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+{{Short description|American video game developer}}
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 {{Infobox company
 | name = Floodgate Entertainment, LLC
 | type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Zynga]]
-| foundation= 2000
+| founded = 2000
-| defunct = 2014
+| founder = [[Paul Neurath]]
+| defunct = March 24, 2011
+| fate = Acquired by [[Zynga]] and merged into Zynga Boston
 | successor = [[OtherSide Entertainment]]
-| location = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
+| 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 | accessdate=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]]
+| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
-| products = [[Video game]]s
+| products =
-| parent  = [[Zynga]]
+| parent = [[Zynga]]
 | revenue =
 | operating_income =
 | net_income =
-| homepage = [http://www.floodg.com/ floodg.com]
+| website = {{URL|floodg.com}}
 }}
-'''Floodgate Entertainment''' is a [[Boston]]-based [[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 | accessdate=March 24, 2009 }}</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 | accessdate=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 | accessdate=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> Recently, the company has focused on [[casual game|casual]] [[mobile games]].
+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==
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+{{reflist}}
 {{Zynga}}
+[[Category:Zynga]]
 [[Category:Privately held companies based in Massachusetts]]
-[[Category:Companies based in Boston, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Defunct companies based in Massachusetts]]
-[[Category:Zynga]]
+[[Category:Companies based in Boston]]
-[[Category:Companies established in 2000]]
+[[Category:Video game companies established in 2000]]
+[[Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2011]]
+[[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]]
+[[Category:2000 establishments in Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:2011 disestablishments in Massachusetts]]
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