User:Kmanzi08/FreshGames
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters |  221 North 4th Street, Columbus, OH 43215, United States, , |
Key people | Stephan Smith |
| Website | FreshGames.com |
FreshGames, is a publisher and developer of casual, hand-held, and mobile games based in Columbus, Ohio. FreshGames was founded in 2002 by Stephan Smith and a group of veteran industry professionals. [1]
Cubis was the company's first title released in 2002. It soon became one of the most popular games on various online game portals such as Real Networks and Zone.com.[2] Cubis was later awarded Best Logic Games of 2002 by RealOne Arcade, and was the 2004 Winner of the Microsoft Mobile2Market Application Contest[3].
On November 12th, 2004 FreshGames launched their fourth title Cubis 2 then on September 12, 2006, Apple selected Cubis 2 to join their international launch of games on next generation iPods.[4]
In November of 2009 FreshGames teamed up with the Action Against Hunger organization to promote the fight against hunger and malnutrition. FreshGames raised over $12,000 for the organization through the sales of their iPhone game Ranch Rush.[5]
Games
The company has created seven games:
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FreakOut
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Cubis
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Word Mojo
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Cubis 2
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ZenGems
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Ranch Rush
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Ranch Rush 2
Awards
According to the official company website, FreshGames has won at several industry awards, including:
- Zeeby Awards for Top Casual Games of 2007 for ZenGems[6]
- Top Casual PC Games of 2007 for ZenGems[7]
- Top 10 Game of 2004 from Shockwave.com for Cubis 2
- 2004 winner of Microsoft Mobile2Market Application Contest Awards for Cubis
- 1st Place Puzzle Game of 2003 by PDArcade for Cubis
- Best Logic Games of 2002 by Real.com RealOne Arcade for Cubis
- Top 10 Shareware Game of 2002 by Adrenaline Vault for Cubis[8]