Behavior Interactive
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1992 |
| Seat | Montreal , Canada |
| management | Rémi Racine, CEO Marc Petit, CEO |
| Number of employees | 475 |
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | www.bhvr.com |
Behavior Interactive , sometimes also known as Artificial Mind and Movement ( A2M ), is a Canadian computer game development company . It was founded in Montreal in 1992 and specializes in the production of 2D and 3D action / adventure games for game consoles and PC .
history
The company's history goes back to the early 1990s. In 1992 Rémi Racine founded the company Megatoon Entertainment Group in Québec and in 1994 the company Multimedia Interactive (MMI) together with partners in Montreal. In 1996 Racine sold the company to the media group Malofilm Communications, later Behavior Communications. In 1997 MMI and Megatoon merged to become Behavior Interactive. In 1999 Racine bought back the company with the support of some investors and merged the company's activities in Montreal. As a result of the takeover, however, the company's name also had to be changed. In 2000 the company was renamed Artificial Mind & Movement or A2M for short. The company became known above all for licensing work and porting third-party games to other platforms. Between 2006 and 2008, the company was listed in both the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. In 2008 the company acquired the game manufacturer Wanako Games in Chile . In 2010 the company renamed itself Behavior Interactive again, as the company wanted to concentrate more on in-house productions after the notable successes of Wet and Naughty Bear and was looking for a more memorable name. The acronym A2M also referred to a sexual practice in everyday language. Since the old name was meanwhile available again, it was decided to rename it.
The company generated a profit of US $ 30 million in 2013 and employs more than 200 people at its two locations in Montreal and Santiago de Chile . In the same year Marc Petit was appointed co-CEO alongside company founder Racine.
Products
Since its inception, Behavior Interactive has developed more than 50 games across platforms, mainly licensed games and ports, but also in-house productions such as Wet and Naughty Bear . The company in the development of was The Sims 2 , The Sims 3 , Ice Age 3 , Assault Heroes and Monsters Inc. involved. Other games developed are:
- Merida - Legend of the Highlands ( Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , Wii , PlayStation 3 , Nintendo DS )
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe ( PlayStation Network , Xbox Live Arcade )
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon ( Wii , Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS )
- Rango - the video game (multiplatform) ( Xbox 360 , Wii , PlayStation 3 , Nintendo DS )
- Doritos Crash Course ( Xbox Live Arcade )
- MySims SkyHeroes (multiplatform)
- Dante's Inferno ( PSP version)
- Wet ( PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 )
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings ( Wii and PlayStation 2 versions)
- MySims Racing ( Nintendo DS and Wii )
- Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors ( Nintendo DS and Wii versions)
- Iron Man ( Wii , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , PC and Nintendo DS versions)
- High School Musical: Makin 'the Cut! ( Wii , PlayStation 2 , Nintendo DS versions)
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames ( PlayStation 2 version)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Conquest ( Nintendo DS version)
- High School Musical 2: Work This Out! ( Nintendo DS version)
- Transformers: Animated ( Nintendo DS version)
- The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( Nintendo DS version)
- Power Rangers: Super Legends ( PlayStation 2 , PC and Nintendo DS versions)
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe ( Nintendo DS & PlayStation-Portable versions)
- Happy feet
- Lucas, the ant fright
- Kim Possible - On the Hunt for Gemini
- Kim Possible - Stop Dr. Stoppable
- Teen titans
- Monster House
- Kim Possible - Kimmunicator
- Evergirl
- Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
- Flow: Urban Dance Uprising
- Heaven and Chicken
- Lizzie McGuire 2
- Get On Da Mic
- Scooby-Doo! Unmasked
- Scaler
- Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
- Kim Possible - Dr. Drakken's downfall
- Home on the range
- Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem
- Ice Age
- Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
- Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
- The Smurfs: On your marks, get set, go!
- The Grinch
- Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
- Jersey Devil
- Drake & Josh
- Doritos Crash Course 2
- Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
- Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
- Dead by Daylight
- Deathgarden
Web links
- Website (English)
- Behavior Interactive at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/08/artificial-mind-and-movement-rebrands-re-introducing-behaviour/
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAvba_nfh3fs
- ^ Behavior Interactive Inc. In: Insideview. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014 ; accessed on August 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs , gamespy.com (English)