Pipeworks, Inc. (also known as Pipeworks and doing business as Pipeworks Studios) is an American video game developer based in Eugene, Oregon. The company was founded in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf and works to provide full development, co-development, and live operations to video game publishers and other partners, in addition to creating original IPs.
History Pipeworks Software was founded in Eugene, Oregon, in November 1999 by Dan White and Dan Duncalf, two developers formerly of Dynamix. White and Duncalf assumed the roles of chief technical officer and president, respectively, and Phil Cowles was hired as director of business development. On April 12, 2005, it was announced that Pipeworks had been acquired by Foundation 9 Entertainment, a video game conglomerate company founded the month prior. Subsequently, Duncalf joined Foundation 9's board of directors. By May 2010, Pipeworks had 60 employees. In September 2014, under advisory from GP Bullhound, Foundation 9 sold Pipeworks to Italian game publishing company Digital Bros. By February 2016, Pipeworks employed 75 people and had changed its name to Pipeworks Studio. Digital Bros sold Pipeworks off to Northern Pacific Group for in February 2018, and the studio was later renamed Pipeworks Studios. In September 2020, Sumo Group acquired Pipeworks for $100 million. Together with its new parent company, the studio opened a subsidiary, Timbre Games, in Canada under the management of Joe Nickolls.
In July 2022, Pipeworks Studios was acquired by Jagex, developers of the RuneScape franchise. It was acquired by Virtuos for an undisclosed sum on January 22, 2025, with the goal of becoming Virtuos' lead video game studio in the Americas.
Games developed Year Title Platform(s) 2001 GLOM Palm OS 2002 Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee GameCube, Xbox 2004 Godzilla: Save the Earth PlayStation 2, Xbox 2005 Prince of Persia: Revelations PlayStation Portable 2006 Rampage: Total Destruction GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii 2007 Prince of Persia: Rival Swords PlayStation Portable, Wii NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the Championship PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Godzilla: Unleashed PlayStation 2, Wii Boogie PlayStation 2 2008 Merv Griffin's Crosswords Wii 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Wii, Xbox 360 Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party Wii GeoStorm Windows 2010 Monopoly PlayStation Portable Jeopardy! Wii Wheel of Fortune Wii Deadliest Warrior PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Zumba Fitness PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 UDraw Studio Wii 2011 Deadliest Warrior: Legends PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Gremlins: Gizmo Wii 2012 Devil May Cry: HD Collection PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Wheel of Fortune PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 Jeopardy! PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 Deadliest Warrior Ancient Combat Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Wreck-It Ralph Wii, 3DS, DS 2013 Dancing With the Stars: Keep Dancing Web Browser, Windows World Series of Poker: Full House Pro Xbox 360 Laugh Factory PlayStation 3 2014 Godzilla: Smash 3 Android, iOS 2015 SoccerDie iOS Gems of War Xbox One, PlayStation 4 2016 Prominence Poker Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Superfight Windows 2017 Queen's Sea Poker Android, iOS 2018 Terraria (ports) PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch King's Cruise Lottery Android, iOS2019 SoccerDie: Cosmic Cup Nintendo Switch Adventure Academy iOS, Windows, MacOS2020 Rival Peak Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS 2022 The Walking Dead: Last Mile Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS Magic Spellslingers Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS 2023 Mole Gem Mayhem Netflix 2026Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch 2
Co-development Year Title Platform(s) 2012Sonic & All-Stars Racing TransformedPlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360 rowspan="13" 2019Madden 20PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows 2020Madden 21Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 42021Madden 22Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4Call of Duty: VanguardWindows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 2022Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary EditionWindows, Xbox Series X/SMadden 23Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS 2023Madden 24Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIWindows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 2024EA Sports College Football 25Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5Madden 25Windows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4ConcordWindows, PlayStation 5Ara: History UntoldWindows 2026MarathonWindows, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver Windows
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