Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios plc
FormerlyKeywords International Limited (1998–2013)
Company typePublic
ISINGB00BBQ38507
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Founders
  • Giorgio Guastalla
  • Teresa Luppino
Headquarters,
Ireland
Key people
RevenueIncrease €780.445 million[1] (2023)
Decrease €46.830 million[1] (2023)
Decrease €19.952 million[1] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease €599.039 million[1] (2023)
Total equityIncrease €599.039 million[1] (2023)
Number of employees
Increase 12,340[1] (2023)
SubsidiariesSee § Operations
Websitekeywordsstudios.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.

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