Storm8
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | Redwood Shores, California |
| Founders | Garrett J. Remes, Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, Laura Yip |
| Parent | Stillfront Group |
| Website | storm8 |
Storm8 Inc. is a mobile social game developer founded in 2009 by former Zynga designer, Garrett J. Remes, as well as former Facebook engineers, including Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, and Laura Yip[1] in Redwood Shores, California. Notable games include the Restaurant Story franchise, Dragon Story, Bubble Mania, Fantasy Forest Story, Castle Story and iMobsters.[2]
In 2015 the company had more than 50 million monthly active users and more than 1 billion downloads on iOS and Android.[3] The company also published games under the TeamLava, Shark Party and FireMocha brands,[4] until it consolidated it under Storm8 Studios in March 2015.[5]
History & milestones
In June 2011, Storm8 was one of the first free-to-play mobile game publishers to announce that they earned $1 million in a single day.[6] The following year, technology news site TechCrunch referred to Storm8 as the "quiet mobile gaming giant" for successfully building one of the biggest mobile social gaming networks without raising any venture capital funding, and remaining relatively quiet with the press.[7]
In December 2012, the company celebrated 2 million game downloads in one day.[8]
In January 2020, Storm8 was acquired by Stillfront Group for US $300 million.[9] The acquisition was completed in February 2020.
Expansion moves
In 2014 the company appointed game industry veterans, adding Disney, EA and Zynga experience to its leadership team.[10][11]
The company announced a deal with Hasbro Inc. in December 2014 to launch Monopoly Bingo! and Clue Bingo! on iOS and Android.[12][13]
Games
| Title | Year | Platforms | Actively Updated |
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| Property Brothers Home Design | 2019 | iOS & Android | 
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| Home Design Makeover | 2018 | iOS & Android |
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| Dream City: Metropolis | 2016 | iOS & Android | 
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| Bakery Story 2 | 2015 | iOS & Android |
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| Frozen Frenzy Mania | 2015 | iOS & Android |
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| CLUE/CLUEDO Bingo | 2015 | iOS & Android |
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| Polar Pop Mania | 2015 | iOS |
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| Hungry Babies Mania | 2015 | iOS & Android |
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| Fortune Slots | 2015 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Diamond Quest | 2015 | iOS & Android |
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| Restaurant Story 2 | 2014 | iOS & Android |
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| MONOPOLY Bingo | 2014 | iOS & Android |
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| Fish Frenzy Mania | 2014 | iOS |
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| Fantasy Forest Story | 2014 | iOS (& Android before 2020) |
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| Cupcake Mania | 2014 | iOS & Android |
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| Fruit Splash Mania | 2013 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Hidden Objects: Mystery Crimes | 2013 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| 8Ball by Storm8 | 2013 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Match the Dots by IceMochi | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Candy Blast Mania | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Farm Story 2 | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Word Scramble | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Fruit Mania | 2013 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Word Search Puzzles | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Solitaire Classic Card Game | 2013 | iOS & Android |
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| Bingo! | 2012 | iOS & Android |
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| Jewel Mania | 2012 | iOS & Android |
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| Castle Story | 2012 | iOS & Android |
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| Home Design Story | 2012 | iOS |
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| City Story Metro | 2012 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Bubble Mania | 2012 | iOS & Android |
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| Poker | 2012 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Dragon Story | 2012 | iOS (& Android before 2020) |
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| Pet Hotel Story | 2012 | iOS 10 or earlier |
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| Slots | 2012 | iOS & Android |
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| Pet Shop Story | 2011 | iOS & Android |
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| Zoo Story 2 | 2011 | iOS 10 or earlier & Android |
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| Fashion Story | 2011 | iOS & Android |
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| Bakery Story | 2011 | iOS & Android |
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| Restaurant Story | 2011 | iOS & Android |
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| Farm Story | 2010 | iOS 10 or earlier & Android |
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References
- ^ "Moving On From Facebook". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Storm8 – Games".
- ^ Dean Takahashi (March 3, 2015). "Mobile publisher Storm8 hits a billion downloads for its casual games". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "#15 Storm8 NO CHANGE". Pocket Gamer. March 18, 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Harris, Richard. "The Storm8 Mobile Game Network is Now Storm8 Studios as it Announces 1 Billion Downloads at GDC". App Developer Magazine.
- ^ Jim Squires (June 10, 2011). "Storm8 has their first million dollar day". Gamezebo. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (May 7, 2012). "The Quiet Mobile Gaming Giant: Storm8 Passes 300M Downloads, Has Reached 100M Unique Devices". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (December 31, 2012). "Storm8 Grabs 2M Downloads In One Day On Christmas". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (January 23, 2020). "Storm8's journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition | VentureBeat". VentureBeat.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Storm8 hires duo of industry veterans". Develop. October 9, 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Storm8 wants to become a household name in mobile games (interview)". July 7, 2014.
- ^ Dean Takahashi (December 11, 2014). "Storm8 launches Monopoly Bingo! mobile game in deal with Hasbro". Venture Beat. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Mike Minotti (October 15, 2015). "Clue comes to mobile...in Bingo form". Venture Beat.
