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Expanding its DS and [[Wii]] portfolio the company developed the 2009 action mini-game ''Love Is... In Bloom'' based on the [[Love Is...]] comic strip by New Zealand born artist Kim Grove.<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/love-is-in-bloom-the-flower-shop-garden/|title=Love is...in Bloom: The Flower Shop Garden - GameSpot|publisher=gamespot.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref>
Expanding its DS and [[Wii]] portfolio the company developed the 2009 action mini-game ''Love Is... In Bloom'' based on the [[Love Is...]] comic strip by New Zealand born artist Kim Grove.<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/love-is-in-bloom-the-flower-shop-garden/|title=Love is...in Bloom: The Flower Shop Garden - GameSpot|publisher=gamespot.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref>


Elephant Games has also produced [[Hidden object game#Hidden object game|hidden-object games]]. ''Lost in the City'' was released in 2009.<ref name="bigfishgames2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/2009-customer-favorites-awards/|title=2009 Customer Favorites Awards &#124; Big Fish Blog|publisher=bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> Others include ''Mystery Trackers: The Void'' in 2010,<ref name="bigfishgames3">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/2010-customer-favorites-awards/|title=2010 Customer Favorites Awards &#124; Big Fish Blog|publisher=bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> ''Mystery Trackers: Raincliff'', and ''Hallowed Legends: Templar'' in 2011,<ref name="bigfishgames4">{{cite web|url=http://promotions.bigfishgames.com/games/best-of-2011-pc.php?afcode=afcd95e67a66|title=Best PC Games of 2011 &#124; Big Fish|publisher=promotions.bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> and many others
Elephant Games has also produced [[Hidden object game#Hidden object game|hidden-object games]]. ''Lost in the City'' was released in 2009.<ref name="bigfishgames2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/2009-customer-favorites-awards/|title=2009 Customer Favorites Awards &#124; Big Fish Blog|publisher=bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114021622/http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/2009-customer-favorites-awards|archivedate=2010-01-14|df=}}</ref> Others include ''Mystery Trackers: The Void'' in 2010,<ref name="bigfishgames3">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/2010-customer-favorites-awards/|title=2010 Customer Favorites Awards &#124; Big Fish Blog|publisher=bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> ''Mystery Trackers: Raincliff'', and ''Hallowed Legends: Templar'' in 2011,<ref name="bigfishgames4">{{cite web|url=http://promotions.bigfishgames.com/games/best-of-2011-pc.php?afcode=afcd95e67a66|title=Best PC Games of 2011 &#124; Big Fish|publisher=promotions.bigfishgames.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> and many others


In 2013 Elephant Games took over two major series previously developed by [[Big Fish Studios]]: ''[[Mystery Case Files]]''<ref name="gamezebo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/mystery-case-files-fates-carnival/review|title=Mystery Case Files: Fate&#039;s Carnival Review &#124; Gamezebo|publisher=gamezebo.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> and ''[[Haunted Hotel]]''.<ref name="bigfishgames"/>
In 2013 Elephant Games took over two major series previously developed by [[Big Fish Studios]]: ''[[Mystery Case Files]]''<ref name="gamezebo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/mystery-case-files-fates-carnival/review|title=Mystery Case Files: Fate&#039;s Carnival Review &#124; Gamezebo|publisher=gamezebo.com|accessdate=2014-02-28}}</ref> and ''[[Haunted Hotel]]''.<ref name="bigfishgames"/>

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Elephant Games
IndustryVideo game
Computer software
FoundedRussia (2003)
HeadquartersYoshkar-Ola, Cheboksary, Penza, Samara, Kazan, Russian Federation
ProductsVideo games (Casual games)
Websiteelephant-games.com

Elephant Games is a casual game developing company founded in 2003 in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.[1] There are also divisions in Cheboksary, Penza, Samara, Kazan.[2] Elephant Games currently produces games for PC, MAC, iPad, iPhone and Android. Most of the company's projects are published on Big Fish Games.[3]

History

The company started as an indie developer White Elephant in 2003.[4] Later the name was changed to Elephant Games. The first released projects were for PC. Through year 2006 the company produced three parts of the arcade top-down shooter RIP. The game was first published by Meridian4 [5] and then distributed as a trilogy bundle on Steam.[6]

In 2007 Elephant Games went on the European market with their fashion simulation game Real Stories Fashionshop for Nintendo DS.[7]

Expanding its DS and Wii portfolio the company developed the 2009 action mini-game Love Is... In Bloom based on the Love Is... comic strip by New Zealand born artist Kim Grove.[8]

Elephant Games has also produced hidden-object games. Lost in the City was released in 2009.[9] Others include Mystery Trackers: The Void in 2010,[10] Mystery Trackers: Raincliff, and Hallowed Legends: Templar in 2011,[11] and many others

In 2013 Elephant Games took over two major series previously developed by Big Fish Studios: Mystery Case Files[12] and Haunted Hotel.[3]

In October 2012 the company released its first free-to-play game Found: A Hidden Object Adventure which is available on both PC and iPad.[13] The company's second free-to-play game, Midnight Castle, was released in December 2013.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Elephant Games | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  2. ^ "elephant-games.com | Company". elephant-games.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  3. ^ a b "Elephant Games Games | Big Fish Games". bigfishgames.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  4. ^ "Uziana.com Game Reviews - White Elephant Games Interview". uziana.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  5. ^ "Meridian4 - RIP Trilogy". meridian4.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Save 90% on RIP - Trilogy™ on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  7. ^ "Real Stories Fashionshop". gamekult.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  8. ^ "Love is...in Bloom: The Flower Shop Garden - GameSpot". gamespot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  9. ^ "2009 Customer Favorites Awards | Big Fish Blog". bigfishgames.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "2010 Customer Favorites Awards | Big Fish Blog". bigfishgames.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  11. ^ "Best PC Games of 2011 | Big Fish". promotions.bigfishgames.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  12. ^ "Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival Review | Gamezebo". gamezebo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  13. ^ "elephant-games.com | Found: A Hidden Object Adventure". elephant-games.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  14. ^ "Behind the Curtain: The Making of Midnight Castle | Big Fish Blog". bigfishgames.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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