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Gogii Games is a Canadian game developer and published headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. They currently employ 25 employees in Moncton as well as having full-time contract workers in Nova Scotia, Prague, France, and Romania.
History
editFounded in 2006 by George Donovan, the company has launched eight to 10 games each year in more than 10 languages, across all platforms, from PC retail to Nintendo Wii and DS, as well as mobile platforms including iPhone and iPad.[1]
In 2010, Gogii announced the purchase of the Kanji Game engine, a 2d engine for iPad/iPhone, Mac and PC development.[2]
Games
editThe company makes primarily Hidden Object / Adventure games[3], including franchises such as Escape the Museum, The Hidden Object Show, and the #1 hit Princess Isabella: A Witch’s Curse. Princess Isabella was declared the 2009 Game of the Year by Big Fish Games, as well as being nominated in four categories at the 2nd Great Game Awards by GameHouse, where it won Top Adventure Game.[4]
Awards
editGogii Games has been nominated for several KIRA awards - including "Export Product" and "Employment Growth" in 2010, and "Most Promising Start-up" in 2008.
References
edit- ^ Entrepreneur of the Year – George Donovan, Progress Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 8
- ^ Gogii Games Engine
- ^ N.B. firm targets a new niche of gamers, NB Business Journal, By Kyle Mullin, May 20th, 2010
- ^ GameHouse Announces Winners of Second Annual Great Game Awards, PR Newswire, July 20, 2010