Beenox

Beenox is a Québec-based AAA game-development studio and a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Publishing, Inc. Founded in Québec City in 2000, the studio began as a specialist in PC and console conversion work, adapting games for Macintosh and PC platforms before joining Activision in 2005.

The studio has since contributed to a broad range of major franchises, progressing from original and licensed game development to a sustained technical role across Activision’s portfolio. Its earlier work includes Bee Movie Game, Monsters vs. Aliens, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, the Skylanders series, and several Spider-Man games, including Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, and The Amazing Spider-Man titles.

PC development and franchise support

Beenox is a lead PC developer for the Call of Duty franchise, contributing dedicated PC editions and co-development support for releases including Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War, Vanguard, Modern Warfare II, Modern Warfare III, and Black Ops 6. Its work also includes seasonal content and map development for Call of Duty: Warzone, as well as technology co-development for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile.

Its technical capabilities span:

• AAA game development and co-development
• PC platform architecture and performance optimization
• Low-level engine engineering, rendering, and graphics-pipeline work
• Multiplayer gameplay systems, UI/UX, and systems design
• Live operations and seasonal-content production
• Cross-platform porting, conversion, and remastering

Beenox led development of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and has also contributed to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. The studio operates from Québec City and Montréal, with teams contributing engineering, gameplay, art, production, and live-operations expertise to Activision and Microsoft Gaming projects.