Snap Inc. Unveils “Snap Games”
Platform to Feature Original and Third Party Games from Game Closure,
PikPok, Spry Fox, Zeptolab, and Zynga
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) today unveiled Snap Games -- an all-new
real-time multiplayer gaming platform featuring original and third-party
games from Game Closure, PikPok, Spry Fox, Zeptolab, and Zynga.
Starting today, Snap will begin rolling out a series of
made-for-Snapchat games, each designed for high-fidelity, synchronous
gameplay:
- Bitmoji Party -(Snap Inc.) - Snap’s flagship,
first-party IP for Snap Games features you and your friends, brought
to life in 3D as your Bitmojis as you compete across four fast-paced
mini-games: Pool Party, Kick Off, Spin Session, and Zombie Escape.
- Alphabear Hustle - (Spry Fox) - Alphabear Hustle is a
fast-paced cooperative word game with a twist. Players can work
together to spell words, collect cute bears, and build their own
personal bear village.
- C.A.T.S. (Crash Arena Turbo Stars) Drift Race -
(ZeptoLab) - C.A.T.S. is a multiplayer racing game that invites up to
6 players to use boosters scattered along the track to race faster, or
slow down opponents. Along the way, collect new vehicles from the
C.A.T.S. universe.
- Snake Squad- (Game Closure) - Snake Squad is a
multiplayer battle-royale game. Choose your favorite avatar to go into
battle and guide your snake around the battlefield with your squad to
grow larger to eliminate your competition.
- Tiny Royale - (Zynga) - Tiny Royale™ is a fast,
fun top-down battle royale game — the classic battle royale
experience, re-invented for the Snapchat platform. Squad up with
friends or go solo during quick 2-minute rounds to loot and shoot your
way to victory until only one player—or team—remains.
- Zombie Rescue Squad - (PikPok) - Team up with your
fellow Zombie Rescue Squad friends to enter the front lines of the
zombie apocalypse. Rescue survivors from the hungry hordes and gather
as many supplies as you can. But if you miss the helicopter to safety,
you'll be left behind!
Snapchatters can dive into gameplay right from Chat, Snapchat’s popular
messaging feature, offering friends a fast and intuitive way to start
playing.
Snap Games will include monetization opportunities for our game
development partners and Snap. The platform will launch with video
advertising featuring Snap’s non-skippable, six second Commercials ad
format that launched in Q3 2018.
Over the coming months, Snap Games will slowly expand its developer
partners across various genres and styles to bring the best gaming
experiences to the Snapchat community.
About Snap Inc.
Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera
represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and
communicate. We contribute to human progress by empowering people to
express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have
fun together. For more information, visit snap.com.
About Game Closure
Game Closure creates technology to author and distribute HTML5 apps and
bring them to large audiences, including its own hit messenger game
EverWing, an enthralling fantasy shooter to play with friends. Since its
foundation in 2011, Game Closure is led by co-founder and CEO Michael
Carter. The Game Closure technology platform provides proven tools to
author, distribute, optimize, and operate high-performance messenger
games.
About PikPok
PikPok is a leading publisher of great games across mobile, tablet, and
desktop. With a portfolio of original, licensed, and third party
developed properties, PikPok delivers games that appeal to all consumers
with pick-up-and-play gameplay, high-quality art, and immersive audio
design which provide rich game experiences. PikPok has released multiple
critically and commercially successful games including the popular Flick
Kick® series, BAFTA nominated Super Monsters Ate My Condo™, Into the
Dead®, Shatter®, and more. Steal a moment and play a game from PikPok.
About Spry Fox
Spry Fox is an 18 person company, almost 10 years old, that has launched
15 distinct games, including the award-winning games Alphabear, Triple
Town, and Realm of the Mad God, and specializing in original, pro-social
games that make the world a happier place.
About ZeptoLab
ZeptoLab is a global company which creates FUN games filled with
INNOVATION and polished with its signature QUALITY. After the success of
their Cut the Rope games, which have been downloaded over 1.2 billion
times, the company released King of Thieves and C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena
Turbo Stars, massive multiplayer mobile titles with more than 200
million combined downloads. In 2017, C.A.T.S. won Game of the Year Award
in Google Play and was named in Apple App Store's Best Games list.
About Zynga
Since its founding in 2007, Zynga's mission has been to connect the
world through games. To date, more than 1 billion people have played
Zynga's games across web and mobile, including FarmVille™, Zynga Poker™,
Words With Friends™, Hit it Rich!™ Slots and CSR Racing™. Zynga's games
are available on a number of global platforms including Apple iOS,
Google Android and Facebook. The company is headquartered in San
Francisco, California, and has additional offices in the U.S., Canada,
U.K., Ireland, India, Turkey, and Finland.
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