Company:dotGears
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Dong Nguyen |
| Headquarters | , Vietnam |
Key people | Dong Nguyen |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 6 (2015) |
| Website | dotgears.com |
dotGears (stylised as .GEARS) is a Vietnamese video game developer based in Hanoi that specialises in mobile games. The company was founded in 2005 by Dong Nguyen,[1][lower-alpha 1] and is best known for developing the 2013 game Flappy Bird, which became popular due to its simple mechanics and high difficulty.[3] As of December 2015, the company employs six people, including Nguyen.[3]
After releasing multiple games that copied the Flappy Bird mechanics, dotGears partnered with Japanese developer Obokaidem, which would be dotGears' only partner "for the foreseeable future".[4] The two companies released their first co-developed game, Ninja Spinki Challenges!!, which uses different mechanics but was considered by critics as equally difficult, in January 2017.[5][6]
Games developed
- Ninjas Assault[7]
- Shuriken Block[7]
- Droplet Shuffle[7]
- Smashing Kitty[7]
- Super Ball Juggling[7]
- Flappy Bird (2013)[8]
- Flappy Birds Family (2014)[9]
- Swing Copters (2014)[3]
- Swing Copters 2 (2015)[3]
- Fabitalk (2015)[10]
- Ninja Spinki Challenges!! (2017)[5]
Notes
- ↑ Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hà Đông[2]
References
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2016. Guinness World Records. 10 September 2015. p. 183. ISBN 9781910561034. https://books.google.com/books?id=f896CgAAQBAJ.
- ↑ "Cha đẻ Flappy Bird: Chỉ làm việc mình giỏi nhất – thiết kế game" (in vi). 19 January 2016. https://dep.com.vn/cha-de-flappy-bird-chi-lam-viec-minh-gioi-nhat-thiet-ke-game/. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Statt, Nick (16 December 2015). "The new mobile game from the creator of Flappy Bird will drive you crazy". https://www.theverge.com/2015/12/16/10287804/swing-copters-2-ios-android-game-flappy-bird. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Jarvis, Matthew (13 January 2016). "Flappy Bird creator partners with Obokaidem for new game". https://www.mcvuk.com/development/flappy-bird-creator-partners-with-obokaidem-for-new-game. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gilbert, Ben (26 January 2017). "The man behind 'Flappy Bird' is back with a new game". https://www.businessinsider.com/flappy-bird-dong-nguyen-ninja-spinki-challenges-2017-1. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (26 January 2017). "'Ninja Spinki Challenges!!', the Latest From the 'Flappy Bird' Creator, is Now Available". https://toucharcade.com/2017/01/26/ninja-spinki-challenges-the-latest-from-the-flappy-bird-creator-is-now-available/. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Squires, Jim (3 February 2014). "5 more games from the makers of Flappy Bird (that you can play RIGHT NOW)". https://www.gamezebo.com/2014/02/03/5-more-games-makers-flappy-bird-you-can-play-right-now/. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (20 September 2017). "Flappy Bird no longer playable with iOS 11, creator says final goodbye to game". https://www.polygon.com/mobile/2017/9/20/16340524/flappy-bird-ios-11-iphone. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ Oxford, Nadia (1 August 2014). "Flappy Bird is Back in Flappy Birds Family". https://www.gamezebo.com/2014/08/01/flappy-bird-back-flappy-birds-family/. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Fabitalk by .GEARS". https://appadvice.com/game/app/fabitalk/1067296225. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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