Armature Studio, LLC was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. Founded in September 2008 by former Retro Studios directors Mark Pacini, Todd Keller and Jack Mathews, the studio was known for developing Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013) and ReCore (2016). Armature was acquired by Meta Platforms in 2022. It was shut down by Meta in January 2026.[1]
History
After completing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in 2007, game director Mark Pacini, art director Todd Keller, and principal technology engineer Jack Mathews left Nintendo subsidiary Retro Studios in April 2008, and founded Armature that September. Armature's first work was porting Metal Gear Solid HD Collection to the PlayStation Vita in 2012.[2]