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VENAN ENTERTAINMENT
STUDIO’S 2010 RELEASES
Space Miner: Space Ore Bust (iOS) 91 Ninjatown: Trees of Doom! (iOS) 82
ABOUT VENAN ENTERTAINMENT Founded: 2002 Independent Location: Cromwell, Connecticut, USA www.venan.com @VenanEnt on Twitter Also famous for: Ninjatown (DS) 80
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Some of the companies in Develop 100 this year are entirely new to the mobile market – Venan has been at it for years. Founded by long time friends Philip Taksen and Brandon Curiel, the studio has had a long relationship with EA. It made a name for itself with the BAFTAnominated DS title Ninjatown and, more recently, its self-published iPhone games. The goal with Ninjatown was to inject ‘sophistication and strategy’ into chaotic survival. Space Miner was awarded game of the year by Touch Arcade and EGM. Venan released an HD version for iPad and freemium edition in late 2010. They are currently hard at work on a full sequel to Space Miner that we should learn more about very soon.