Arc Games Inc.

Moby ID: 14386

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  • Gearbox Publishing San Francisco Inc. (from 2022-03-05 to 2024-04-08)
  • Perfect World Entertainment, Inc. (from 2008 to 2022-03-05)

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Arc Games is a game publishing company founded in 2008 in Redwood Shores, California.

It was originally called Perfect World Entertainment and was a subsidiary of Perfect World Beijing. During Perfect World's ownership, the company mainly focused on publishing English-language international versions of the Asian online free-to-play games developed by Perfect World Beijing, but also distributed a few other games for other developers electronically as well as in retail packaging.

In 2022, the company was acquired by Gearbox Software and renamed to Gearbox Publishing San Francisco. Under Gearbox, it was the second office under the Gearbox Publishing label.

When Gearbox Software was sold to Take-Two Interactive on 28 March 2024, the San Francisco publishing company, with its belonging IPs and subsidiaries, remained with Embracer Group. It was renamed to Arc Games Inc. on 8 March 2024, after their existing Arc brand used for their game launcher.

Credited on 19 Games from 2008 to 2024

Gigantic: Rampage Edition (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects (2023 on Windows, Nintendo Switch)
Remnant II (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
Have a Nice Death (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Magic: Legends (2021 on Windows)
Torchlight III (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Remnant: From the Ashes (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Star Trek Online: Discovery Expedition Bundle (2019 on PlayStation 4)
Hob: The Definitive Edition (2019 on Nintendo Switch)
Hob (2017 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Gigantic (2016 on Windows, Xbox One)
Livelock (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Neverwinter (2013 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Torchlight II (2012 on Linux, Windows, PlayStation 4...)
Blacklight: Retribution (2012 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Forsaken World (2011 on Windows)
Star Trek Online (2010 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Torchlight (2009 on Linux, Windows, Xbox 360...)
Perfect World International (2008 on Windows)

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December 21, 2021

Company acquired by Embracer Group AB.

2008

Company founded.

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