Poll: Best Devloper

[zauxz]

Isn't this why we have March Mayhem?

Indeed.

However he joined very recently, so he missed the mayhem.

PS Your pool has very few options ( Ubisoft? ( prince of persia), Eidos? (Deus Ex), EA ( umm. Mirrors edge? *hides*), Capcom?(devil m,ay cry), IO interactive? (hitman) ,Lucas arts? (star wars games), SEGA? (total war), THQ? (Red Faction: Guerrilla comming up), Westwood ((RIP) But created command and couquer)

 

[bodyklok]

Isn't this why we have March Mayhem?

Indeed.

However he joined very recently, so he missed the mayhem.

Well in that case I can't really complain.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

Just about all these companies have a few decent games so it wouldn't be a bad deal.

I'm a MASSIVE Bioware fan, I recently bought MDK2 and Sonic: The Dark Brotherhood, both which people didn't think were that good BUT because it was made by Bioware I bought it in a heartbeat. Also, can't wait for The Old Republic because evidently my faith in humanity HASN'T been destroyed yet, which is surprisingly surprising.

Half-Life 2 = mediocre, it isn't that good. Unless valve has some other games I don't know about then it is definitely overrated. BUT if Valve made Portal then I give them props, cuz it was fun.

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

Bethesda are really good at massive RPGs and that's great in itself but I'd have to say Valve wins just for the sheer diversity of games that comes out on that engine.

Portal, TF2 and L4D are all awesome, and I'm not sure whether mods count (if so would Counterstrike count as valve or not?). However definitely the top of my list.

Blizzard were good, however i'm not a fan of mumorpugers since they consume too much time (grinding). However Warcraft 3 isn't completely dead yet... actually that game can now probably be called DotA (and co). Whatever happened to Diablo?

Tom Clancy games used to be really tactical however with the addition of Vegas it's steamrolled downhill for me. The games have changed from a tactical twelve man team that executes plans with precision to a Shooter where you sometimes have two semi invulnerable idiots following you.

 

[ElephantGuts]

How about Rockstar?

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

I believe Microsoft is better known for being a game publisher than a developer.

Personally, I'd say Valve. Valve's done a lot of good work lately, Portal, TF2, Left 4 Dead. They also stand by their products after launch, with constant free content patches. At least in the PC corner of the games industry, they're pretty much reigning supreme.

I have to ask though, no love for any Nintendo developers? What about HAL, Camelot or Retro Studios? I also notice 2K and Square aren't on your list.

 

[Baby Tea]

Bioware hands down, though all the choices up there are pretty solid developers in my opinion.

But Bioware has a few things going for it. They made my favourite game series (Baldur's Gate), they haven't made a game I didn't love, and they're Canadian (Ahh, pseudo-patriotism).
Triple threat.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

Wasn't an entire month of this plenty?

Couldn't agree more.

 

[quack35]

Bethesda, because their game have insane replay value.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

I'm an ex-Blizz fanboy. At the moment I'm a Valve Fanboy. Oh how times change...

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

What no Turbine? I thought they were the best developer...

/sarcasm

Bioware, because they've never made a bad game.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

3)Microsoft: Fable,Halo,Gears, conker, Perfect Dark

Microsoft doesn't make any games, they only publish them.

 

[eviloppressor]

Bethesda

 

[Zephirius]

Bethesda all the way man. No other company can approach the amount of content the Elder Scrolls modding community can churn out.

 

[roastbeefy]

Bioware, since I could play through one of their games a hundred times and still get something different.

 

[runtheplacered]

Couldn't the OP just have looked at the March Madness results to get an idea of where the poll would go?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Umm. This was kinda done officially in March Mayhem. Of course you've only been here a week so you probably wouldn't know this.

Or how to use the Search Button.

 

[Xbowhyena]

I knew Valve was going to be first before I even clicked on the thread lol. I voted for Blizzard, I will never stop playing Diablo 2 and Starcraft.

 

[The Shade]

I'm sure I could live quite comfortably with only Half-Life, Team Fortress, and maybe a tad of CS and Portal thrown in.

 

[sumanoskae]

Damn thats a tough one, well my second favorite game was made by BioWare and id never want to miss one there games so I guess it would have to be them. Bethesda comes in close second though and is the better option in terms of lasting appeal sense I still play oblivion to this day. plus BioWare only releases a game every few years or so