HB Studios Multimedia Limited is a Canadian video game developer based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is best known for its rugby, cricket, and golf games.
History HB Studios was founded in early July 2000 by Jeremy Wellard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The company started with nine employees and developed Cricket 2002 for Electronic Arts. The studio entered a multi-project deal with EA Canada in 2004 to continue developing sports games for the EA Sports label, including further games in the Rugby and Cricket series, FIFA Street 2 for the PlayStation Portable as well as co-development on Madden 07 for the Wii. This exclusivity deal ended in 2007.
In 2008, HB Studios opened a second studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time, the company had 130 employees. The Halifax studio was closed at the end of July 2012 with all development moved to the headquarters in Lunenberg. The last games developed by the satellite studio were NBA Baller Beats for Xbox 360 and Medal Bound for iOS. A publishing label, HB Arcade, was formed in 2009 with the goal of self-publishing downloadable titles on WiiWare, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. Games released under this label included HB Arcade Cards and HB Arcade Disc Golf, both for WiiWare, as well as Jam Space for DSiWare.
Wellard stepped down as president of the company in February 2015 and was to be replaced by Alan Bunker, the chief operating officer. In August 2018, 2K Sports took over the publishing of The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour which was released on August 28, 2018. Bunker departed the company in November 2019, with James Seaboyer taking over as chief executive officer. Dave McFarland, previously the technical director, became the chief technology officer, while Craig Heffler remained the chief financial officer.
HB Studios was acquired by 2K in March 2021 and will continue to work on PGA Tour games. 2K also secured a long-term contract with Tiger Woods to use his likeness for these games as well as to serve as executive producer and consultant for the series.
Games developed + Year Title Publisher Platform 2001 Cricket 2002 EA Sports Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 2003 Cricket 2004 Rugby 2004 2005 Rugby 2005 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox Cricket 2005 2006 Rugby 06 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 FIFA Street 2 PlayStation Portable Madden NFL 07 Wii Cricket 07 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 2007 UEFA Champions League 2006–2007 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Rugby 08 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 NHL 08 NBA Live 08 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii 2008 UEFA Euro 2008 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Big Beach Sports THQ Wii NHL 09 EA Sports Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 FIFA 09 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable NBA Live 09 PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii 2009 Rock Revolution Konami Nintendo DS, Wii Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 EA Sports PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Football Academy Nintendo DS HB Arcade Cards HB Arcade Wii FIFA 10 EA Sports Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable NBA Live 10PlayStation Portable 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaPlayStation Portable, Wii FIFA 11 Ultimate Team PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers Atari Microsoft Windows, Wii, Xbox 360 FIFA 11 EA Sports Android, iOS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable HB Arcade Disc Golf HB Arcade Wii Backyard Sports: Rookie Rush Atari Microsoft Windows, Wii, Xbox 360 HB Arcade Jam Space HB Arcade Nintendo DSi 2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 505 Games PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Fight Night Champion EA Sports iOS Madden NFL 12 PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii HB Rugby: Fixture Challenge HB Studios iOS 2012 Medal Bound HB Studios iOS NBA Baller Beats Majesco Xbox 360 Madden NFL 13 EA Sports PlayStation Vita, Wii Maze Adventures HB Studios iOS Ace Geographer: Canada 2013 MLB.com Home Run Derby MLB.com Android, iOS MLB.com Franchise MVP 2014 MLB.com Home Run Derby 2014 The Golf Club HB Studios Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Rugby 15 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 R.B.I. Baseball 15 MLB Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2016 Mark McMorris Infinite Air Maximum Games Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One RBI Baseball 2016 MLB Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2017 The Golf Club VR HB Studios Microsoft Windows The Golf Club 2 Maximum Games Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2018 The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour 2K Sports 2020 PGA Tour 2K21 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One 2022 PGA Tour 2K23 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 2025 PGA Tour 2K25 Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
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