How does one find a name?

It wasnt an awsome name when they first though of it, "Valve" was a weird name at the time and still is a weird name now, but because of all the games/tecnology they made they are now know across the industry and we all know the name and put a height onto it.

Same with all the others, most started out with a random name idea and then worked to become something out of their creations.

So what mattered in the end wasnt really an awsome name but awsome games

What Inu said. Most company names became awesome because of the awesome stuff they made.

Plus, I like alliterations so maybe

* big bloc games

* pixel perfect software

* redrock interactive

* ...

makes it easier to remember the name =)

id doesnt sounds that good. Bethesda Studios either (i mean, its [insert place] Studios lol). Steam sounds like the biggest online distribution system for videogames worlwide? Well no, it could have been called Microwave the same lol

(Codemasters sounds pretty cool though)

Anyway, the name doesn't says much, its more the image of the company attached to it. Even more speaking of companies that have been more than 10 years in the industry which have set their images in it.

I tend to be more literal with my names.

I named my memory-hacking software “Memory Hacking Software” and I will likely name my company “L. Spiro’s Company”.

Try “noatom’s Company”. “noatom’s Game Company”. “Game Company of noatom”.

You can see how these would catch on easily and stick in everyone’s mind.

Other tactics I have seen employed are to use foreign words.

I worked at Sanuk Games in Thailand. “Sanuk” (sa-nook) is Thai for “fun”.

People typically pick Japanese for this.

My friend will name his company “Kurage Studios” because he likes jellyfish.

Pick your favorite animal, translate to Japanese, put “Studios” after it, and you have an instant winner. Just take these names for example:

Unagi Studios

Kuma Studios

Shishi Studios

Mekajiki Studios

Tanuki Studios

Names of cool objects work just as well.

Kasei Studios

Tsukimi Studios

And you can throw in Mega, Mecha, and Neo for added measure.

Mega-Tsunami Studios Neo

Neo noatom’s Game Company

Mecha-Suishin-ki Games

You can also dump the following list of random words:

Rock

Acti

Arts

Electronic

Vision

Red

Turtle

Bear

Games

Code

Master

Soft

L. Spiro

Factory

Idea

…into a hat and pull them out randomly. Repeat until satisfied. Translate some to Japanese for heightened satisfaction.

L. Spiro

I think in general you should aim for something simple. Pretty much anything simple can evolve to be something cool. A name that's complicated will probably just get shorthanded to something simple eventually, so why let somebody else decide your company's identity?

One thing I find works, is try to take two or three random words, and put them together. Sometimes it sounds awesome, even if it's completely meaningless. Like:

deep possum software

melons united

green pie games

etc..

IMO a name doesn't have to mean anything, it's merely a label to refer to you and your company, so why not make it fun and memorable?

I tend to be more literal with my names.

I named my memory-hacking software “Memory Hacking Software” and I will likely name my company “L. Spiro’s Company”.

Try “noatom’s Company”. “noatom’s Game Company”. “Game Company of noatom”.

You can see how these would catch on easily and stick in everyone’s mind.

Other tactics I have seen employed are to use foreign words.

I worked at Sanuk Games in Thailand. “Sanuk” (sa-nook) is Thai for “fun”.

People typically pick Japanese for this.

My friend will name his company “Kurage Studios” because he likes jellyfish.

Pick your favorite animal, translate to Japanese, put “Studios” after it, and you have an instant winner. Just take these names for example:

Unagi Studios

Kuma Studios

Shishi Studios

Mekajiki Studios

Tanuki Studios

Names of cool objects work just as well.

Kasei Studios

Tsukimi Studios

And you can throw in Mega, Mecha, and Neo for added measure.

Mega-Tsunami Studios Neo

Neo noatom’s Game Company

Mecha-Suishin-ki Games

You can also dump the following list of random words:

Rock

Acti

Arts

Electronic

Vision

Red

Turtle

Bear

Games

Code

Master

Soft

L. Spiro

Factory

Idea

…into a hat and pull them out randomly. Repeat until satisfied. Translate some to Japanese for heightened satisfaction.

L. Spiro

Oh my god... the secrets are revealed.

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melons united
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Quoting for awesomeness.