Boss Fight Entertainment
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Zynga Dallas |
| Founded | June, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Allen, Texas, US |
Number of locations | 2 |
Key people | David Rippy, Bill Jackson, Scott Winsett, Stephen Rippy, Dave Luehmann, Rick Goodman |
Number of employees | 70 |
| Website | bossfightentertainment |
Boss Fight Entertainment is a video game development company based in Allen, Texas,[1] with a second studio based in Austin, Texas.[2] Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in June 2013.
History
Boss Fight Entertainment was founded by David Rippy, Scott Winsett, and Bill Jackson following the closure of Zynga Dallas in June 2013.
In September 2014, Boss Fight announced that they were working on a game called Dungeon Boss.[3] Big Fish Games was announced as Dungeon Boss's publisher in March, 2014.[4]
In May 2015, former Amazon Game Studios director Dave Luehmann joined Boss Fight Entertainment as VP of Production.[5] In June 2015, Greg Costikyan joined Boss Fight as senior games designer.[6] Boss Fight opened an office in Austin, Texas in July, 2015.[2]
Games
| Release Date | Title | Platform(s) | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2015 | Dungeon Boss | iOS Android |
Collectible RPG |
Office
Boss Fight's McKinney office was initially located at the newly renovated Cotton Mill, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas. Their new headquarters in located in Allen, just north of the Watters Shopping district.[7]
Boss Fight's Austin office is located in the Northwest part of Austin, in an area known as the high-tech corridor.
References
- ^ "Venture Beat: Leaders of the undead Zynga Dallas team start Boss Fight Entertainment". 2014-02-03.
- ^ a b "Boss Fight Entertainment opens new Austin studio".
- ^ "Former Zynga CastleVille team creates Dungeon Boss mobile title for Big Fish Games". 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Big Fish will publish Boss Fight Entertainment's first casual game". 2014-03-14.
- ^ "Silicon Angle: Boss Fight Entertainment nabs former Amazon Game Studios Director". 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Greg Costikyan Linkedin". Linkedin. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Boss Fight Plays Key Role in Allen, Texas' Economic Growth | Boss Fight Entertainment". bossfightentertainment.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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