VIDEOGAMES Pipeworks Around since 1999, you may not know them, but you certainly know their clients: Sony, Microsoft, Activision, the US Department of Defense and many others. Backed by Foundation 9 Entertainment (the largest independent game developer in the world) Pipeworks cranks out innovative, best-selling, games-as-aservice like World Series of Poker: Full House Pro for Zynga, Dancing with the Stars, Zumba Fitness, and the Deadliest Warrior Series.
SuperGenius Located in Oregon City, they help bigname game developers make some of the best games in the world. Clients include Double Fine, Tell Tale Games, Gazillion and Activision. They are best known for their work on the award-winning Walking Dead, Broken Age and Wolf Among Us.
The Fullbright Company An independent video game studio founded in 2012. In a recent podcast, co‑founder Steve Gaynor described their first title, Gone Home, “…you explore an
At SuperGenius, they showcase about 15 pieces, including the robot (left). They are created by local sculptor, Chris Truax, who makes many of his pieces out of classic Firebird parts.
occupied version of the house your family lives in. Objects in the house reveal more of the story, but most importantly examine aspects of life we don’t see very often in games.” This story exploration video game is available for PC, Mac, and Linux platforms, and is 2013’s Independent Games Festival Finalist for “Excellence in Narrative.”
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World Series of Poker: Full House Pro gives players the authenticity of a live WSOP event, delivering a realistic poker experience to TVs and Windows 8 devices. TM
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Zynga Games recent releases include CoasterVille and Riches of Olympus. TM
Gone Home was a 2013 Independent Games Festival Finalist for “Excellence in Narrative.”
Their mission is to connect the world through games, which are crafted by game gurus, visionary creatives and virtuoso engineers. They are a leader in social game services with more than 240 million monthly active users playing its games. Titles: World Series of Poker: Full House Pro, CityVille, FarmVille, Words With Friends, Empires & Allies, Scramble With Friends, Café World, The Pioneer Trail, Indiana Jones Adventure World and Mafia Wars. Zynga’s games are available on various platforms, including Facebook, Google+, Tencent, Apple iOS and Google Android.
For a list of game developers see page 136.
SourceOregon 2014
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