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KingsIsle Entertainment is an American video game developer and publisher with offices in Austin and Plano, Texas, which develops both massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMO) games for personal computers and mobile games in multiple genres. The company was founded by Elie Akilian in January 2005.

History

Kingsisle Entertainment was founded in 2005 by Elie Akilian. In 2008 the company released its first game, Wizard101, a card-battling MMO geared towards kids and families, where players take on the role of a student witches or wizards in a fantasy world. As of September, 2012, Wizard101 had 30 million users.^[1]

In 2012 Kingsisle released its second online game, Pirate101, which takes place within the same universe as Wizard101.^[2] Later that year Kingsisle released Grub Guardian, a tower defense game where players defend their towers with guard animals. Grub Guardian can be played on its own or as an extension of Wizard101.^[3]

Since 2015 the company has focused new title development on mobile games for both iOS and Android, including AlphaCat, Rise & Destroy, and Everclicker.^[4]

In May 2016, Kingsisle laid off 72 employees at its Austin studio as part of a reduction in force due to cancellation of a few unreleased mobile game titles. ^[5]

In August 2018, Kingsisle released Animal Cove for iOS and Android.^[6]

^ Ewalt, David M. (December 6, 2012). "KingsIsle Entertainment's Path To Video Game Victory". Forbes. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
^ "Aaargh! KingsIsle Entertainment's Pirate101 Online Game World to launch Oct. 8". Venture Beat. September 30, 2012.
^ Thompson, Mike (November 6, 2012). "KingsIsle launches Wizard101 tie-in, Grub Guardian, on iOS and web". AdWeek.
^ Mythdust, VAnessa (May 16, 2017). "EverClicker Presents Promising Opportunities for KingsIsle MMOs". MMORPG.
^ Nutt, Christian (May 12, 2016). "Wizard101 studio KingsIsle confirms layoffs". Gamasutra. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
^ Nelson, Jared (August 15, 2018). "Out Now: 'Barbearian', 'Bendy in Nightmare Run', 'Legend of Solgard', 'Armed Heist', 'Thunderdogs', 'Evergarden', 'Harvey's New Eyes', 'Stranger Cases', 'WarPods' and More". Touch Arcade.

[1] Ewalt, David M. (December 6, 2012). "KingsIsle Entertainment's Path To Video Game Victory". Forbes. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

[VBMay18-2] "Aaargh! KingsIsle Entertainment's Pirate101 Online Game World to launch Oct. 8". Venture Beat. September 30, 2012.

[AdWkNov2012-3] Thompson, Mike (November 6, 2012). "KingsIsle launches Wizard101 tie-in, Grub Guardian, on iOS and web". AdWeek.

[MMORPGMay2017-4] Mythdust, VAnessa (May 16, 2017). "EverClicker Presents Promising Opportunities for KingsIsle MMOs". MMORPG.

[5] Nutt, Christian (May 12, 2016). "Wizard101 studio KingsIsle confirms layoffs". Gamasutra. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

[TAAug18-6] Nelson, Jared (August 15, 2018). "Out Now: 'Barbearian', 'Bendy in Nightmare Run', 'Legend of Solgard', 'Armed Heist', 'Thunderdogs', 'Evergarden', 'Harvey's New Eyes', 'Stranger Cases', 'WarPods' and More". Touch Arcade.

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