Behind the PH studio that helped make Microsoft’s ‘Gears of War 4’

MANILA, Philippines – You might not be aware of it yet but there’s already a growing number of local development companies contributing to the creation of your favorite games.

One of them is Synergy88, the first and only Microsoft-certified studio in the Philippines, a certification that Microsoft gives to outsourced studios that meet their global standards. Synergy88 is responsible for crafting some of the key assets in the acclaimed Xbox One and Windows game Gears of War 4 (GOW 4).