Beamable
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jon Radoff (CEO) |
| Website | beamable.com |
Beamable Inc. is a technology company in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company's product allows game developers 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.[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
- ^ Ha,Anthony. "Disruptor Beam relaunches as gaming infrastructure-maker Beamable". Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Takahashi,Dean. "Disruptor Beam is now Beamable, pivots from making games to helping games make money". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ Scott Kirsner, March 26, 2010, Boston Globe, "Vidgame couple build new venture around 'social gaming' trend," [1]
- ^ Kate Cox, May 21, 2012, Kotaku, "The Newest Player in the Game of Thrones Marches its Armies onto Facebook," [2]
- ^ Mike Snider, May 21, 2012, USA Today, Game of Thrones Facebook game announced, [3]
- ^ 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
- ^ Winter Is Coming, July 17, 2014, "Game of Thrones Ascent Launches on iPhone and Android," [4]
- ^ 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) - ^ Keohane,Dennis. "Disruptor Beam launches new Enterprise with Star Trek multiverse game". Retrieved 2014-04-08.