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{{short description|American video game developer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Treyarch Corporation
| logo = Treyarch logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2018
| former_name = Treyarch Invention LLC (1996–2001)
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1996}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Peter Akemann|Doğan Köslü}}
| defunct = 
| location_city = [[Playa Vista, Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.treyarch.com/|treyarch.com}}
| location_country = US
| locations = 3 (2024)
| area_served = 
| key_people = {{plainlist| 
* Mark Gordon ([[studio head]])
* Kevin Hendrickson ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])
* Corky Lehmkuhl ([[creative director]])
}}
| products = ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series (2005–present)
| num_employees = 300 (2012)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/treyarch-has-300-staff-to-work-on-black-ops-ii |title=Call of Duty: Black Ops II has 300 staff working on it |date=May 2, 2012 |website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/300-developers-are-working-on-black-ops-2 |title=300 developers are working on Black Ops 2 |date=May 2, 2012 |website=VG247}}</ref>
| num_employees_year =
| parent = [[Activision]] (2001–present)
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Treyarch Vancouver|Treyarch Austin}}
}}

'''Treyarch Corporation''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|eɪ|ɑː|r|k}} {{Respell|TRAY|ark}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAWirY6chY|title=Work at Treyarch: Production|work=YouTube|date=June 26, 2020|accessdate=2 October 2022|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002053436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGAWirY6chY&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> formerly '''Treyarch Invention LLC''') is an American [[video game developer]] based in [[Los Angeles]] with additional studio locations in [[Vancouver]], Canada; and [[Austin, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Treyarch CAREERS |url= https://www.treyarch.com/careers}}</ref> Founded in 1996 by Peter Akemann and Doğan Köslü, it was acquired by [[Activision]] in 2001. The studio is known for its work for the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series, which it develops alongside [[Infinity Ward]], [[Sledgehammer Games]] and [[Raven Software]].

==History==
Treyarch was founded in 1996 as Treyarch Inventions and was acquired by [[Activision]] in 2001. In 2005, [[Gray Matter Studios]] was merged into Treyarch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/companies/gray-matter-studios|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928050920/http://www.ign.com/companies/gray-matter-studios|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2012|title=Gray Matter Studios Games|website=IGN|access-date=2016-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Peel |first1=Jeremy |title=How Treyarch escaped Infinity Ward's shadow |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-treyarch-escaped-infinity-wards-shadow/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=30 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 February 2021 |archive-date=September 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916161037/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-treyarch-escaped-infinity-wards-shadow/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of the 2007 [[Leipzig Games Convention]], Activision announced that Treyarch would be one of three developers behind their first [[James Bond]]-based game, ''[[007: Quantum of Solace]]''. The game was released on October 31, 2008, in Europe and November 4, 2008, in North America. [[Vicarious Visions]] developed the [[Nintendo DS]] version and [[Eurocom]] developed the PlayStation 2 version. Treyarch is a major developer in the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series.

''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' held the record for the largest entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release until it was surpassed by ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=The Associated Press |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/call-of-duty-breaks-sales-record-1.949952 |title=CBC News – Technology & Science – Call of Duty breaks sales record |publisher=CBC |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=2010-11-16 |archive-date=November 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114033702/http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/11/11/callofduty-video-record.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650&nbsp;million within five days after its release.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=socalTECH|date=November 18, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2010|title=Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Hit $650M|url=http://www.socaltech.com/call_of_duty_black_ops_sales_hit_6__m/s-0032376.html|archive-date=November 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121040644/http://www.socaltech.com/call_of_duty_black_ops_sales_hit_6__m/s-0032376.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Treyarch worked on the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'', in order to optimize it for the console.<ref>{{cite news|last=McElroy|first=Griffin|title=Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for Wii U launch on Nov. 5 (update)|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/25/4556676/call-of-duty-ghosts-confirmed-for-wii-u-launch-on-nov-5|access-date=30 July 2013|newspaper=Polygon|date=July 25, 2013|archive-date=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731205048/http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/25/4556676/call-of-duty-ghosts-confirmed-for-wii-u-launch-on-nov-5|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dan Bunting, who had been co-lead of Treyarch since around 2003, was named in an investigative report by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' related to the [[California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard|lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard by the state of California]] over workplace misconduct and discrimination. Bunting had reportedly mistreated an employee in 2017, but was kept on by Activision Blizzard's CEO, [[Bobby Kotick]]. After ''The Wall Street Journal'' began their investigation, Bunting was let go.<ref name="wsj nov2021">{{cite web | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-videogames-bobby-kotick-sexual-misconduct-allegations-11637075680 | title = Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Knew for Years About Sexual-Misconduct Allegations at Videogame Giant | first1 = Kirsten | last1 = Grind | first2 = Ben | last2 = Fritz | first3 = Sarah E. | last3 = Needleman | date = November 16, 2021 | access-date = November 16, 2021 | work = [[The Wall Street Journal]] | archive-date = November 16, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211116160439/https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-videogames-bobby-kotick-sexual-misconduct-allegations-11637075680 | url-status = live }}</ref>

On August 18, 2023, studio design director [[David Vonderhaar]] announced he would be leaving the studio after 18 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |date=2023-08-19 |title=Veteran Call of Duty designer David Vonderhaar has left Treyarch |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/veteran-call-of-duty-designer-david-vonderhaar-has-left-treyarch/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207102557/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/veteran-call-of-duty-designer-david-vonderhaar-has-left-treyarch/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Games developed==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Game !! Platform(s) !! Note(s)
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1998 || ''[[Olympic Hockey '98]]'' || [[Nintendo 64]]
|
|-
| ''[[Die by the Sword]]'' || rowspan="2"| [[Windows]]
|
|-
| ''[[Die by the Sword|Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb]]''
|
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Triple Play 2000]]'' || Nintendo 64<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tripleplay2k.com/behind.html |title=EA SPORTS - Triple Play 2000 |website=www.tripleplay2k.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010414011557/http://www.tripleplay2k.com/behind.html |archive-date=14 April 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''[[Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm]]'' || [[Dreamcast]]
|
|-
| ''[[Triple Play 2001]]'' || [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|
|-
| ''[[Max Steel: Covert Missions]]'' || Dreamcast
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Triple Play Baseball]]'' || Windows, PlayStation, [[PlayStation 2]]
|
|-
|[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x]]
|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|Co-developed with [[Neversoft]]
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2002 || ''[[NHL 2K2]]'' || Dreamcast
|
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man (2002 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' || [[GameCube]], PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
| 
|-
| ''[[Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer]]''
|GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, macOS
|
|-
| ''[[NHL 2K3]]''
|GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
|
|-
| ''[[Minority Report: Everybody Runs]]''
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
|
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2004 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]''
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
|Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
|
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]''
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
|
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || PlayStation 2, [[PlayStation 3]], Xbox, [[Xbox 360]]
|
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'' || PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows|| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' || rowspan="4" | Windows, PlayStation 3, [[Wii]], Xbox 360
|Co-developed with [[Shaba Games]]
|-
| ''[[007: Quantum of Solace]]'' 
|
|-
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' 
|Wii version co-developed by [[Exakt Entertainment]]
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]''
|Assisted by FXVille, [[Nerve Software]], Pi Studios, [[Raven Software]] and [[Certain Affinity]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' || Windows, PlayStation 3, [[Wii U]], Xbox 360
|
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]'' || rowspan="2" | Windows, [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]<!-- Do not include Xbox 360 and PS3 for CoD:BO3; those ports are developed by Beenox and Mercenary --><ref name="BO3">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-26-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-pc-requirements-revealed|title=Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC requirements revealed|last=Robinson|first=Martin|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150935/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-26-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-pc-requirements-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Assisted by Raven Software
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 4]]''
|Assisted by [[Beenox]] and Raven Software
|-
|2020
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]'' || rowspan="7" |Windows, PlayStation 4, [[PlayStation 5]], Xbox One, [[Xbox Series X/S]] || Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' || Zombies and Ranked Play modes, assisted Sledgehammer Games
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II]]'' ||Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward
|-
|''[[Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0]]''
|Ranked Play mode, assisted Infinity Ward and Raven Software
|-
|2023
|[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)|''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III'']]
|Zombies and Ranked Play modes,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=August 17, 2023 |title=Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Officially Announced, Launches With 16 Maps From 2009's MW2 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-officially-announced-launches-with-16-maps-from-2009s-mw2/1100-6516968/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031153621/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-officially-announced-launches-with-16-maps-from-2009s-mw2/1100-6516968/ |url-status=live }}</ref> assisted Sledgehammer Games
|-
|2024
|''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]''
|Co-developed with Raven Software, worked on multiplayer and Zombies modes
|-
|2025
|''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 7]]''
|Co-developed with Raven Software
|}

=== Ports developed ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Game !! Platform(s) !! Developer(s)
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2000 || ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' || rowspan=3 | Dreamcast || rowspan="3" | [[Neversoft]]
|-
| ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]''
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare#Retail versions|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex]]'' || rowspan=2 | Wii || rowspan=3 | [[Infinity Ward]]
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]''
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]'' || Wii U
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.treyarch.com/}}
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/treyarch-corporation ''Treyarch's'' profile] at [[MobyGames]]
* [https://callofdutymaps.com/treyarch/ ''Treyarch's'' Work] at CallofDutyMaps

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