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{{Short description|American video game developer}} | |||
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{{Infobox company | {{Infobox company | ||
| name = Floodgate Entertainment, LLC | | name = Floodgate Entertainment, LLC | ||
| type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Zynga]] | | type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Zynga]] | ||
| | | founded = 2000 | ||
| founder = [[Paul Neurath]] | |||
| defunct = March 24, 2011 | | defunct = March 24, 2011 | ||
| fate = Acquired by [[Zynga]] and merged into Zynga Boston | |||
| successor = [[OtherSide Entertainment]] | | successor = [[OtherSide Entertainment]] | ||
| | | hq_location = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. | ||
| key_people = [[Paul Neurath]], Creative Director<ref name=companypage>{{cite web | url=http://www.floodg.com/company.html | title=About Floodgate | publisher=Floodgate Entertainment | access-date=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> | | key_people = [[Paul Neurath]], Creative Director<ref name=companypage>{{cite web | url=http://www.floodg.com/company.html | title=About Floodgate | publisher=Floodgate Entertainment | access-date=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> | ||
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | ||
| products = | | products = | ||
| parent | | parent = [[Zynga]] | ||
| revenue = | | revenue = | ||
| operating_income = | | operating_income = | ||
| net_income = | | net_income = | ||
| | | website = {{URL|floodg.com}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Floodgate Entertainment''' was an American [[video game developer]] founded by [[Paul Neurath]] in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former [[Looking Glass Studios]] employees.<ref name=pressrelease /> | '''Floodgate Entertainment''' was an American [[video game developer]] founded by [[Paul Neurath]] in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former [[Looking Glass Studios]] employees.<ref name=pressrelease /> | ||
Floodgate co-developed ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide]]'' alongside [[BioWare]]<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite web | url=http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/ | title=BioWare and ATARI announce ''Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide'' | publisher=[[BioWare]] | date=November 27, 2002 | access-date=March 24, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720060250/http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/ | archive-date=July 20, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Dark Messiah of Might and Magic]]'' alongside [[Arkane Studios]].<ref name=floodg>{{cite web | url=http://www.floodg.com/darkmessiah.html | title=''Dark Messiah of Might and Magic'' | publisher=Floodgate Entertainment | access-date=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> In 2006, they signed a deal with [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]] to distribute their game ''Mo-Pets''.<ref name=pressrelease2>{{cite web | url=http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html | title=Mo-Pets will host cat, dog, ferret and monkey talent shows on US phones | publisher=[[Sony BMG]] | date=November 2, 2006 | access-date=March 24, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231145019/http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html | archive-date=December 31, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by [[Zynga]] and merged with Zynga Boston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/67909/zynga-acquires-floodgate-entertainment|title=Zynga acquires Floodgate Entertainment}}</ref> | Floodgate co-developed ''[[Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide]]'' alongside [[BioWare]]<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite web | url=http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/ | title=BioWare and ATARI announce ''Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide'' | publisher=[[BioWare]] | date=November 27, 2002 | access-date=March 24, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720060250/http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/ | archive-date=July 20, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Dark Messiah of Might and Magic]]'' alongside [[Arkane Studios]].<ref name=floodg>{{cite web | url=http://www.floodg.com/darkmessiah.html | title=''Dark Messiah of Might and Magic'' | publisher=Floodgate Entertainment | access-date=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> In 2006, they signed a deal with [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]] to distribute their game ''Mo-Pets''.<ref name=pressrelease2>{{cite web | url=http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html | title=Mo-Pets will host cat, dog, ferret and monkey talent shows on US phones | publisher=[[Sony BMG]] | date=November 2, 2006 | access-date=March 24, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231145019/http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html | archive-date=December 31, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by [[Zynga]] and merged with Zynga Boston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/67909/zynga-acquires-floodgate-entertainment|title=Zynga acquires Floodgate Entertainment|date=March 24, 2011 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 4 October 2026
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox company Floodgate Entertainment was an American video game developer founded by Paul Neurath in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former Looking Glass Studios employees.[1]
Floodgate co-developed Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide alongside BioWare[1] and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic alongside Arkane Studios.[2] In 2006, they signed a deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to distribute their game Mo-Pets.[3] On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by Zynga and merged with Zynga Boston.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BioWare and ATARI announce Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide". BioWare. November 27, 2002. http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/.
- ↑ "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic". Floodgate Entertainment. http://www.floodg.com/darkmessiah.html.
- ↑ "Mo-Pets will host cat, dog, ferret and monkey talent shows on US phones". Sony BMG. November 2, 2006. http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html.
- ↑ "Zynga acquires Floodgate Entertainment". March 24, 2011. https://www.shacknews.com/article/67909/zynga-acquires-floodgate-entertainment.
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