Formerly | Keywords International Limited (1998–2013) |
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Company type | Public |
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ISIN | GB00BBQ38507 |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1998 |
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Headquarters | , Ireland |
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Revenue | €780.445 million[1] (2023) |
€46.830 million[1] (2023) | |
€19.952 million[1] (2023) | |
Total assets | €599.039 million[1] (2023) |
Total equity | €599.039 million[1] (2023) |
Number of employees | 12,340[1] (2023) |
Subsidiaries | See § Operations |
Website | keywordsstudios.com |
Keywords Studios plc is an Irish video game industry services company based in Leopardstown. Founded in 1998 by Giorgio Guastalla and Teresa Luppino, the company initially provided localisation services for business software before transitioning to the video game industry. Andrew Day replaced Guastalla as the chief executive officer in 2009 and the company completed its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2013. Since then, Keywords Studios has acquired several other companies, including Certain Affinity, Blindlight, Climax Studios, Forgotten Empires, GameSim, Heavy Iron Studios, High Voltage Software, Smoking Gun Interactive, Tantalus Media, and Wicked Workshop.