Certain Affinity, Inc.

Moby ID: 10132

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Certain Affinity (CA) was founded in 2006 in Austin, Texas. The company’s 120 full-time employees (as of 2016) include veterans from dozens of successful game studios. Max Hoberman, CA’s founder, serves as President and Creative Director. A 10-year veteran of Bungie, Max was one of the key people responsible for the success of the Halo franchise, having led efforts to bring the game online as Multiplayer, Interface, and Online lead for both Halo 2 and Halo 3.

The company started its work with multiplayer maps for the Halo series and co-development on Left 4 Dead. Notable releases since then include co-development on Call of Duty: Remastered, DOOM, Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, downloadable competitive and cooperative content for Halo: Reach, Halo Anniversary and Halo 4, as well as the original strategy game Age of Booty and original action role playing game Crimson Alliance.

Credited on 20 Games from 2008 to 2023

Hogwarts Legacy (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Halo: Infinite - Multiplayer (2021 on Windows, Xbox Series, Xbox One...)
New World (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Campaign Remastered (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Crackdown 3 (2019 on Windows Apps, Xbox One)
Torn (2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Remastered (2017 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Prey (2017 on Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4...)
Mafia III (2016 on Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 4...)
Doom (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014 on Xbox One)
Age of Booty: Tactics (2014 on iPhone, iPad, Android)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Halo 4 (2012 on Xbox 360)
Halo: Combat Evolved - Anniversary (2011 on Xbox 360)
Crimson Alliance (2011 on Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Call of Duty: World at War (2008 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Left 4 Dead (2008 on Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh)
Age of Booty (2008 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)