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The 2021 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
Most impressive development studio of 2021. Square Enix Internal Teams – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker One version of Square Enix would have quit on Final Fantasy XIV. Another version would have just let it drag on in its miserable existence without the Real Reborn. Since that relaunch though, the FF XIV has steadily delivered on…
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The 2020 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Sucker Punch – Ghost of Tsushima The passion Sucker Punch haa for Ghost of Tsushima was obvious from the game’s first reveal. They delivered their vision flawlessly, and there’s nothing else quite like it. Then, Sucker Punch gave us more Ghost of…
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The 2019 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Respawn Entertainment – Apex Legends / Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order What even is EA without Respawn in 2019? First, Respawn softened a rough start to the year by taking the industry by storm with Apex Legends. Then, (probably) the entire Star…
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The 2018 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Matt Makes Games – Celeste A groundbreaking storytelling experience in a pixel perfect platformer. Those shouldn’t go together. That sounds impossible to pull off. Finalists Insomniac Games – Spider-Man Rockstar Games – Red Dead Redemption 2 / GTA Online Podcast Deliberations –…
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The 2017 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. Nintendo We try to avoid large developers that have teams to release multiple games in a year, but Nintendo could not be denied in 2017. They had to bring it and they conquered with two of the critically best games of the…
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The 2016 Grimmys: Developer of the Year
This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. id Software – Doom What we almost got was probably what we deserved. Grinding it out through failures until Doom got what it deserved is why id is back on top. Doom in 2016 should not have been possible. How did this…