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My personal favorites at the moment are Nintendo and Square Enix.
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Probably Valve and Tripwire Interactive.
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Aren't Valve technically publishers?
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Fan boy answer:Intelligent Systems and or Hal Laboratories because they make Kirby.
Real answer:There is no such thing as a best game studio. No one studio is giving the market everything it needs, and not a single one of them is doing as well as they could, just like most business.
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^^They develop and publish their own games. It's kinda complicated, as they're a Private company, and Sierra used to be their publisher.
Failing that, that's why I mentioned Tripwire, the creators of Killing Floor and Red Orchestra.
edited 16th Feb '11 4:59:22 PM by RocketDude
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Even though I'm not really a fan of any of their releases, I'd say Bungie is a high-quality studio. They seem to have a good rapport with their consumers and as much as I may complain about Halo, I'll admit it is, for the most part, a competently constructed series. Valve has them beat on both counts, though.
However, if you want a fanboy answer, Rockstar North because they make Grand Theft Auto. I will never have as much fun playing any other game than I had with San Andreas during my mid-teens.
edited 16th Feb '11 5:20:10 PM by KitsuneInferno
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Is there any way for a studio to do as well as they could (or as well as the fans want them to) and still remain commercially viable? If there's anyone out there like that I would call them the best studio. Ever.
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Counting Doujin Companies, I'll say Siter Skain.
Not counting Doujin Companies? Either CAVE, Sting Entertainment, Nintendo, Nippon Ichi, or Atlus. They have their ups and downs, but they are still the best companies in my book.
edited 5th Mar '11 12:03:27 AM by AttObl
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Rare in it's prime. Sure, their works were all fairly derivative (save possibly Blast Corps), but what they made was pure gaming gold.
Here's hoping they don't end up sucking too much in the coming years.
As for current devs, probably Nintendo and it's partners such as Retro Studios.
edited 16th Feb '11 5:51:23 PM by GuyInWhite
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Ooh, yes, Retro Studios has a stellar track record.
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Platinum Studios.
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What would you suggest is the best game studio working at the moment? In terms of customer support, quality of games...