Magic Pixel Games
| Company type | Private (LLC) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessor | EA Los Angeles |
| Founded | May 2010 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Key people | Jeff Dixon, William Farquhar, Sean Hyde-Moyer, Stephen Riesenberger, Michael Seegers, Mark Tsai, Aaron Habibipour |
| Products | Carnival Island |
Number of employees | 25+ |
| Website | www |
Magic Pixel Games is an American video game development company founded by key members of the Boom Blox team from Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio.[1]
History
[edit]Magic Pixel Games was founded by six members of the Boom Blox team after "routine layoffs" from Electronic Arts' Los Angeles studio in March 2010.[2] The company announced its formation on June 2, 2011, after adding other industry veterans from THQ and Activision to its staff.[1]
Magic Pixel's first title, Carnival Island, was announced three days later at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011,[3] based heavily on the team's prior experience with motion-controlled games.[4]
Magic Pixel's first mobile title, Stick to It, was a character-based physics-puzzler released in 2012 for iOS. In 2014, Magic Pixel partnered with Tapzen and released This Means WAR! for iOS, with the Android version coming out in Q3 of 2014. Also coming out in 2014 is Outcast Odyssey, published by Bandai Namco Games.
On January 12, 2015, both TapZen and Magic Pixel Games were acquired by Kabam.[5]
Games
[edit]| Title | Genre | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Carnival Island[6] | Party game | 2011 |
| Stick to It![7] | Platform game | 2013 |
| This Means WAR![8] | Strategy Game | 2014 |
| Outcast Odyssey | Trading Card Game | 2014 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former Boom Blox Devs Form Magic Pixel Games". Game Developer. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Small Number Of Boom Blox Devs Laid Off At EA". Game Developer. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Mark Tsai (June 15, 2011). "E3 Replay: Roll, Throw, Flip and Toss in Carnival Island with PS Move". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
- ^ "Interview: Finding The Fun With Each Type Of Motion Controller". Gamasutra. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Kabam acquires two mobile game studios as it gathers more top talent". 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Carnival Island". SCE Santa Monica Studio. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Stick to It". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ "This Means WAR!". Archived from the original on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
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