Zynga with Friends
 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary of Zynga (Formerly Private) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | 2008 Texas (as Newtoy, Inc.) |
| Headquarters | McKinney, Texas |
Key people | Paul Bettner (founder) David Bettner (founder) Michael Chow (founder) |
| Products | Chess with Friends (2008) Words with Friends (2009) We Rule (2010) Hanging with Friends (2011) Scramble with Friends (2012) Matching with Friends (2012) Gems with Friends (2012) Stampede Run (2013) |
Number of employees | N/A |
| Subsidiaries | N/A |
Zynga with Friends (formerly Newtoy, Inc.) is a video game developer founded in 2008 by brothers Paul Bettner and David Bettner, and their cousin Michael Chow. It is one of the four game developers that was formed after the disbanding of Ensemble Studios, the other three being Robot Entertainment, Windstorm Studios, and Bonfire Studios, which has since been acquired by Zynga and renamed Zynga Dallas.[1] In November 2008, Newtoy, Inc. released its first known game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Chess with Friends, an online game released for the Apple App Store.[2] Later, in August the following year, it released its second known game for iPhone and iPod touch, Words with Friends, another online game with a format almost exactly identical to Scrabble, which ultimately became their best known game.[3] In November 2010, the company was acquired by Zynga, and was rebranded as Zynga with Friends in December 2010. Finally, after a near two years since the company's previous game release, Zynga with Friends released its third game for iPhone and iPod touch, Hanging with Friends, on June 9, 2011.
Games
 | This section needs to be updated. (July 2014) |
| Release Date |
Title | Genre | Latest Update Date | Version | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2008 | Chess with Friends | Strategy | April 4, 2014 | 4.19 | iOS (6.0 and later) |
| August 2009 | Words with Friends | Strategy Puzzle |
January 25, 2014 (iPad) April 9, 2014 (iPhone) |
6.60 (iPad) 7.22 (iPhone) |
iOS |
| February 2011 | July 12, 2012 | 4.92 | Android | ||
| March 2010 | We Rule | Simulation
RPG |
September 14, 2012 | 1.51 | iOS |
| June 2011 | Hanging with Friends | Strategy | April 3, 2014 | 4.45 | iOS |
| September 2011 | May 9, 2012 | 4.54 | Android | ||
| January 2012 | Scramble with Friends | Strategy Puzzle Word game |
May 14, 2014 (iPhone) January 22, 2014 (iPad) |
4.4.2 (iPhone) 1.06 (iPad) |
iOS |
| January 2012 | August 14, 2012 | 4.73 | Android | ||
| June 2012 | Matching with Friends | Strategy Puzzle |
21 April 2014 | 4.24 | iOS |
| September 2013 | September 10, 2013 | 4.92 | Android | ||
| August 2012 | Gems with Friends | Strategy Puzzle |
January 14, 2014 | 4.19 | iOS |
| January 2013 | Stampede Run (formerly Running with Friends)[4] |
Endless runner | May 6, 2014 | 2.42 | iOS |
| November 2013 | November 22, 2013 | 1.54 | Android |
References
- ^ "Newtoy | About". newtoyinc.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Snow, Jean (November 14, 2008). "Halo Wars Devs Form iPhone Game Studio | GameLife | Wired.com". wired.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Newtoy releases Words with Friends 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch". prmac.com. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Zynga rebrands Running with Friends to Stampede Run, introduces single player mode". Inside Mobile Apps. November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.