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'''Game Closure''' is a [[Silicon Valley]]{{En dash}}based technology company which builds post-app store technology. |
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==History== |
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The company was founded in [[Silicon Valley]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-03-01-six-things-you-need-to-know-about-messenger-games| title=Six things you need to know about Messenger Games| work=gamesindustry.biz| access-date=2018-04-05}}</ref> in 2011 by American technology entrepreneur, Michael Carter, and his partner, Tom Fairfield. It has since raised $33.5m in venture capital funding.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Move-over-App-Store-Startup-looks-for-new-way-10846057.php| title=Move over, App Store: Startup looks for new way to distribute apps| work=San Francisco Chronicle| access-date=2017-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/09/06/gameclosure-startx/| website=VentureBeat.com| title=From zero to hero: Game Closure CEO makes rare public appearance at StartX| date=7 September 2012| access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref> In 2014, Carter co-founded the startup "Hello World"—and sold it in less than three months to [[Life360]] for over $1 million.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/ernestine-fu-helloworld-acquired-by-life360-2014-10| title=It Only Took 2 Months For Silicon Valley's 'Youngest VC' To Sell Her Startup For More Than $1 Million| work=Business Insider| access-date=2017-05-20| language=en}}</ref> |
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==Company details and products== |
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Blackstorm Labs is a Silicon Valley-based technology company which builds post-app store technology. The company is responsible for creating the mobile game EverWing, on Facebook's Instant Games platform. Blackstorm has raised $33.5m in venture capital funding, and was founded in 2016 by Michael Carter. [[Ernestine Fu]], Tom Fairfield, and Martin Hunt. |
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Game Closure is a partner with [[Rakuten]] in a joint venture called Rakuten Games, the Tokyo-based content creator that built the RGames HTML5 gaming platform.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/japan-s-rakuten-bets-on-post-app-future-with-new-gaming-service| title=Japan's Rakuten is Betting on a Future Without Apps| date=2017-04-04| work=Bloomberg.com| access-date=2017-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/03/japans-rakuten-games-launches-html5-social-game-platform/| title=Japan's Rakuten Games launches HTML5 social game platform| date=2017-04-04| website=VentureBeat| access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.techinasia.com/rakuten-launches-mobile-gaming-platform| title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem| website=www.techinasia.com| language=en-US| access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> Carter also sits on the Board of Directors of Rakuten Games.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japan-s-Rakuten-seeks-reboot-through-online-gaming|title=Japan's Rakuten Seeks Reboot Through Online Gaming| last=Tani| first=Shotaro| website=Nikkei Asian Review| access-date=2017-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-04/japan-s-rakuten-bets-on-post-app-future-with-new-gaming-service| title=Japan's Rakuten Is Betting on a Future Without Apps| date=2017-04-04| work=Bloomberg.com| access-date=2017-05-20}}</ref> |
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Game Closure is responsible for creating the game [[EverWing]] on Facebook's Instant Games platform, which was named a 2016 Facebook Game of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Japanese-gaming-companies-lend-a-hand-to-Facebook| title=Japanese gaming companies lend a hand to Facebook| last=Tani| first=Shotaro| date=November 30, 2016| website=Nikkei Asian Review| access-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/18/blackstorm-labs-seizes-the-html5-instant-games-opportunity/| title=Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity| date=2017-03-18| website=VentureBeat| access-date=2017-05-19}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 8 September 2024
Game Closure is a Silicon Valley–based technology company which builds post-app store technology.
History
[edit]The company was founded in Silicon Valley[1] in 2011 by American technology entrepreneur, Michael Carter, and his partner, Tom Fairfield. It has since raised $33.5m in venture capital funding.[2][3] In 2014, Carter co-founded the startup "Hello World"—and sold it in less than three months to Life360 for over $1 million.[4]
Company details and products
[edit]Game Closure is a partner with Rakuten in a joint venture called Rakuten Games, the Tokyo-based content creator that built the RGames HTML5 gaming platform.[5][6][7] Carter also sits on the Board of Directors of Rakuten Games.[8][9]
Game Closure is responsible for creating the game EverWing on Facebook's Instant Games platform, which was named a 2016 Facebook Game of the Year.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Six things you need to know about Messenger Games". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Move over, App Store: Startup looks for new way to distribute apps". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "From zero to hero: Game Closure CEO makes rare public appearance at StartX". VentureBeat.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "It Only Took 2 Months For Silicon Valley's 'Youngest VC' To Sell Her Startup For More Than $1 Million". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Japan's Rakuten is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Japan's Rakuten Games launches HTML5 social game platform". VentureBeat. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Tani, Shotaro. "Japan's Rakuten Seeks Reboot Through Online Gaming". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Japan's Rakuten Is Betting on a Future Without Apps". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Tani, Shotaro (November 30, 2016). "Japanese gaming companies lend a hand to Facebook". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity". VentureBeat. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2017-05-19.