POWERUP STUDIOS is an independent game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Incorporated in 2006, PowerUp’s mission is to develop fun and innovative video games based on original intellectual properties. Working closely with corporate partners in the film production industry, PowerUp is currently focused on creating games in the horror/thriller action genre, and distributes them with original, independent films in DVD bundles.
While card and puzzle games have been the traditional product of independent game developers, PowerUp breaks the mold by developing the kind of full-featured, immersive 3D games usually only offered by the “big boys”.
Triple-A quality games are usually developed by large companies, which use big teams and big budgets, and sell their games for big prices. Instead, PowerUp uses agile development methods, a small team of hand-picked developers from all over the world, and years of experience in game and software development, to achieve the same level of quality for less money, less time, and less pain.
Looking at the distributed development models employed by companies like Wideload Games and Symbian, the quality and efficiency of open source software development, and lessons learned from more than a decade working at game and software development companies both large and small, Bren and Matt are confident they can be among those who defy the foolish consistency dominating the games industry today, and find a new, smarter way to make games.
PowerUp’s goal is to redefine what it means to be an “independent game developer,” and set a new quality bar for small budget, short cycle game development.
