# Digital Extremes > Canadian computer and video game developer **Wikidata**: [Q1224739](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1224739) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Extremes) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/digital-extremes ## Summary Digital Extremes is a Canadian video game developer that creates software for the video game industry. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in London (Canada), the studio operates under parent company Leyou and had about 170 employees according to available records. ## Key Facts - Digital Extremes is a Canadian video game developer (instance_of: video game developer; industry: video game industry). - Inception: 1993. - Headquarters: London (listed as the company's headquarters). - Parent organization: Leyou. - Legal form: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung. - Employees: 170 (reported figure). - Primary product type: software. - Official website: http://www.digitalextremes.com/. - Corporate aliases include Digital Extremes London, Digital Extremes Toronto, Brainbox Games, and Brain Box Games. - Official Twitter handle: @DigitalExtremes (account start date recorded as 2009-12-07); recorded follower counts include 69,290 (2020-04-25), 72,977 (2021-01-02), 77,706 (2022-02-25), and 84,961 (preferred, 2023-02-07). - Nominated for the Steam Award for Best Developer on 2018-12-18 (The Steam Awards 2018). ## FAQs ### Q: What is Digital Extremes? A: Digital Extremes is a Canadian company that develops video games and related software for the video game industry. It is categorized as a video game developer and produces software. ### Q: Where is Digital Extremes based? A: The company is headquartered in London (listed as the company's headquarters) and is registered as a Canadian developer. ### Q: When was Digital Extremes founded and how large is the company? A: Digital Extremes was founded (inception) in 1993. Available records list the company with approximately 170 employees. ### Q: Who owns Digital Extremes? A: Digital Extremes is listed as having Leyou as its parent organization. ## Why It Matters Digital Extremes is a long-established developer in the global video game industry, operating since 1993. As a producer of software for interactive entertainment, the company contributes to the creation and delivery of games and game-related technologies within a highly competitive and culturally influential industry. Its nomination for a Steam Award for Best Developer in 2018 indicates recognition within the gaming community and platforms. Being part of a larger corporate structure (parent organization Leyou) places the studio within broader industry investment and publishing ecosystems. The company's sustained online presence and measurable social followings across years reflect an ongoing engagement with players and the market. For anyone tracking Canadian game development, industry participants, or company-level digital entertainment production, Digital Extremes represents a persistent commercial and creative actor with a recorded operational history and identifiable corporate footprint. ## Notable For - Operating as a Canadian video game developer since 1993. - Producing software as its primary product within the video game industry. - Being nominated for the Steam Award for Best Developer in December 2018. - Maintaining an active and growing public social presence (Twitter account @DigitalExtremes with documented follower milestones through 2023). - Corporate relationship to parent organization Leyou and a reported staff size of about 170 employees. ## Body ### Company overview - Entity: Digital Extremes. - Instance of: video game developer. - Industry: video game industry. - Primary product or material produced: software. - Wikidata description summary: Canadian computer and video game developer. ### Founding and dates - Inception year: 1993. ### Headquarters and locations - Headquarters: London (listed as the company's headquarters). - Known aliases indicating presence or subdivisions: Digital Extremes London, Digital Extremes Toronto, Brainbox Games, Brain Box Games. ### Legal form and ownership - Legal form recorded as: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung. - Parent organization: Leyou. ### Size and workforce - Employees: reported as 170. ### Public recognition - Nominated for the Steam Award for Best Developer (point in time recorded as 2018-12-18; referenced to The Steam Awards 2018). ### Online presence and social metrics - Official website: http://www.digitalextremes.com/. - Twitter: handle DigitalExtremes; documented account start date 2009-12-07. - Documented follower counts on Twitter include: - 69,290 (2020-04-25) - 72,977 (2021-01-02) - 77,706 (2022-02-25) - 84,961 (preferred value, 2023-02-07) ### External identifiers and database entries - VIAF ID: 140942923. - Freebase ID: /m/04cv_t. - Mobygames company ID: 201 (and former scheme: digital-extremes-inc). - VGC company ID: 189725. - UVL company ID: 1706. - TheGamesDB developer ID: 2322; publisher ID: 861. - VideoGameGeek company ID: 13010. - Steam curator ID: 32978945. - ModDB company ID: digital-extremes. - Gematsu company ID: 738500. - GameFAQs company ID: 45726. - BGM.tv person ID: 32707. - Media Arts Database ID: C44722. - Library of Congress authority ID: no2016127271. - Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 140405289. - MusicBrainz label ID associated: 12f3e014-9c65-4891-8f3d-db2bb87445b4. - Reddit topic ID: digital_extremes. - Crunchbase organization ID: digital-extremes. - TVTropes ID: Creator/DigitalExtremes. ### Languages and public profiles - Wikipedia title: Digital Extremes. - Wikipedia language coverage includes: ar, arz, ckb, de, en, es, fa, fr, he, hu. (End of entry.) ## References 1. LastDodo 2. Virtual International Authority File 3. BnF authorities 4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 5. MusicBrainz 6. National Software Reference Library 7. [Source](https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/2796070940830340422) 8. [Source](http://km.aifb.kit.edu/services/crunchbase/) 9. Quora 10. VideoGameGeek 11. Video Games Chronicle