| 词条 | Big Fish Games |
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| name = Big Fish Games, Inc. | logo = Big Fish Games logo.svg | logo_size = 160px | type = Subsidiary | foundation = {{Start date and age|2002}} | location = Seattle, Washington, United States | key_people = Jeff Karp, Managing Director/President[1] | industry = Video game Computer software | products = Video games (Casual games) | num_employees = 700 (2013) | parent=Aristocrat Leisure | homepage = {{URL|bigfishgames.com}} }} Big Fish Games is a casual gaming company based in Seattle, with a regional office in Oakland, CA, owned by Aristocrat Leisure. It is a developer and distributor of casual games for computers and mobile devices. Their game Cooking Craze was awarded the Best Pick Up and Play game by Google Play in 2017. HistoryThe company was founded by Paul Thelen in 2002 with $10,000.[2] In 2009, it announced the opening of their new European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. In August 2013, the company announced the closing of its cloud-based games service, Vancouver studio and Cork offices.[3] In 2014, the company was acquired by Churchill Downs Inc. in a deal valued at up to $885 million.[4][5] In 2018, Churchill Downs sold the company to Aristocrat Technologies for $990 million.[6][7] Big Fish StudiosBig Fish Games has a number of studios split between the Seattle office and Oakland office that develop games: Self Aware Games, Triton Studios, Skyrocket Studios, Epic Venture and Three Minute Games. Games developed by the various Big Fish studios include:
Online gamesThe company entered the browser gaming with its acquisition of the game website Ion Thunder in 2007; the service was re-branded as Atlantis following the acquisition.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} The service, which was later revamped as Big Sea Games in 2009, was shut down in 2010 as part of the company's shift from traditional online games to social games on Facebook and mobile apps.[8] References1. ^https://www.geekwire.com/2018/big-fish-games-hires-former-ea-zynga-executive-jeff-karp-new-president/ 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pressroom.bigfishgames.com/index.php?s=20319&item=29928|title=Paul Thelen|publisher=Big Fish Games |accessdate=May 23, 2011}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2013/full-memo-big-fish-ceo-announces-job-cuts-closure-ireland-bc-facilities-cancellation-cloud-games-business/|title=Full memo: Big Fish CEO announces job cuts, cancellation of cloud games business and closure of Ireland and BC facilities|accessdate=June 18, 2014|publisher=GeekWire|first=John |last=Cook |date=August 21, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Churchill Downs to buy Big Fish Games for up to $885 million|newspaper=New York Times|first=Nick|last=Wingfield|date=November 12, 2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/business/churchill-downs-to-buy-big-fish-games-for-up-to-dollar885-million.html|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Churchill finishes purchase of Big Fish Games|newspaper=The Blood-Horse|date=December 16, 2014|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/110115/churchill-finishes-purchase-of-big-fish-games|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Seattle-based Big Fish Games being sold for $990M to Australian firm|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=November 29, 2017|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/seattle-based-big-fish-games-being-sold-for-990m-to-australian-firm/|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} 7. ^{{cite press release|title=Churchill Downs Incorporated announces closing of the sale of Big Fish Games, Inc. to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. for US$990 million|publisher=Churchill Downs Inc.|date=January 9, 2018|url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/09/1286371/0/en/Churchill-Downs-Incorporated-Announces-Closing-of-the-Sale-of-Big-Fish-Games-Inc-to-Aristocrat-Technologies-Inc-for-US-990-million.html|accessdate=January 25, 2018|via=GlobeNewswire}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Big Sea Games fans swim to other ponds|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2010/08/09/big-sea-games-fans-swim-other-ponds/|website=Gamezebo|accessdate=8 December 2014}} External links
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