Task 1: Developers and publishers

Rockstar Games
Background: 1998, New York
Owner/founder:Sam Houser
Most successful games: GTA, Max Payne, L.A Niore
Interesting fact about the institution: They own 8 studios responsible for producing games

EA (Electronic Arts)
Background: May 28th 1982 Redwood city, California 
Owner/founder: Trip Hawkins 
Most successful games: The Sims, Fifa 12, Battlefield 3 
Interesting fact about the institution: In 2011, EA purchased the online gaming company PopCap which is behind the addictive hit games such as- Zuma, Bejewled and Plants vs Zombies.

Zynga
Background: July 2007 San Francisco, California  
Owner/founder: Mark Pincus
Most successful games:Farmville, Texas HoldEm Poker, Chefville
Interesting fact about the institution:The company was originally founded in April 2007 under the name Presidio Media; the company name then changed to Zynga and was the founded officially as Zynga in july 2007. 

Nintendo
Background: September 23rd 1989 Kyoto, Tokyo 
Owner/founder: Fusajiro Yamauchi
Most successful games:Super Mario bros, Donkey Kong, Pokemon
Interesting fact about the institution: Nintendo developed a mobile phone in the early 2000's 

Sony Computer Entertainment
Background: November 16th 1993 Tokyo, Japan
Owner/founder:Ken Kutaraji (founder)  
Most successful games:Little big planet, Start the party, TV superstars 
Interesting fact about the institution: The institution is responsible for producing games for the playstation but they were also responsible for creating the playstation themselves. Ken Kutaraji is known as "The father of the playstation"