Epicenter Studios, based in Sherman Oaks, California, is a video game developer founded by talent from, among other titles, the commercially successful, critically acclaimed Call of Duty franchise. Epicenter Studios recently released its first title Critter Round-Up (Animal Panic in Japan) at the Japanese Nintendo WiiWare Launch on March 25th, 2008. Critter Round-up was the only game in the group developed by a US team.