Petroglyph Games

Petroglyph Games, Inc.
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Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2003; 23 years ago
Founders	Joe Bostic; Michael Legg; Steve Tall;
Headquarters	Las Vegas, US
Key people	Chuck Kroegel (CEO)
Products	Command & Conquer Remastered Collection; Star Wars: Empire at War; Universe at War: Earth Assault; Panzer General: Allied Assault; Grey Goo;
Website	petroglyphgames.com

Petroglyph Games, Inc. is a United States-based video game developer situated in Las Vegas. Established in 2003 by Joe Bostic, Michael Legg, and Steve Tall—former developers at Westwood Studios—the firm capitalized on their RTS development experience to build a notable reputation within the genre.

History

Founded on April 1, 2003, Petroglyph secured its own office space by June 2004. The studio rose to prominence with the November 2004 reveal of Star Wars: Empire at War, which launched in February 2006. Collaborating with Sega, they created a new military/sci-fi RTS series announced in 2005.

Their follow-up major release, Universe at War: Earth Assault, debuted in December 2007, strengthening their lineup. Petroglyph ventured into free-to-play and online markets through a partnership with True Games Interactive on Mytheon, aimed at the PC microtransaction audience and slated for a 2010 launch. In 2009, they revealed plans for a massively multiplayer online RTS (MMORTS), resulting in End of Nations, unveiled in April 2010 alongside Trion Worlds. This title garnered multiple accolades at E3 for Best Booth, MMO, and RTS categories, enhancing the company’s industry profile.

In 2011, Petroglyph entered the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) scene with Rise of Immortals. They also explored mobile platforms with Coin a Phrase, released on Apple’s App Store in 2013. That same year, a Kickstarter campaign was launched for the action-strategy title Victory, but it was subsequently canceled due to lack of sufficient backing.

Continuing their RTS focus, Petroglyph announced Grey Goo in 2014, developed by Six Foot and published by Grey Box. In collaboration with Team17, they launched Forged Battalion, which entered early access in January 2018.

A key achievement occurred in November 2018 when Electronic Arts teamed up with Petroglyph and Lemon Sky Studios to remaster the legendary Command & Conquer and Red Alert franchises. This partnership reunited original Petroglyph developers including acclaimed composer Frank Klepacki, bolstering the company’s influence within classic RTS titles.

Games developed

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher(s)
2006	Star Wars: Empire at War	macOS, Microsoft Windows	LucasArts
2007	Universe at War: Earth Assault	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360	Sega
2009	Panzer General: Allied Assault	Xbox 360	Ubisoft
2010	Guardians of Graxia	Microsoft Windows	Petroglyph Games
2011	Mytheon	Microsoft Windows	UTV True Games
2012	Battle for Graxia	Microsoft Windows	Petroglyph Games
2013	Coin a Phrase	iOS	Petroglyph Games
2015	Grey Goo	Microsoft Windows	Grey Box
	Victory Command	Microsoft Windows	PlayGrid Games
	Battle Battalions	Microsoft Windows	Petroglyph Games
2016	8-Bit Armies	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Petroglyph Games, Soedesco
	8-Bit Hordes	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Petroglyph Games, Soedesco
	8-Bit Invaders!	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	Petroglyph Games, Soedesco
2017	8-Bit Armies: Arena	Microsoft Windows	Petroglyph Games
2018	Forged Battalion	Microsoft Windows	Team17
2019	Conan Unconquered	Microsoft Windows	Funcom
2020	Command & Conquer Remastered Collection	Microsoft Windows	Electronic Arts
2023	The Great War: Western Front	Microsoft Windows	Frontier Foundry
2024	9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far	Microsoft Windows	Petroglyph Games

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