Built Games
 | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Founder | Michael Pagano Doom Kevin McKinney |
Key people | Michael Pagano Doom (CEO)
Kevin McKinney (COO) Jay Guevarra (Partner, VP of Strategy) |
| Products | Spellfast Teletubbies Play Time |
| Website | http://builtgames.com |
Built Games, LLC is an independent video game developer and publisher founded in December, 8 2014 by Michael Pagano Doom, and is based in Los Angeles, California.
The company gained notoriety when their first mobile game, Little Dictator, was released in February, 2015. When it was initially submitted Apple rejected it due to its controversial subject matter and the way the game poked fun at North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.[1]
History
Built Games was founded in late 2014 by CEO Michael Pagano, now Michael Pagano Doom, who was a former producer and studio head at EA and Zynga. Michael's former Warner Bros. colleagues Kevin McKinney and Jay Guevarra joined the company respectively as Co-Founder, COO and Partner, VP Strategy in late 2015 to round out the executive team. On November 12, 2015 Built Games published Super Nitro Chimp, which was developed by C2 Game Studio.
In partnership with DHX Media, Teletubbies Play Time, an app for toddlers was released on June 22, 2017 in the U.S. and Philippines, and worldwide on December 10, 2017.[2]
On October 13, 2016 Wyld Stallyns, an RPG title based on the Bill and Ted universe was announced[3] and is scheduled to be released in early 2018.
Games published
| Year | Title | Genre(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Little Dictator | Casual | |
| Super Nitro Chimp | Racing | ||
| 2017 | Teletubbies Play Time | Educational | iOS |
| Spellfast | Word | iOS |
External links
- ^ Dredge, Stuart (2015-02-12). "Apple approves Kim Jong-un spoof Little Dictator after initial rejection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "DHX Brands Introduces New Teletubbies App - TVKIDS". TVKIDS. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "The excellent Bill & Ted Wyld Stallyns is hitting up mobile next year". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2017-12-14.