Company:Mr.Goodliving
| Type | Private (subsidiary of RealNetworks) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Website | www.mrgoodliving.com |
Mr.Goodliving Ltd. was a Finland video game developer and a video game publisher based in Helsinki, Finland . It was founded in 1999, and acquired by RealNetworks on 6 May 2005.[1] Mr.Goodliving was focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and other high-end portable devices.
The company was best known for the casual sports game franchise Playman Sports,[2] spanning numerous incarnations such as Playman Summer Games, Playman Winter Games and Playman World Soccer. Along with original intellectual property, the company worked with several high-profile licenses such as Trivial Pursuit,[3] South Park,[4] Scrabble,[5] and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.[6]
In addition to its games, Mr.Goodliving developed EMERGE, a proprietary development platform which enables rapid and scalable publishing of games to more than 2000 handsets in 20 languages.[citation needed]
On February 9, 2011, Real unexpectedly announced to close Mr.Goodliving.[7]
External links
- Official Mr.Goodliving website
- Mr.Goodliving, Pocket Gamer
References
- ↑ "REALNETWORKS ENTERS MOBILE GAMES MARKET: ACQUIRES EUROPEAN-BASED MR. GOODLIVING LTD". investor.realnetworks.com. http://investor.realnetworks.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1299933-05-2342.
- ↑ "Playman Sports". www.playmansports.com. http://www.playmansports.com.
- ↑ "Trivial Pursuit: Deluxe Edition Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Trivial+Pursuit%3A+Deluxe+Edition/review.asp?c=5227.
- ↑ "South Park Mega Millionaire Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/South+Park+Mega+Millionaire/review.asp?c=15597.
- ↑ "Scrabble Mobile Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Scrabble+Mobile/review.asp?c=10656&srch=scrabble.
- ↑ "Vancouver 2010 Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Vancouver+2010/review.asp?c=17790.
- ↑ "Real sulkee suomalaisen Mr. Goodliving -pelikehittäjän - potkut 44:lle". 2011-02-09. http://dome.fi/pelit/uutiset/real-sulkee-suomalaisen-mr-goodliving-pelikehittajan-potkut-44lle.
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