Located in San Mateo, Calif., Manticore Games is the developer and operator of Core, a platform and community for players and creators. Manticore Games was established by industry veterans from Electronic Arts, Blizzard, Respawn, Xfire, Roblox, Trion Worlds, Crystal Dynamics and Zynga. The company has received backing from Benchmark Capital, Correlation Ventures, BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, M Ventures, Tuesday Capital, SV Angel, Arrive (a Roc Nation company), and Sapphire Sport.