Merrill Studios

Merrill Studios is a video game developer and publisher founded on April 30, 1990, and it is one of the big four ATBW Blog companies on ATBW Blog, the other three are Signature Studios, CCTV Productions, and Martha Woods Entertainment, and is the lead company of the First Quadrant, which has Elephant Studios, Pagoda Studios, and Watercolor Studios as its members.

The company is known for famous game titles including Turbo Bull (1990), Grandid GT (1996), Ameritz In California City* (1997), and Hooters Simulator (2007) (*Ameritz is not named after the karaoke company, nor to be confused with it, but it is the rapper's chosen name for unknown reasons). They are also known for the program Ameritz In California City, which aired from 1996 to 2004, first released on ATBW Blog but eventually airing on television after the first episode. Again, the name "Ameritz" is the character rapper who was created by a rapper with the same name. Neither he nor his character relate to Ameritz Karaoke.

Unlike most ATBW Blog-formed game companies, which primarily focuses on general audiences, Merrill Studio's titles are made for a slightly more mature audience, most of their later games are rated T for Teen. Turbo Bull, however, is rated Kids to Adults, but not until 1994 since the ESRB wasn't a thing yet when it was released, which was in 1990, the year this company and ATBW Blog were founded.

History
With their large success throughout the late 1990's and early to mid 2000's, they have become an icon in the ATBW universe.

On May 10, 2019, CCTV Productions invited Merrill Studios to bring their original game titles into their three hooters restaurants that the company owns, and they started making arcade machines and plush toys for those to buy in those three hooters restaurants that CCTV Productions owns.