List of Minor 3rd-Party Companies

This article documents all companies involved with MultiVersus that are not owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been often referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world," and is often regarded as one of the world's most valuable brands. It is considered to be one of the Big Five American technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Apple, Meta (formerly Facebook, Inc.) and Microsoft.

They are the parent company of Twitch.

ASTRO Gaming

ASTRO Gaming is an American consumer electronics manufacturer specializing in video gaming headsets, peripherals, and accessories.

They partnered with Player First Games in order to make the Exclusive ASTRO Gaming Merchandise for MultiVersus.

Endeavor

Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as William Morris Endeavor and WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The company was founded in April 2009 after the merger of the William Morris Agency and the original Endeavor Talent Agency. Endeavor represents artists in film, television, music, theater, digital media, and publishing. It also represents the NFL and NHL. Endeavor owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and Professional Bull Riders (PBR). A deal to purchase WWE and merge it with UFC is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023, in which both companies will be under the banner of TKO Group Holdings. Endeavor is headed by CEO Ari Emanuel and executive chairman Patrick Whitesell.

They are the secondary owners of the Evolution Championship Series (after Sony Interactive Entertainment) via their RTS esports venture.

Epic Games

Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland. Following its first commercial video game release, ZZT (1991), the company became Epic MegaGames, Inc. in early 1992 and brought on Mark Rein, who has been its vice president since. After moving the headquarters to Cary in 1999, the studio changed its name to Epic Games. Epic Games develops Unreal Engine, a commercially available game engine which also powers their internally developed video games like Fortnite and the Unreal, Gears of War, and Infinity Blade series. In 2014, Unreal Engine was named the "most successful videogame engine" by Guinness World Records.

MultiVersus can be downloaded and launched from the Epic Games Store. The game is also built upon Epic's Unreal Engine 5.

Fireball Studio

Fireball Studio is a French art team who work in collaboration with various game developers and freelance artists in creating character and concept designs.

They assisted in designing some of the new Maps and Cosmetic Items introduced in the Full Launch, as well as doing the Rifts backgrounds.

Gimbal Zen

Gimbal Zen is an Indonesian 3D studio specializing in Technical Art.

They're responsible for working on over 50+ rigs and Variants for the game.

Keywords Studios QC-Interactive Inc.

Keywords Studios QC-Interactive Inc. is a company specializing in providing technical and creative solutions in the video game industry.

The company is credited (under their old company name, Enzyme Testing Lab Inc.) for game testing.

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft's best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface lineup of touchscreen personal computers. Microsoft ranked No. 14 in the 2022 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue; it was the world's largest software maker by revenue as of 2022. It is considered one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Amazon, Apple, and Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.).

They are the owners of the Xbox family of consoles, out of which the two latest entries, the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, have MultiVersus on them. The game is also playable on the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. On October 25th, 2023, a MultiVersus-themed Carbon Black Xbox One controller was released as part of the MultiVersus Care Package.

Microsoft also owns the start.gg esports platform, which is used to organize and host tournament for various fighting games, including MultiVersus.

Monotype Imaging

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., founded as Lanston Monotype Machine Company in 1887 in Philadelphia by Tolbert Lanston, is an American (historically Anglo-American) company that specializes in digital typesetting and typeface design for use with consumer electronics devices.

They are credited for providing the game's fonts.

Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios

Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios is a musical studio lot housed in a 100-year-old Gothic revival grey stone church, owned by the Belmont University.

The studio was used for recording the vast majority of the game's OST.

Original Force

Original Force, Ltd. is a Chinese digital content production company, specializing in 3D art production for video games and CG animations.

They are credited for providing additional graphics for the game.

Overworld Audio

Overworld Audio is a company specializing in Sound Design and Audio Direction in video games.

They are credited for providing additional sound for the game.

PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc., PepsiCo has since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi Cola to an immensely diversified range of food and beverage brands. The largest and most recent acquisition was Pioneer Foods in 2020 for US$1.7 billion and prior to it was buying the Quaker Oats Company in 2001, which added the Gatorade brand to the Pepsi portfolio and Tropicana Products in 1998.

Their Mexican branch owns the Vualá Sorpresa brand.

REALTIME Studios

REALTIME Studios is a BAFTA nominated British VFX studio who specialize in cinematics and trailers for video games, VFX for episodic TV, and 360-degree car configurators and marketing visuals for automotive clients.

They are credited for providing additional graphics for the game.

Red Cerberus

Red Cerberus is an outsourcing company focused on providing quality assurance, testing services, localization, and porting to all game platforms. The company is conveniently located in São Paulo, Brazil enabling them to entice local talent from a booming game development epicenter in South America.

The company is credited for game testing.

Rumpus Animation

Rumpus Animation Ltd. is a British studio specializing in 2D art and animations.

They're responsible for creating roughly 33 of the Ringout VFXs in the game.

Six Flags

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was formed on July 2, 2024, following a merger between longtime rivals Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags company. The combined company owns and operates 51 properties throughout North America, including amusement parks, water parks, and resorts.

Their Mexican branch hosted a side event as part of the Vualá Sorpresa collaboration.

SONY

Sony Group Corporation (ソニーグループ株式会社, Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki gaisha), commonly known as simply SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion.

One of their subdivisions, Sony Interactive Entertainment, are the owners of the PlayStation family of consoles, out of which the two latest entries, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, have MultiVersus on them. Said subdivision also owns the rights to the Evolution Championship Series alongside Endeavor.

MultiVersus also utilizes the Wwise audio authoring software for its sound engine, which was developed by Audiokinetic, a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Streamline Studios

Streamline Studios, founded in 2001, is a Dutch global creative and technology company for video games and beyond. Their partners include Capcom, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Square Enix, BBC Sport, Balenciaga, GenVid Technologies, Epic Games, Unity3D, and 2K Games.

Their Malaysian branch have assisted Player First Games with the QA workflow on the game during the development of its Open Beta period. The main branch of the company, alongside one of their divisions, All Pixels, are also credited for providing additional graphics. One of the studios owned by their Streamline Media Group division, Day Zero, is also credited for game testing.

Superseed Studios

Superseed Studios is a remote animation studio that specializes in gameplay and cinematic animations.

They are responsible for some of the Fighter animations and Taunts in the game.

Valve Corporation

Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. It is the developer of the software distribution platform Steam and the franchises Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, and Dota.

MultiVersus can be downloaded and launched from Steam.

Trivia

• A company refered to as Straight Diesel is credited for doing additional graphics for the game, although no further information about the company can be found online.
• Eric Stirpē is also credited in-game for writing under his company name, Stirpicus, LLC.

External

• Amazon (company) on Wikipedia.
• Astro Gaming on Wikipedia.
• Endeavor (company) on Wikipedia.
• Epic Games on Wikipedia.
• Microsoft on Wikipedia.
• Monotype Imaging on Wikipedia.
• PepsiCo on Wikipedia.
• Six Flags on Wikipedia.
• Sony on Wikipedia.
• Streamline Studios on Wikipedia.
• Valve Corporation on Wikipedia.