Gameloft
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| Company type | Société Anonyme |
|---|---|
| Euronext: GFT | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment Video game industry |
| Founded | 2000 [1] |
| Headquarters | Paris, France ("general meeting of June 19, 2012" (PDF). 19 June 2012.) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Guillemot (President and CEO) |
| Revenue |  €18.4 million (2011)[2] |
| €21.1 million (2011)[2] | |
| €18.2 million (2011)[2] | |
| Total assets | €138.5 million (2010)[2] |
| Total equity | €103 million (2011)[2] |
Number of employees | 28 studios - 5,000+ |
| Website | gameloft |
Gameloft is a French video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, with subsidiaries in 28 countries around the world. They have created a number of games for mobile phone handsets, tablets, games consoles and other platforms.
Founded in 2000 by Michael Guillemot, one of the co-founders and owners of video game publisher and developer Ubisoft, Gameloft has expanded to employ a staff of 5,000. Gameloft began to be profitable in 2003. Gameloft's consolidated revenues were €10.2m (2003), €23.2m (2004) and €46.8m (2005). Gameloft has posted consolidated revenues of €68m in 2006, €96m in 2007, €110m in 2008 and €122m in 2009.[4] In 2010, Gameloft consolidated sales reached €141m and went up to €164m in 2011. In 2012 the revenues continued to grow and crossed the €200m-mark, reaching €208.3m in 2012 and €233.3m in 2013. According to the preliminary data, the revenue for the end of year of 2014 were €227m.[5] Through agreements with major telephone carriers, handset manufacturers, specialized distributors and its online shop, Gameloft states it has a distribution network in over 100 countries.[6]
As of July 2015, Gameloft has released 69 games for Apple devices.
Awards
- GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015[7]
- Apps of the Year: Best Mobile Game App ("Asphalt 8: Airborne")
- MMO of the Year 2013[8]
- Best Android MMO - Audience Award ("Order & Chaos Online")
- Best iPhone & iPad MMO - Audience Award ("Order & Chaos Online")
- Best Classic Mobile MMO - Audience Award ("Order & Chaos Online")
- Pocket Gamer Developer of the Year 2011[9]
- JeuxVideo.com Best MMORPG on iPhone & iPad 2011 ("Order & Chaos Online")[10]
- JeuxVideo.com Best Action Game ("The Adventures of Tintin")[11]
- Spike TV Video Game Awards 2008
- Mobile Game of the Year (The Oregon Trail)[12]
- Spike TV Video Game Awards 2007[13]
- Mobile Game of the Year (Assassin's Creed)
- Best Mobile Action Game (Assassin's Creed)
- Best Mobile Visual Design (Assassin's Creed)
- Best Action Game (Heroes: The Official Mobile Game)
- IGN Game Awards 2007:
- IGN Game Awards 2008:
References
- ^ "Gameloft". Edge. Future plc. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "2011 Annual Results". Gameloft. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Gameloft gets a grown up logo for 10th birthday". Pocket Gamer. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Gameloft Reference Documents 2005 - 2009".
- ^ "Gameloft's full year sales reach €227.3m".
- ^ "Top Mobile Games for iOS, Android, Java & more - Gameloft". Gameloft.
- ^ GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2015 | Winners
- ^ MMO of the Year 2013 | Winners
- ^ The Pocket Gamer Awards 2011: The Winners | feature | Pocket Gamer Awards | PocketGamer.biz
- ^ Dossier - Les jeux de Noël 2011 - iPhone/iPod - MMORPG - page 90 sur JeuxVideo.com
- ^ Dossier - Les jeux de Noël 2011 - iPhone/iPod - Action/Aventure - page 84 sur JeuxVideo.com
- ^ Video Game Awards 2008. Spike TV.
- ^ Video Game Awards 2007. Spike TV.
- ^ IGN Best of 2007
- ^ IGN Best of 2007
- ^ IGN Wireless: Best Platform Game 2008
- ^ IGN Wireless: Best Graphics Technology 2008
- ^ IGN Wireless: Best Action Game 2008
- ^ IGN Wireless: Best Racing/Driving Game 2008
