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| successor = [[OtherSide Entertainment]] | | successor = [[OtherSide Entertainment]] | ||
| location = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. | | 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 | accessdate=March 24, 2009 }}</ref> Matthew Bellows, [[Steve Meretzky]], [[Heather Wilde (author)|Heather Wilde]] | ||
| industry = [[Video game industry]] | | industry = [[Video game industry]] | ||
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'''Floodgate Entertainment''' was 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 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 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]]. In 2014, Zynga closed Floodgate Entertainment. | 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]]. In 2014, Zynga closed Floodgate Entertainment. | ||
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Revision as of 22:57, 14 March 2017
Template:Infobox company Floodgate Entertainment was a Boston-based 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] Recently, the company has focused on casual mobile games. In 2014, Zynga closed Floodgate Entertainment.
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/. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic". Floodgate Entertainment. http://www.floodg.com/darkmessiah.html. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.