Typhoon Media

Typhoon Media is an American video game company based in Anaheim, California with several development studios across the world.

They have development studios around the world, with the latest ones, Idlewild & Idlewild Montreal, having been founded in March 2020.

As of March 2018, Typhoon Media is the fourth largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalisation, after Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive.

History
Tom Siavi had been hosting the local television series Cartridge Corner since 1982, and had gotten enamored with the video gaming industry. In early 1987, he left the now-thriving show and headed down to Anaheim. Once there, he started pasting fliers on telephone poles up and down Los Angeles, wanting game developers who had innovative ideas. To his shock, 5 people answered the fliers. After a competition was held to name the company, the name "Typhoon" was chosen. A business week afterwards, the company Typhoon Developments, Ltd. was founded.

Development Studios

 * Typhoon Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland; founded as Psychotic Software in May 1985, acquired by Midway in January 2004, sold to Typhoon in October 2009 following their bankruptcy.
 * Typhoon Birmingham in Birmingham, England; founded as Prosperity & Associates in July 1995, acquired in June 2004.
 * Typhoon Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California; founded in May 1994 as Typhoon Studio Los Angeles.
 * Typhoon Technology Development Group; founded in April 2001.
 * Typhoon Montreal in Montreal, Canada; founded in April 1996 as Typhoon Studio Montreal.
 * Idlewild Montreal; founded in February 2020.
 * Typhoon New York in New York, New York; founded as Shimmering Designs, LLC in September 1993, acquired in September 2005.
 * Idlewild; founded in March 2018 as Typhoon Incubator Project, publicized in February 2020.
 * Typhoon Paris in Paris, France; founded in April 1996 as Typhoon Studio Paris.
 * The Woodlands in Seattle, Washington; founded in February 2013, acquired in August 2017.
 * Studio 808 in Osaka, Japan; founded in January 2019 as Typhoon Studio Osaka, renamed in February 2020.
 * Nflux Entertainment in Ghent, Belgium; founded in March 2002, acquired in January 2007.
 * Rubicon Games in Munich, Germany; founded in June 2004, acquired in July 2014.

Former

 * Mission Studios in San Luis Obispo, California; founded in November 1992, acquired in September 1995. Merged into Typhoon Studio Los Angeles in July 1998.