XS Software
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Company type | JSCo |
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Industry | Video game development, publishing |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | Bulgaria |
Products | MMORPGs Mobile games |
Website | http://xs-software.com |
XS Software JSCo is a Bulgarian worldwide producer, developer and publisher of cross platform multiplayer online games. XS Software's headquarters are located in Sofia, Bulgaria.
History
The company was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Hristo Tenchev, who is also the CEO[1] and created the first Bulgarian online browser game Bulfleet. After the success of the game, the team started working on more projects and the company [2] continued to grow.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/HTenchev.jpg/220px-HTenchev.jpg)
In 2005, the first version of the second title Khan Wars was released in Bulgaria and in 2008 the internationalization on Khan Wars began. The game was first released in Poland with the support of one of the biggest horizontal portals, Wirtualna Polska. The company was continuously growing by gaining more international investments, and in 2009, four new titles were released.[3] Khan Wars[4] was translated into 25 languages and released in more than 50 countries worldwide. In 2010, XS Software JSCo started the internationalization of all their games. The company translated its best performing games in up to 40 languages and they subsequently were released in 80 countries.
In 2011, XS Software JSCo started their successful path as a publisher with the number one hit game in Bulgaria - SofiaWars.
Games
- Games developed by XS Software
- Games published by XS Software
Awards and nominations
- 2008 Galaxy News - Browser Game of the Year
- Khanwars - Winner for Best Strategy Game
- Khanwars - Nominated for Best Graphics
- Khanwars - Nominated for Innovative Studio Award (Best Newcomer in Germany)
- 2009 Galaxy News - Browser Game of the Year
- Nemexia - Nominated for Story (setting, idea, background)
- Nemexia - Nominated for Strategy (strategic or tactical games requiring decision-making skills)
- 2010 Galaxy News - Browser Game of the Year
- Best Game Expansion - Jury Award - Khan Wars
- 2010 Galaxy News - Best Browser Game of the Year
- Lady Popular - Winner for Favorite Community Game
- Lady Popular - Most Popular game - 2nd place
- XS Software - Favorite Company - 2nd place
- 2011 Galaxy News - Best Online Game of the Year
- Khanwars - Best Online Game 2011 in Iran [5]
- 2011 Galaxy News - Best Browser Game of the Year
- Lady Popular - Winner for Favorite Community Game
- Lady Popular - Best 2D Game - 2nd place
- Khan Wars - Favorite Strategy Game - 3rd place
- XS Software - Favorite Company - 3rd place
- 2011 Forbes Magazine News- Forbes Business Awards
- 2011 BHRMDA News- Annual HR Awards
- In the category "Organizational architecture and design" XS Software won an award for the idea XS LEGO [8]
- 2012 Bulgarian Web Association - Bulgarian web awards
- Award for Sofia Wars in category "Entertainment and free time"
See also
- Massively multiplayer online game
- MMORPG
- Browser game
- Cooperative gameplay
- Multiplayer online game
- Online game
- Spawn installation
References
- ^ "Hristo Tenchev". Business How Bulgaria (Bulgarian). July 23, 2010.
- ^ "XS Software released games". GamePressure.com. March 20, 2010.
- ^ "Nemexia, XS Software JSCo". Mmoreviews.com. January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Khan Wars, XS Software JSCo". Match Move Games. June 18, 2010.
- ^ "XS Software, Festival Held in Tehran". XSsoftware.com. February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Forbes Business Awards 2011". Forbes Bulgaria (Bulgarian). December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012.
- ^ "Forbes Business Awards 2011". M3College.com (Bulgarian). December 8, 2011.
- ^ "Computer World 2011". Computerworld.bg (Bulgarian). December 19, 2011.