Big Fish Games
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Big Fish Games is a provider of casual games and game-related community services based in Seattle, Washington. The company is best known for its strong growth and leadership in digital distribution of online casual games. Big Fish Games has several lines of business including distribution of downloadable casual games, ad supported free online web browser games, game development studios, e-greetings, and most recently a social networking site for casual game players to share opinions, invite friends, and earn cash for games their friends buy.
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History
Big Fish Games was founded by Paul Thelen in 2002, formerly the Group Product Manager that launched the RealArcade games service for RealNetworks. Big Fish Games grew from a new entrant to one of the top game destinations in the world. The September 2006 launch of the social networking service My Big Fish Games takes the casual games industry in a new direction, returning some of the industryâs profits to the consumers who drive new customers and grow the business.
Company Timeline:
- May 2002: Big Fish Games, LLC founded as a game development studio.
- September 2003: Big Fish Games launches a web portal and begins distributing other developersâ games for the first time.
- April 2005: Big Fish Games purchases the online games community site Ion Thunder.
- June 2005: Bigfishgames Deutschland (www.bigfishgames.de) is launched.
- July 2005: Big Fish Games launches game operations for NBCâs iVillage site and Viacomâs Nickelodeon site.
- January 2006: Big Fish Games purchases casual games developer Funpause.
- February 2006: Joint launch of Bigfishgames Japan (www.bigfishgames.jp) and Bobby's Way (http://www.bobbysway.jp), a blog by Bobby Valentine.
- April 2006: Game Club subscription service is launched.
- September 2006: My Big Fish Games social networking service for casual gamers is launched.
- February 2007: The Principal Network Partner program is launched.
Games
Titles Developed by Big Fish Studios
- Abra Academy (March 17, 2007)
- Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst (December 15, 2006)
- Travelogue 360: Paris (November 3, 2006)
- Atlantis Sky Patrol (August 25, 2006)
- Hidden Expedition: Titanic (July 21, 2006)
- Mystic Inn (April 12, 2006)
- Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects (April 6, 2006)
- Mystery Case Files: Huntsville (November 14, 2005)
- Fairies (October 28, 2005)
- Atlantis (August 3, 2005)
- Mahjong Towers Eternity (July 28, 2005)
- Magic Vines (November 24, 2004)
- Slot Words (July 9, 2004)
- Word Search Deluxe (January 5, 2003)
- Top Ten Solitaire (January 28, 2002)
Titles Published by Big Fish Studios
- Grimm's Hatchery (April 6, 2007)
- Virtual Villagers: The Lost Children (February 16, 2007)
- Chicken Chase (February 2, 2007)
- Word Web Deluxe (January 12, 2007)
- Teddy Tavern: A Culinary Adventure (January 5, 2007)
- Virtual Villagers (July 14, 2006)
- Aveyond (June 16, 2006)
- Mah-Jomino (May 5, 2006)
- Master of Defense (March 11, 2006)
- Tino's Fruit Stand (February 29, 2006)
- Fish Tycoon (November 9, 2005)
- Alien Shooter (June 9, 2003)
Official Site
See Also
External Links
- Big Fish Games Company Information
- Big Fish Games article at Wikipedia
- Share a Game, Win Some Cash - Business Week article about My Big Fish Games
- Social networking comes to casual games - MSNBC article about My Big Fish Games
- Big Fish scales down some staff, hooks others - Seattle P-I reports on October 2006 layoffs
- Crazy Competition in Casual Games - Editorial at Gamezebo
