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Game Insight
Type of business	Private
Founded	2010
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Founder(s)	Alisa Chumachenko
Key people	Alisa Chumachenko, Alexander Vashchenko, Leonid Sirotin, Darya Trushkina, Alexandra Pestretsova
Industry	Interactive entertainment; Computer and video games
Products	Paradise Island, Mystery Manor, Airport City, My Country
Employees	800+
URL	game-insight.com

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Game Insight is a developer and publisher of mobile games and social games with headquarters in Moscow and San Francisco. The company was founded in 2010 by Alisa Chumachenko, who had previously served as Vice President of Marketing and Advertising for Astrum Online Entertainment. Game Insight is known for creating numerous top-grossing free-to-play games for both iOS and Android such as Paradise Island and My Country, and for creating the first hidden object game on Facebook, Mystery Manor.^[1]

Game Insight’s game portfolio currently includes more than 30 free-to-play games, including mobile games for Android, iOS, and Amazon, as well as social games for such social networks as Facebook, VKontakte, Nate, and Yahoo! Mobage Japan localized in 24 languages and running in 140 countries. The company has more than 800 employees in 11 countries.

History

Game Insight was founded in 2010. That year, the studio launched its first game, Resort World, for the social networks VKontakte and Facebook. The game was so successful that it was later ported to mobile platforms. Paradise Island for Android was the top-grossing game on Google Play for more than 26 straight weeks.^[2] In 2011, Game Insight’s game roster reached 50 million MAU.^[3]

Management Team

Game Insight has five key management team members:

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Alisa Chumachenko is the original founder of Game Insight, and had previously worked at Astrum Online Entertainment as Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. She left Astrum in 2009 to found Game Insight.

President of Product
Alexander Vashchenko Alexander began his career at IT Territory in 2004 as a designer, then in 2007 became the Head of Game Design, and later became Chief producer. After Astrum Online was created, Mr. Vashchenko continued to manage game development, first as Deputy CEO and then as CEO. The holding company has released a number of financially successful games under his leadership, winning millions of users.

Chief Producer
Leonid Sirotin previously worked at Astrum Online Entertainment, as well as at his own studio. In 2009, his studio became a part of Game Insight and went on to release the social and mobile game Mystery Manor. He oversees development of mobile and social titles.

Vice President, Business Development
Darya Trushkina previously worked as an investment consultant before joining Game Insight. She coordinates global business development and oversees international publishing for all of Game Insight’s game titles in the USA, Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Asia.

Chief Marketing Officer
Alexandra Pestretsova's experience includes one year as a researcher for a browser-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (BBMORPG), two years at major publisher Noviy Disk (a studio responsible for launching games such as Unreal Tournament and The Witcher in Russia) as community manager, PR manager, and online marketing manager, and two years as marketing director for a developer and publisher of BBMMORPGs before joining Game Insight as marketing executive.

Games and Platforms

Game Insight’s game portfolio includes game titles for Android and iOS mobile devices and for various social networks. All of Game Insight’s games use a freemium business model, so that players may download and start playing them free of charge, and purchase in-game currency and items if they wish.

Game Insight’s game portfolio currently includes:

Mobile Games
Cat Story - iPhone, iPad (September 2013)
Legacy of Transylvania - iOS (September 2013)
Big Business Deluxe - iOS, Android (August 2013)
Starborn Wanderers - iOS (July 2013)
Fairy Dale - Android (July 2013)
2020: My Country - iOS, Android, Amazon (April 2013)
Battle Towers - Android (April 2013)
Dragon Eternity - iPad, iPhone, Android, Amazon (March 2013)
Jewel Poker - iOS, Android (March 2013)
Hidden Land - iOS (February 2013)
Elements Battle - Android (December 2012)
Mystery Manor Blitz - iPad (December 2012)
Wedding Garden - iPad (November 2012)
Mirrors of Albion - iPad (October 2012)
Fun Draw - Android (August 2012)
Paradise Island - Android Olleh (August 2012) / iOS, Android, Amazon, Gfan, Mac (December 2010)
Rock the Vegas – Amazon (August 2012) / iOS, Android (July 2011)
My Country - Android Olleh (August 2012) / iOS, Android Amazon, GetJar, Tstore Korea (August 2011)
Gone Fishing: Trophy Catch - Android (July 2012) My Railway - iOS (July 2012) / Android (January 2012)
Enchanted Realm - iOS (July 2012) / Android (December 2011)
Rule the Kingdom - Amazon (July 2012) / iOS (June 2012) / Android (April 2012)
Mystery Manor: Hidden Adventure - Android (June 2012) / iPad (December 2011)
Diamonds Blaze - Android (April 2012)
The Tribez - iOS (March 2012)
My Country: Sports Edition - Android (February 2012)
Airport City - Android (February 2012)
Big Business - Android (January 2012)
Crime Story - Android (September 2011)
My Clinic - iOS, Android (May 2011)
My Corp. HD - iOS (December 2010)
Paradise Island: Exotic - iOS (November 2010)

Social Games

Dragon Eternity - Facebook, Vkontakte, Web (September 2013)
The Tribez - Facebook (September 2013)
Hotel Enigma - Vkontakte (August 2013)
Rule the Kingdom - Facebook (May 2013)
Legacy of Transylvania - Vkontakte, Yahoo! Mobage (April 2013)
Sky Adventures - Vkontakte, Facebook (February 2013)
Detective Story – Vkontakte (July 2012)
Mystery Manor - Yahoo! Mobage (July 2012) / Facebook, VKontakte, Orkut, QIP (October 2010)
Lords of Atlantis - VKontakte, Naver, Facebook (October 2011)
Crime Story - VKontakte (June 2011)
Airport City - Facebook, QQ.com, Yahoo! Mobage, VKontakte, QIP (May 2011)
My Country - Facebook, VKontakte, Draugiem.lv, Bebo (December 2010)
Life Story - VKontakte (December 2010)
Cooking Mania - Facebook, VKontakte, Yahoo! Mobage (December 2010)
First Aid - Facebook, VKontakte, Naver, Yahoo! Mobage (October 2010)
Big Business - Facebook, VKontakte, QIP (October 2010)
Sands of Time - VKontakte, Nate, Mail.ru (September 2010)
MyCorp. - Facebook, VKontakte (June 2010)
Vegas - VKontakte (June 2010)
FlowerHouse - Facebook, VKontakte (June 2010)
Resort World - Facebook, IMVU, VKontakte, jetztspielen.de, juegos.com, gamesgames.com, spelletjes.nl, gry.pl, games.co.uk, girlsgogames.de, girlsgogames.com, girlsgogames.nl, girlsgogames.pl, juegosdechicas.com (February 2010)

References

External links

[1] "Early Look: Game Insights Seeks Hidden Object Success on Facebook With Mystery Manor".

[2] "Blogging Inside Social Apps: Monetizing Mobile Games on iOS and Android".

[3] "With 4 women leading 300 men, Game Insight will triple revenues in 2012 (exclusive)".

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 | founder= Alisa Chumachenko
 | location=[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
-| key_people       = Alisa Chumachenko, Olga Skortsova, Leonid Sirotin, Darya Trushkina, Alexandra Pestretsova
+| key_people       = Alisa Chumachenko, Alexander Vashchenko, Leonid Sirotin, Darya Trushkina, Alexandra Pestretsova
 | products= Paradise Island, Mystery Manor, Airport City, My Country
-| num_employees = 400+
+| num_employees = 800+
 | homepage = [http://www.game-insight.com/ game-insight.com]
 }}
 '''Game Insight''' is a developer and publisher of [[mobile games]] and [[social games]] with headquarters in Moscow and San Francisco. The company was founded in 2010 by Alisa Chumachenko, who had previously served as Vice President of Marketing and Advertising for [[Astrum Online Entertainment]]. Game Insight is known for creating numerous top-grossing free-to-play games for both iOS and Android such as [[Paradise Island (video game)|Paradise Island]] and My Country, and for creating the first hidden object game on Facebook, Mystery Manor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Early Look: Game Insights Seeks Hidden Object Success on Facebook With Mystery Manor|url=http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2011/04/06/early-look-game-insights-seeks-hidden-object-success-on-facebook-with-mystery-manor/}}</ref>
-Game Insight’s game portfolio currently includes more than 30 free-to-play games, including mobile games for Android, iOS, and Amazon, as well as social games for such social networks as [[Facebook]], [[VKontakte]], [[Nate]], and [[Mobage|Yahoo! Mobage Japan]] localized in 24 languages and running in 140 countries. The company has more than 600 employees in 11 countries.
+Game Insight’s game portfolio currently includes more than 30 free-to-play games, including mobile games for Android, iOS, and Amazon, as well as social games for such social networks as [[Facebook]], [[VKontakte]], [[Nate]], and [[Mobage|Yahoo! Mobage Japan]] localized in 24 languages and running in 140 countries. The company has more than 800 employees in 11 countries.
 ==History==
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 '''Mobile Games'''<br/>
+Cat Story - iPhone, iPad (September 2013)<br/>
+Legacy of Transylvania - iOS (September 2013)<br/>
+Big Business Deluxe - iOS, Android (August 2013)<br/>
+Starborn Wanderers - iOS (July 2013)<br/>
+Fairy Dale - Android (July 2013)<br/>
 : My Country - iOS, Android, Amazon (April 2013)<br/>
 Battle Towers - Android (April 2013)<br/>
-Dragon Eternity - iPad, Web (March 2013)<br/>
+Dragon Eternity - iPad, iPhone, Android, Amazon (March 2013)<br/>
 Jewel Poker - iOS, Android (March 2013)<br/>
+Hidden Land - iOS (February 2013)<br/>
 Elements Battle - Android (December 2012)<br/>
 Mystery Manor Blitz - iPad (December 2012)<br/>
@@ Line 96: / Line 102: @@
 '''Social Games'''<br/>
+Dragon Eternity - Facebook, Vkontakte, Web (September 2013)<br/>
+The Tribez - Facebook (September 2013)<br/>
+Hotel Enigma - Vkontakte (August 2013)<br/>
 Rule the Kingdom - Facebook (May 2013)<br/>
-Legacy of Transylvania - Vkontakte (April 2013)<br/>
+Legacy of Transylvania - Vkontakte, Yahoo! Mobage (April 2013)<br/>
 Sky Adventures - Vkontakte, Facebook (February 2013)<br/>
 Detective Story – Vkontakte (July 2012)<br/>