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'''Beamable Inc.''' is a technology company in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]]. The company's product allows [[game developers|Video Game Developer] who use [[Unity 3D]] to implement [[Games as a Service]] using a [[drag-and-drop]] interface. Customers have called it the first product of its kind that is not [[middleware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/disruptor-beam-beamable/|author=Ha,Anthony|accessdate=2020-04-21|title=Disruptor Beam relaunches as gaming infrastructure-maker Beamable}}</ref> Beamable has cloud-based [[software-as-a-service]] (SaaS) that enables in-game storefronts, merchandising, content management, and rich social interactions for players, along with technology to integrate with Unity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/21/disruptor-beam-changes-name-to-beamable-and-pivots-to-helping-games-make-money/author=Takahashi,Dean|accessdate=2020-04-22|title=Disruptor Beam is now Beamable, pivots from making games to helping games make money}}</ref>
'''Beamable Inc.''' is a technology company in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]]. The company's product allows [[game developers|Video Game Developer] who use [[Unity 3D]] to implement [[Games as a Service|GaaS]] using a [[drag-and-drop]] interface. Customers have called it the first product of its kind that is not [[middleware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/disruptor-beam-beamable/|author=Ha,Anthony|accessdate=2020-04-21|title=Disruptor Beam relaunches as gaming infrastructure-maker Beamable}}</ref> Beamable has cloud-based [[software-as-a-service]] (SaaS) that enables in-game storefronts, merchandising, content management, and rich social interactions for players, along with technology to integrate with Unity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/21/disruptor-beam-changes-name-to-beamable-and-pivots-to-helping-games-make-money/author=Takahashi,Dean|accessdate=2020-04-22|title=Disruptor Beam is now Beamable, pivots from making games to helping games make money}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 09:10, 22 April 2020

Beamable Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Founders
Headquarters,
Key people
Jon Radoff (CEO)
Websitebeamable.com

Beamable Inc. is a technology company in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company's product allows [[game developers|Video Game Developer] who use Unity 3D to implement GaaS using a drag-and-drop interface. Customers have called it the first product of its kind that is not middleware.[1] Beamable has cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) that enables in-game storefronts, merchandising, content management, and rich social interactions for players, along with technology to integrate with Unity.[2]

Background

The company was originally founded in 2010 as a social network game developer.[3] The company created Game of Thrones Ascent, a social and mobile game based on Game of Thrones (set during the A Song of Ice and Fire novels).[4][5][6] Game of Thrones Ascent was released on Facebook and web platforms in 2013, followed by iPad/iOS and Android devices in 2014.[7] The company was the 2013 winner of the Mass Technology Leadership Council's Innovative Technology - Digital Games award for Game of Thrones Ascent[8]

In 2014, the company announced a partnership with CBS to create Star Trek Timelines, a strategy roleplaying game featuring characters from all of the Star Trek eras.[9]

References

  1. ^ Ha,Anthony. "Disruptor Beam relaunches as gaming infrastructure-maker Beamable". Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ^ "Disruptor Beam is now Beamable, pivots from making games to helping games make money". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ Scott Kirsner, March 26, 2010, Boston Globe, "Vidgame couple build new venture around 'social gaming' trend," [1]
  4. ^ Kate Cox, May 21, 2012, Kotaku, "The Newest Player in the Game of Thrones Marches its Armies onto Facebook," [2]
  5. ^ Mike Snider, May 21, 2012, USA Today, Game of Thrones Facebook game announced, [3]
  6. ^ John Gaudiosi (2012), "'Game of Thrones' Fans Get First Facebook Social Game," Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-of-thrones-facebook-social-game-327283
  7. ^ Winter Is Coming, July 17, 2014, "Game of Thrones Ascent Launches on iPhone and Android," [4]
  8. ^ MassTLC Awards 2013, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Keohane,Dennis. "Disruptor Beam launches new Enterprise with Star Trek multiverse game". Retrieved 2014-04-08.