Page 44 Studios is an independently owned video game developer based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1998 by General Manager Steven Apour and Director of Development Denis Fung. Page 44 Studios has worked with video game publishers such as Disney, THQ

THQ

THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...

, Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...

, Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

, Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

 and Activision

Activision

Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...

.

The studios first two published projects with EA were NHL 2001

NHL 2001

NHL 2001 is a video game released by Electronic Arts on September 28, 2000. It is the successor to NHL 2000. Add-on Elitserien was released on March 8, 2001 that added Swedish and Finnish hockey league's and teams to the game.-Features:...

followed by Supercross 2001. They also created the motorcycle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

 game Freekstyle under the banner of EA Sports BIG.

In 2002 the studio created Gretzky NHL for Sony. To date they have created two PS2 versions and two PSP versions of Gretzky NHL. In 2005 Page 44 completed EA's The Godfather for PSP as well as implementing the "MobFace" feature on the PS2 and Xbox version of the game.

In 2007 the studio developed Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...

on the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 and Wii

Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

 consoles for Activision.

In 2008, the studio developed High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! on the Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, Wii

Wii

The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

, PC

Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

, and PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

  consoles for Disney.

In 2009, the studio developed Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show for PSP and Madden NFL 10 for the Iphone

In 2010, the studio developed Disney Channel All Star Party and Pictionary on the Wii and Madden NFL 10 for the Iphone

Published titles

• NHL 2001 for PS1
• Supercross 2001 for PS1
• Freekstyle
  Freekstyle
  Freekstyle is a motocross racing video game for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Gamecube. There are four levels of gameplay, the circuit, a quick race, freestyle, and free run.-Courses:Race courses...
  
   for PS2
• Gretzky NHL 2005
  Gretzky NHL 2005
  Gretzky NHL 2005 is an ice hockey video game featuring professional NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky. It was developed by Page 44 Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 system. It was released on November 9, 2004. Mike Emrick provides commentary for the game. The...
  
  for PS2 and PSP
• Gretzky NHL 2006
  Gretzky NHL 2006
  Gretzky NHL 06 is an ice hockey video game featuring professional NHL hockey player Wayne Gretzky. It was developed by Page 44 Studios and published by 989 Sports for Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 system. It was released on September 20, 2005. Mike Emrick provides commentary for...
  
  for PS2 and PSP
• The Godfather
  The Godfather: The Game
  The Godfather: The Game is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second video game in the Godfather series and based upon the 1972 film of the same name. Originally released in March 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows, The Godfather...
  
   for PS2, Xbox and PSP
• Tony Hawk's Project 8
  Tony Hawk's Project 8
  Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk series of video games. It was released on sixth-generation and seventh-generation consoles...
  
   for PSP
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
  Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
  Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...
  
   for Playstation 2 and Wii
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! for Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation 2 and PC
• Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show for PSP
• Madden NFL 10 for iphone
• Madden NFL 11
  Madden NFL 11
  Madden NFL 11 is an American football video game based on the National Football League published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the 22nd annual installment in the bestselling Madden NFL video game franchise. It was released on August 10, 2010 in North America, and on August 13 in...
  
  for iphone
• Madden NFL 12 for iphone/ipad
• Disney Channel All Star Party for Wii
• Pictionary for Wii on the uDraw Tablet
• World of Goo
  World of Goo
  World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game by 2D Boy, an independent game developer consisting of Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel, both former Electronic Arts employees, released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android and WiiWare...
  
  for iphone/ipad