Gamasutra has summarized Game Developer magazine's top 20 game publishers of 2006. The list is empirically calculated from revenues, average review scores, release SKU amounts, and anonymous milestone and producer feedback, though detailed methodology is not shared. EA, Nintendo, Activision, Sony, and Take-Two grace the top five spots (in that order) with Microsoft Game Studios taking the sixth spot. Up-and-comers on the year included both Nintendo and Take-Two, while Buena Vista Games and NCsoft showed their faces for the first time. Hit the read link for a breakdown of each including the complete abridged list.[Thanks, Simon]
