Bluepoint Games

Bluepoint Games, Inc. is an American independent video game developer located in Austin, Texas.

Bluepoint Games, Inc.
TypeIndependent
IndustryVideo games
Founded2006 (2006)
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States[1]
Number of employees
90+ (early 2020)[2]
Websitewww.bluepointgames.com

It was founded in 2006 by Marco Thrush and late Andy O'Neil,[3] both previously part of the Metroid Prime series engineering team.[1]

Originally starting out with their own original properties and games, the company has since shifted to a strong focus on modernizing old games.[4]

History

Bluepoint Games' first title, Blast Factor (2006), launched when Sony debuted its PlayStation 3, and was one of only two downloadable PS3 games available at the time.[5]

On August 31, 2009, it was announced that remastered versions of God of War and God of War II would be coming to the PlayStation 3 as God of War Collection.[6] The ports were handled by Bluepoint Games and released on November 17, 2009 in North America.[6][7] God of War Collection was then released in other regions from March to April 2010.

At the 2010 Tokyo Game Show, it was announced that Bluepoint Games would be handling a second wave of high-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles, this time remastering the PlayStation 2 games Ico and Shadow of the Colossus as The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection for the PlayStation 3 for release in North America, Japan and Europe in September 2011.[8][9] Years later, in 2018, Bluepoint would remake Shadow of the Colossus for the PlayStation 4.[10] They also handled the remastered HD versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which was released on November 8, 2011.[11][12]

Bluepoint Games collaborated with SuperBot Entertainment to develop PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012).[13] SuperBot Entertainment, the original developers of the PS3 version, built the game using the Bluepoint Engine.[14] Bluepoint Games was brought in to develop the PlayStation Vita version of the project.[13] The game supported cross-play between PS3 and PS Vita.[15]

Thanks to Bluepoint's development of well-received ports, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts selected Bluepoint as their co-development partner for the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall, which released in 2014.[16] In the meanwhile, Santa Monica Studio contracted with Bluepoint Games to also create remastered ports of Flower for the PS4 and PS Vita, which were published in November 2013 to correspond with the release of the PS4.[17][18]

After Titanfall, Bluepoint Games remastered the three PS3 releases of the Uncharted franchise, bringing them to the PS4 via the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection.[19] The collection was also released as a featured bundle with the PS4 for the 2015 holiday season.[20] Similar to how Bluepoint Games remastered Flower during their time co-developing Titanfall, during the development of the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bluepoint remastered the PS4 version of Gravity Rush Remastered, which released in Japan at the end of 2015 and internationally in early 2016.[21][22]

In June 2020, Bluepoint Games announced a remake of Demon's Souls which released as a launch title for PlayStation 5 in November 2020 to universal acclaim from critics.[23][24]

Games
Year Title Platform(s) Notes
2006 Blast Factor PlayStation 3
2009 God of War Collection Remastered ports of God of War and God of War II
2011 The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection Remastered ports of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Remastered ports of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (handled by Bluepoint), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (handled by Bluepoint), and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (handled by Genki)[12]
Xbox 360
2012 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale PlayStation Vita
2013 Flower PlayStation 4 Remastered port of original game released for PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
2014 Titanfall Xbox 360 Port of original game released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One
2015 Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection PlayStation 4 Remastered ports of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Gravity Rush Remastered Remastered port of Gravity Rush
2018 Shadow of the Colossus Remake of Shadow of the Colossus
2020 Demon's Souls PlayStation 5 Remake of Demon's Souls, co-developed with Japan Studio

References
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  3. Wolfe, Hunter (June 18, 2019). "Bluepoint Games' Co-founder Andy O'Neil dies at age 47". VG247. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Tzika, Katerina (11 December 2019). "Bluepoint Games Talks About Importance of Remakes and Remasters". SegmentNext. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. "Blast Factor - Overview". Bluepoint Games. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  6. Yoon, Andrew. "God of War Collection coming to PS3 this holiday". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  7. Sinclair, Brendan (October 27, 2009). "God of War Collection strikes PS3 Nov. 17". GameSpot. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. Shuman, Sid (September 15, 2010). "Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection hits PS3 Spring 2011 with 3D". PlayStation Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. Lynch, Phil (June 7, 2011). "ICO & Shadow Of The Colossus Classics HD Coming 28 September". PlayStation Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. "How Bluepoint Rebuilt Shadow Of The Colossus For PS4". Game Informer. December 15, 2017. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  11. Sterling, Jim (15 November 2011). "Review: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection". Destructoid. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  12. Leadbetter, Richard (March 17, 2012). "Tech Analysis: Metal Gear Solid Remastered". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  13. Lanxon, Nate (September 23, 2012). "Q&A: How Sony simultaneously develops the same game for PS3 and Vita". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  14. "PlayStation All Stars - Overview". Bluepoint Games. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  15. McGlaun, Shane (Jun 5, 2012). "PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale gets full Cross Play support". SlashGear. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  16. Haywald, Justin (January 27, 2014). "Titanfall developer Respawn finally reveals studio working on Xbox 360 version of their game". GameSpot. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  17. Cowan, Danny (October 16, 2013). "Flower, flOw, Sound Shapes, Escape Plan coming to PlayStation 4 in November". Joystiq. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  18. Gary, Nathan (October 16, 2013). "Flower, flOw, Sound Shapes, Escape Plan Coming to PS4". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  19. Koller, John (September 4, 2015). "Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection PS4 Bundle Out October 9th". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  20. Meyer, Arne (June 4, 2015). "Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection – Out October 9th on PS4". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  21. Mejia, Ozzie (September 15, 2015). "TGS 2015: Gravity Rush will come to PS4 in December; sequel announced for 2016 [Update]". Shacknews. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  22. Accordino, Nick (September 15, 2015). "Gravity Rush Remastered Coming to PS4 on February 9th, 2016". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  23. Gach, Ethan (11 June 2020). "Demon's Souls Is Being Remade On PS5". Kotaku. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  24. "Demon's Souls". Metacritic. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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