Z2 (company)

Z2
Formerly
 Z2Live Inc.
Subsidiary
Industry Video game industry
Founded 2009 (2009)
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Parent King (2016–present)
Website z2.com

Z2 (formerly Z2Live Inc.) is an American video game developer based in Seattle that focuses on the creation of mobile games. As of 2016, the company is a subsidiary of King.

History

Z2Live was founded in 2009 by David Bluhm and Damon Danieli with the goal of creating an Xbox Live style gaming platform. With the announcement of Apple's Game Center, Lou Fasulo, SVP, pivoted the company to its current business of creating highly social freemium games for mobile. The company's first game was Trade Nations, a city building simulation, which achieved critical acclaim as well as viral success within its first few months on the iOS platform.[1] Following the initial success of Trade Nations, the company received additional investment from Seattle's Madrona Venture Group as well as Draper Fisher Jurvetson.[2] The company's next game, MetalStorm, brought the freemium model to aerial combat flight simulators while also earning acclaim for its integration of AirPlay mirroring.[3] Following MetalStorm, the company released its third iOS title Battle Nations which combined city building mechanics with strategy-based PvP. The company also expanded in 2012 with the acquisition of Big Sandwich Games, a Vancouver-based game developer company.[4]

On February 12, 2015, Z2Live was acquired by King.[5]

Games

NamePlatform(s)Year released
Trade NationsiOS / OS X2010
MetalStormiOS2011
Battle NationsiOS / OS X2011
NitroiOS2011

References

  1. ↑ "IOS Social Game Trade Nations Played Over 200 Million Times In First Three Months". The Street. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Cutler, Kim-Mai. "Z2Live Becomes Yet Another Mobile Gaming Startup to Scoop Up More Venture Funding". Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "MetalStorm Wingman using AirPlay Mirroring".
  4. ↑ "Z2Live swallows Big Sandwich Games in acquisition deal (exclusive)".
  5. ↑ http://investor.king.com/investors/news/financial-releases/Press-Release-Details/2015/King-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2014-Results-Announces-Special-Dividend-of-094-per-Share/default.aspx
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