Nordcurrent
| Formerly | Ivolgamus |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Key people | Victoria Trofimova (CEO) |
| Products | 101-in-1 Games, Happy Chef, Cooking Fever |
Number of employees | 80+ |
| Subsidiaries | Nordcurrent Odesa |
| Website | www |
Nordcurrent is a Lithuanian video game developer and publisher of casual and freemium games. The company has developed several games for various platforms, such 101-in-1 Games, Happy Chef, and Cooking Fever.
History
Nordcurrent has been operating since 2002 when Ivolgamus, a company developing games for consoles, was established in Vilnius.[1] The company grew rapidly and Nordcurrent was set up in 2007 as a games development and publishing unit to take advantage of the opportunities available on the global market.[2] Since 2010, Nordcurrent has exclusively specialised in the development of freemium and casual games. In November 2015 Nordcurrent opened a new development studio in Warsaw, Poland.
The company worked for a while as a developer in the console business, mostly known for cooperation with Activision.[3]
Nordcurrent's 101-in-1 Games for the iOS platform has been in the top 5 games[4] in as many as 75 countries. The game has already reached 20 million downloads.[5]
In August 2014, iOS game Cooking Fever was released.[6] February 2015 it was released for Android. In the first year Cooking Fever was downloaded by more than 50 million players.[7]
In 2018 Nordcurrent acquired Odesa (Ukraine) game studio Blam! Games Studio which then was renamed to Nordcurrent Odesa.[8][9]
Games developed
- 101-in-1 Games- 2010 (iOS), 2011 (Android)[10][11]
- 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix- 2008 (Nintendo DS), 2011 (Wii)[12][13]
- 101-in-1 Megamix- 2010 (PlayStation Portable)[14]
- 101-in-1 Party Megamix- 2009 (Wii)[15] Taking use of Wii controls, it contains 101 games that are broken up into eight groups. Each of them are represented by themed TV stations, mostly designed to be played by four people.[16]
- 5 Arcade Gems- 2010 (Wii)[17]
- Arcade Essentials- 2010 (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3),[18] 2011 (Wii)[19]
- Cooking Fever (Android, iOS, Windows 10) [20]
- Shrek’s Carnival Craze- 2008 (Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii)[21][22]
- Urbanix- 2010 (iOS, PlayStation Portable),[23][24] 2011 (Wii)[25]
References
- ^ "Didžiausi šalies žaidimų kūrėjai Lietuvoje nebeišsitenka – plėsis Lenkijoje". Delfi (web portal). July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Viktorija Trofimova: "Populiariausio mobiliojo žaidimo karūną užsidėti įmanoma!"". lt:Bzn star. October 4, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Lithuania's Nordcurrent rides Cooking Fever beyond 100 million downloads". VentureBeat. March 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ 101-in-1 Games Ranks
- ^ 101-in-1 Games sales
- ^ "Cooking Fever App Ranking and Store Data | App Annie". App Annie. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Cooking Fever simmers past 50 million downloads". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Lithuanian game publisher acquires Ukrainian Blam! Games Studios". inventure.com.ua. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Литовская игровая компания Nordcurrent купила одесскую геймстудию Blam! Games". AIN.UA (in Russian). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "101-in-1 Games: On the App Store now". GamesIndustry.biz. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Willson, Will (May 11, 2011). "101-in-1 Games now available on Android for free". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (November 12, 2008). "101-game DS compilation this month". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Vuckovic, Daniel (September 23, 2011). "Aussie Nintendo Store: Cut the TwinBee". Kotaku. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Bravve, Alex (November 12, 2008). "101-in-1 Megamix Hits PSN Today!". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Hernandez, Pedro (June 11, 2009). "Atlus Has Announced 101-in-1 Party Megamix for Wii". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Christopher. "101-in-1 Party Megamix". AllGame. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "5 Arcade Gems, one bargain price!". GamesIndustry.biz. April 30, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Five-game compilation now available on PlayStation minis". Gamesindustry.biz. December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Nichols, Scott (March 21, 2011). "This week on WiiWare... 'Arcade Essentials'!". Digital Spy. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Lithuania's Nordcurrent rides Cooking Fever beyond 100 million downloads". VentureBeat. 15 March 2017.
- ^ "ACTIVISION INVITES EVERYONE TO THE FAIRYTALE CARNIVAL WITH SHREK'S CARNIVAL CRAZE(TM), OUT NOW FOR WII(TM), NINTENDO DS(TM), PLAYSTATION(R)2, AND PC". Activision. October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ ""Shrek's Carnival Craze" – naujas "Ivolgamus" projektas". Games.lt. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "iPhone town-constructing tractor game now to be had". GamesIndustry.biz. June 10, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Urbanix". PlayStation Store. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Ronaghan, Neal (January 17, 2011). "This Week in Nintendo Downloads". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved November 17, 2019.