Ready at Dawn Studios® was founded in 2003 by senior members of Naughty Dog® and Blizzard Entertainment® and set a new standard for PSP® games with its multi-million selling, Game of The Year award winning titles Daxter™ and God of War®: Chains of Olympus.

Ready at Dawn's technological innovations, its reputation for excellence in artistry and design, and its combined experience developing blockbuster franchises ensure the studio will always continue to raise player expectations.

Located in Irvine, California the studio is ranked 13th in the US and 30th in the World - Game Developer Magazine

Titles Shipped:

Daxter™ - 2006, PSP®

+ "Playing through Daxter is a head-shaking revelation that makes me wonder what the heck is wrong with other developers." - Bonus Stage
+ "Daxter [is] one of the best portables games of all time." - Gaming Nexus
+ "Ready at Dawn teaches a lesson to Naughty Dog and proves that sometimes the student can effectively out-do the master."" - JeuxActu

God of War®: Chains of Olympus - 2008, PSP®

+ "Last year we had an award for 'Handheld Game of the Year', and the game that won was so impressive that it led the academy to redefine the whole category and also invent a separate category for design." - The 2010 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards
+ "The PSP® hasn't yet seen a game with this much polish, this much visual punch, or this much bloody satisfaction." - G4 TV
+ "There are titles for every console that truly define the platform, and God of War®: Chains of Olympus is one of those titles." - Gaming Trend

God of War®: Ghost of Sparta - 2010, PSP® (quotes are from demo version)

+ ""The highest compliment you can pay the portable version of any console series is that it reasonably approximates the original's gameplay and overall feel. God of War: Ghost of Sparta far surpasses even this lofty threshold." - Gamespy
+ ""Generally speaking, handheld games are awesome for reasons that are different than why console games are awesome. In the case of Ghost of Sparta (as with Chains of Olympus before it), we've seen a PSP® title that looks like it will fully live up to the quality and style of gameplay of its PS3 brethren." - Game Informer
+ "Ghost of Sparta could well become one of the PSP®'s finest moments." -PlayStation The Magazine