Built Games
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Founder | Michael Pagano Doom Kevin McKinney |
Key people | Michael Pagano Doom (CEO) Kevin McKinney (COO) Jay Guevarra (Partner, VP of Strategy) |
| Products | Spellfast Teletubbies Play Time Bill & Ted's Wyld Stallyns Broad City: High Score |
| Website | http://builtgames.com |
Built Games, LLC is an independent video game developer and publisher founded in December 8, 2014 by Michael Pagano Doom, and based in Los Angeles, California.
The company gained notoriety when their first mobile game, Little Dictator, was released in February 2015. When it was initially submitted, Apple rejected it due to its controversial subject matter and the way the game poked fun at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.[1]
History
[edit]Built Games was founded in late 2014 by Michael Pagano, a former producer and studio head at EA[2] and Zynga.[3] Pagano's former Warner Bros. colleagues Kevin McKinney and Jay Guevarra joined the company respectively as Co-founder, COO and Partner, VP Strategy in late 2015. On November 12, 2015, Built Games published Super Nitro Chimp, which was developed by C2 Game Studio.[4]
In partnership with DHX Media, Teletubbies Play Time, an app for toddlers was released on June 22, 2017 in the U.S. and Philippines, and worldwide on December 10, 2017.[5]
On October 13, 2016, Wyld Stallyns, an RPG title based on the Bill and Ted universe was announced.[6] The game released in November 2018. On June 9, 2017, to celebrate the fictional duo's favorite numeral combination, Built Games launched a "69 minutes of 69" promotion where a contest winner was selected to be included as a playable character.[7]
In partnership with Comedy Central, Broad City: High Score, a mobile game based on the show created by Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, was released worldwide on April 20, 2018.[8]
Games published
[edit]| Year | Title | Genre(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Little Dictator | Casual | |
| Super Nitro Chimp | Racing | ||
| 2017 | Teletubbies Play Time | Educational | iOS |
| Spellfast | Word | iOS | |
| 2018 | Broad City: High Score | Casual | iOS |
| Bill & Ted's Wyld Stallyns | RPG | iOS |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dredge, Stuart (2015-02-12). "Apple approves Kim Jong-un spoof Little Dictator after initial rejection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ Glasser, AJ. "EA Mobile's Lessons Learned on iPhone: "Keep It Simple, Keep It Sexy"". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "Zynga US Patents, Patent Applications and Patent Search - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ "Nitro Chimp is Back and Faster Than Ever in Super Nitro Chimp". www.businesswire.com (Press release). 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "DHX Brands Introduces New Teletubbies App - TVKIDS". TVKIDS. 2017-12-12. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "The excellent Bill & Ted Wyld Stallyns is hitting up mobile next year". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "6/9 Is Bill and Ted Day, So You Should Probably Enter This Excellent Contest - Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ "MOBILE GAME BROAD CITY: HIGH SCORE AVAILABLE FOR..." Comedy Central Press. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.