Sledgehammer Games

Sledgehammer Games, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	July 21, 2009
Founders	Michael Condrey ; Glen Schofield
Headquarters	Foster City, California, US
Key people	Aaron Halon (studio head) ; Andy Wilson (COO) ; David Swenson (creative director) ; Greg Reisdorf (multiplayer creative director)
Products	Call of Duty series
Number of employees	450+ (August 2021)
Parent	Activision
Subsidiaries	Sledgehammer Games Melbourne; Sledgehammer Games Toronto; Sledgehammer Games Guildford
Website	sledgehammergames.com

Sledgehammer Games, Inc. is an American video game developer company formed in 2009 by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey. The pair formerly worked at Visceral Games and are responsible for the creation of Dead Space. The company is based in Foster City, California.^[5] The studio has developed and co-developed various video games in the Call of Duty series. The company is owned by Activision which itself is owned by Microsoft.

In 2024, Sledgehammer Games closed its California office and employees will be working from home until the end of the year. 30% of employees were also laid off as part of restructuring in Microsoft Gaming.^[6]

^ Takahashi, Dean (August 18, 2021). "How Sledgehammer Games went on the expansion path for Call of Duty: Vanguard". Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Why Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer is expanding to Australia". November 29, 2019.
^ @SHGames (May 4, 2021). "Today we're also thrilled to announce we're expanding with a new team in Toronto, Canada to partner with our teams in Foster City, CA and Melbourne, VIC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Sledgehammer Games opens new UK studio". gamesindustry.biz. October 14, 2021.
^ "Sledgehammer Games: Inside the Studio". Activision Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
^ Henderson, Tom (January 24, 2024). "Sledgehammer Games is Going Back Remote as It Finds a New Office". Insider Gaming. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[August2021-1] Takahashi, Dean (August 18, 2021). "How Sledgehammer Games went on the expansion path for Call of Duty: Vanguard". Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[2] "Why Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer is expanding to Australia". November 29, 2019.

[Toronto-3] @SHGames (May 4, 2021). "Today we're also thrilled to announce we're expanding with a new team in Toronto, Canada to partner with our teams in Foster City, CA and Melbourne, VIC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] "Sledgehammer Games opens new UK studio". gamesindustry.biz. October 14, 2021.

[SledgeHammer_Location-5] "Sledgehammer Games: Inside the Studio". Activision Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.

[6] Henderson, Tom (January 24, 2024). "Sledgehammer Games is Going Back Remote as It Finds a New Office". Insider Gaming. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

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