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'{{short description|American gaming company}} {{distinguish|Big Finish Games}} {{COI|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox company | 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 (corporate title)|President]]<ref>https://www.geekwire.com/2018/big-fish-games-hires-former-ea-zynga-executive-jeff-karp-new-president/</ref> | industry = [[Video game industry|Video game]]<br>[[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 [[Personal computer|computers]] and [[mobile app|mobile devices]]. Their game Cooking Craze was awarded the Best Pick Up and Play game by Google Play in 2017. == History == The company was founded by [[Paul Thelen]] in 2002 with $10,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pressroom.bigfishgames.com/index.php?s=20319&item=29928|title=Paul Thelen|publisher=Big Fish Games |accessdate=May 23, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2014, the company was acquired by [[Churchill Downs Inc.]] in a deal valued at up to $885 million.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2018, Churchill Downs sold the company to Aristocrat Technologies for $990 million.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> == Big Fish Studios == Big 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: *[[Drawn (series)|''Drawn'' series]]: ''Dark Flight'', ''The Painted Tower'', ''Trail of Shadows'' *''[[Fairway Solitaire|Fairway Solitaire HD]]'' *''[[Hidden Expedition]]'' series *''[[Mystery Case Files]]'' series == Online games == The company entered the [[Browser-based games|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 network game|social games]] on [[Facebook]] and [[mobile app]]s.<ref name="gamezebo-bigseadown">{{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}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} litdab.com == External links == <!-- Please see the article talk page before adding links to this section. --> * {{Official website| 1=http://www.BigFishGames.Com }} {{Prone to spam|date=October 2012}} {{Z148}}<!-- {{No more links}} Please be cautious adding more external links. 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