Company:Punch Entertainment

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Punch Entertainment, Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FateMerged with Aeria Games
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FounderTobin Lent
DefunctSeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
,
US
Key people
Tobin Lent (CEO)
ParentAeria Games (2011)

Punch Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Palo Alto, California.[1] Founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, the company established a Vietnamese satellite studio that same year. In September 2011, Punch Entertainment sold off its Vietnamese studio to DeNA and its US-based staff to Aeria Games.

History

The company was founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, who became the company's chief executive officer.[1][2] The US-based staff of Punch Entertainment was acquired by Aeria Games on September 19, 2011, and moved to Aeria Games' headquarters in Santa Clara, California.[3][4]

Punch Entertainment (Vietnam)

Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. is a Vietnamese video game developer. It was established as a satellite office for Punch Entertainment on June 20, 2005.[5] On September 12, 2011, DeNA purchased the studio with its approximately 50 employees.[6] The acquisition was completed on September 15; terms were not disclosed.[7] DeNA sold it to Evolabel Asia in May 2017.[8] As of October 31, 2017, Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) employs 115 people in its offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.[5]

Games

  • Ego[2]
  • Reign of Swords[9]
  • Boom Goes the Earth 3D[10]
  • Gunslinger[11]
  • Hunting Unlimited[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". Punch Entertainment. 2010. http://www.punch-entertainment.com/About.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kumar, Mathew (February 11, 2008). "Road To IGF Mobile: Ego's Personality Connection". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/108261/Road_To_IGF_Mobile_Egos_Personality_Connection.php. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cifaldi, Frank (September 19, 2011). "Free-To-Play Publisher Aeria Acquires Development Staff From Punch Entertainment". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127177/FreeToPlay_Publisher_Aeria_Acquires_Development_Staff_From_Punch_Entertainment.php. 
  4. ↑ Handrahan, Matthew (September 20, 2011). "Aeria Games acquires staff from Punch Entertainment". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-09-20-aeria-games-acquires-staff-from-punch-entertainment. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "About". Punch Entertainment (Vietnam). 2017. https://punch.vn/en/about.html. 
  6. ↑ Sakuraoka-Gilman, Matt (September 12, 2011). "DeNA buys Punch Entertainment's Vietnam studio". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/33278/dena-buys-punch-entertainments-vietnam-studio/. 
  7. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (January 13, 2012). "DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011". https://venturebeat.com/2012/01/13/deanbeat-game-companies-went-on-a-2-3b-buying-spree-in-2011/. 
  8. ↑ "BRIEF-Evolable Asia unit to acquire Punch Entertainment (Vietnam)". April 17, 2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N1HP182. 
  9. ↑ Dredge, Stuart (October 3, 2008). "Punch Entertainment: 'iPhone changes everything for mobile games'". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/9285/punch-entertainment-iphone-changes-everything-for-mobile-games/. 
  10. ↑ Buchanan, Levi (June 20, 2006). "Boom Goes the Earth 3D". https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/06/19/boom-goes-the-earth-3d. 
  11. ↑ Buchanan, Levi (May 22, 2007). "Gunslinger Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/22/gunslinger-review. 

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