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1	'''Bluepoint Games''' is an American VideoGame developer located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006, Bluepoint was started by former members of Creator/RetroStudios, and since then, have become very well-known for producing [[PolishedPort Polished Ports]] and [[VideoGameRemake remakes]]. They are also known as JustForFun/OneOfUs, with many of their projects getting selected mainly by their love for those games. Since 2021, they are owned by Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment.
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3	Bluepoint Games' first game project, and to date their only original title, was a simple but visually impressive shooter called ''Blast Factor'', which is notable for being one of the only two downloadable titles on the Platform/PlayStation3 back when the console launched in 2006. It got generally mixed reviews, but it also marked Bluepoint's budding relationship with Sony.
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5	Since then Bluepoint began to undertake remasters and ports over original projects. Their first contract in this new avenue was once again with Sony, and they helped remastering ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'' and ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII'' to the [=PS3=]. This was followed by ''The VideoGame/{{Ico}} & VideoGame/{{Shadow Of The Colossus}} Collection'', which granted them their first taste of critical acclaim for their masterful handling over two beloved classics. Pleased with their output, Sony would also hire them to work on a Platform/PlayStationVita port for ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'', its short-lived MascotFighter. Another release was a Platform/PlayStation4 & Vita remaster for ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}''.
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7	Outside of Sony, Bluepoint Games is also known for handling the ''VideoGame/MetalGear Solid HD Collection'' for Creator/{{Konami}}, and porting Respawn Entertainment's ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'', a PC and Platform/XboxOne game, to the aging Platform/Xbox360. Both releases were very well-received, particularly their 360 ''Titanfall'' release for its [[PolishedPort exceptional quality]]. Bluepoint Games would later return to work with Sony on two additional remasters, including ''VideoGame/GravityRush'' and ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}: The Nathan Drake Collection'' for the [=PS4=], both released in 2015. Both would be the company's last remasters as they began to shift towards more ambitious projects.
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9	In 2017, it was revealed that Bluepoint Games would be handling a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] of ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Of The Colossus}}'', which the studio previously remastered for the [=PS3=]; ''Shadow of the Colossus'' was Bluepoint's first attempt at a remake, and was met with universal acclaim upon its release in 2018. This would follow with a remake for Creator/{{FromSoftware}}'s ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', which attained even greater acclaim.
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11	Often worked with Creator/SIEJapanStudio until the latter's reorganization in 2021. Compare with Creator/{{Grezzo}}, which is practically Bluepoint's counterpart for Creator/{{Nintendo}}.
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14	!!Ports developed by the company:
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16	* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' (Platform/{{PlayStation 5}})
17	* ''VideoGame/GravityRush Remastered'' (Platform/PlayStation4)
18	* ''VideoGame/{{Flower}}'' ([=PS4=], Platform/PlayStationVita)
19	* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' Collection (Ultimate Combo Pack, Platform/PlayStation3)
20	** ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'' HD
21	** ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII'' HD
22	* ''The VideoGame/{{Ico}} & VideoGame/{{Shadow Of The Colossus}} Collection'' ([=PS3=])
23	** ''[[VideoGameRemake Shadow of the Colossus PS4]]''
24	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear Solid HD Collection'' ([=PS3=], Xbox 360; ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' only, as ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' was instead ported by Creator/{{Genki}})
25	* ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' (Vita)
26	* ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}: The Nathan Drake Collection'' ([=PS4=])
27	* ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' (360)
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30	!!Tropes that apply to Bluepoint Games and its games:
31	* AnimationBump: As a studio specializing in remastering and remaking older games, Bluepoint Games became known for considerably boosting the production values of the original titles; this is done using their in-house engine, known simply as the Bluepoint Engine. Taken up to eleven with their remakes of ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Of The Colossus}}'' and especially ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls''.
32	* DiedDuringProduction: Andrew O'Neil, Bluepoint's co-founder, died in 2019 in the middle of the studio's production on ''Demon's Souls''.
33	* PolishedPort: How they got their acclaim in the first place. Specifically, their work on ''The VideoGame/{{Ico}} & VideoGame/{{Shadow Of The Colossus}} Collection'', ''VideoGame/MetalGear Solid HD Collection'' and ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}: The Nathan Drake Collection'' was widely acclaimed for their level of quality, while their ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' port to the Platform/Xbox360 was signaled out for its impressive ability to downscale the game despite being built for the Platform/XboxOne.
34	* VideoGameRemake: Beginning 2017, Bluepoint Games transitioned from mere remasters and ports to full-blown remakes. Notably, their remake technique includes tearing the original game down to its code and rebuilding it with new assets, textures and quality of life changes.

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