (Location)
• Batcave (Location)
• China (Location)
• City (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• Federal Hall (Location)
• Fortress of Solitude (Location)
• Hangar (Location)
• Kahndaq (Location)

Objects

• Batarang (Object)
• Batclaw (Object)
• Chattery Teeth (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Homing Projectile (Object)
• AK-47 (Object)
• AMD-63 (Object)
• AMD-65 (Object)
• Aerial Mine (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Aquarium (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Arrow (Object)
• Arrow Shaft (Object)
• Arrowhead (Object)
• Balloon (Object)
• Banana (Object)
• Bandolier (Object)
• Bang Flag (Object)
• Batmobile (Object)