Game Insight
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Founder(s) | Alisa Chumachenko |
| Key people | Alisa Chumachenko, Olga Skortsova, Leonid Sirotin, Darya Trushkina, Alexandra Pestretsova |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Products | Paradise Island, Mystery Manor, Airport City, My Country |
| Employees | 400+ |
| URL | 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 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 400 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.
Chief Operating Officer
Olga Skvortsova originally worked as a public relations manager at
Russian PC and social game publisher Nival, but left that company in
2010 to join Game Insight. Her duties include overseeing game
production and daily operations.
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
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
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, VKontake, 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 - VKontake, 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)