Cmune

Cmune is a Chinese software developer which was established in 2007. Cmune is the maker of UberStrike, a cross-platform computer game. Cmune has offices in Beijing, China[1] and San Francisco, United States.

Cmune
Type of businessPrivate
Available inEnglish
FoundedMarch 2007
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Created byLudovic Bodin, Shaun Lelacheur Sales
Key peopleLudovic Bodin, Shaun Lelacheur Sales, Benjamin Joffe, Yong Joon Hyoung, Tommy Franken, Gabriel Weyer, Jerome Scola, Eamon Logue
IndustryOnline games, Internet, Social Networking
ProductsComputer games
Employees18 employees
URLwww.cmune.com

Developed initially under the name Paradise Paintball, the first-person shooter (FPS) Uberstrike is a casual and multiplayer free-to-play 3D browser game. As of November 2012, it was the largest FPS inside Facebook. It was also available on its own website, and on the App Store for Mac and iOS.[2][3]

As of June 13th 2016 the game has been offline.[4]

UberStrike
Paradise Paintball was later renamed to UberStrike.

Paradise Paintball was launched in November 2008. The game was ranked number 1 worldwide on Apple Dashboard for four months after its debut in November 2008 and was the first real-time 3D multiplayer game launched on Facebook[5] and MySpace, where it was awarded "Best New App" at GDC in March 2010.[6] Paradise Paintball was touted as the first 3D browser based game with real time micropayment systems, where users are able to purchase virtual goods without having to quit the game.[7]

Paintball Paradise was renamed 'UberStrike' on November 16, 2010. The game also had a forum where every player could seek training, visit clan threads, sell signature art, etc. In April 13, 2016, Cmune announced the closing of Uberstrike through the game's website homepage [8] and the game servers were terminated on June 13, 2016.[8]

In 2019, fans created a patch of the game. Game can be played without official Uberstrike servers.

Recognition

On 28 May 2009, Paradise Paintball was selected as one of the winners Facebook fbFund 2009 program. The fbFund is run by Facebook, Accel Partners and The Founders Fund.[9][10] Cmune was nominated for two Unity Awards: the Community Choice Award, which is chosen via poll, by users, and The Cross Platform Award.

See also

Notes
  1. 01NetPro article (French)
  2. UberStrike HD on Mac App Store
  3. UberStrike HD on iPad, October 7 ,2012
  4. "UberStrike is offline". www.uberstrike.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. "Appdata - Paradise Paintball 3D". Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  6. Gamasutra, March 10, 2010
  7. Inside Facebook interview with Zong CEO
  8. "UBERSTRIKE SUNSETTING". UberStrike. Cmune. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. Paradise Paintball one of the winners of Facebook fbFund
  10. Paradise Paintball on About.com
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