Bigpoint Games

Bigpoint GmbH
Type GmbH
Industry browser games
Founded 2002
Founder(s) Heiko Hubertz
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Employees 800 (2011)
Website Official page

Bigpoint GmbH (former: e-sport GmbH, mwire GmbH) is a German video game developer that has specializes in browser-based games. Bigpoint runs a gaming portal website with a number of browser-based massively multiplayer online role playing games it has produced and has over 200 million registered users (announced in June 2011). [1] NBCU has featured some of Bigpoint's games on the websites of some of its cable channels. In addition to its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, Bigpoint maintains offices in San Francisco (Bigpoint Inc.), Berlin, Malta (Bigpoint International), and Sao Paulo. [2]

Heiko Hubertz founded the company in 2002 and remains CEO. On April 4, 2011, Heiko Hubertz named Arthur Bastings, from Discovery Networks, co-CEO of Bigpoint GmbH. However, Mr. Bastings quickly left the company. Also, many from the San Francisco development team left the company during the summer of 2011. [3] In June 2008, General Electric and NBC Universal, along with European private-equity group GMT Communications Partners, bought out a 70 percent share of Bigpoint.[4] NBCU has featured some of Bigpoint's games on the websites of some of its cable channels.

On April 26, 2011, TA Associates and Summit Partners invested $350 million into Bigpoint to become the majority shareholders. On May 16, 2011, Bigpointdotcom posted a video on YouTube.com announcing their new office building. Previous shareholders Comcast Interactive Capital’s Peacock Equity Fund sold their holdings in this transaction. GMT Communications Partners and GE sold a majority of their stakes. Hubertz retained his existing ownership stake in the company. [5]

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Used technology

Games are developed using PHP, Adobe Flash, Java and the Unity engine.

List of games developed by Bigpoint

  • Icefighter
  • Fussballmanager
  • Gangs of Crime (formerly known as Mafia 1930)
  • Gladiatoren
  • Managergames Hockey
  • Managergames Soccer
  • Seafight
  • Land of Destruction
  • DarkOrbit
  • Chaoscars
  • SpeedCars
  • SpeedSpace
  • The Pimps
  • ActionLeague
  • Damoria
  • K.O. Champs
  • Gladius II
  • SpaceInvasion
  • War of Titans
  • BeBees
  • Parsec

List of games published by Bigpoint

  • Case White
  • SpaceConquer
  • Skaph (by Wadim Kapinos, a promotion from 2009 August)
  • Rangersland International
  • Pirates 1709 International
  • Wanted
  • 11 Manager
  • Arenas of Glory
  • Castle Fight International
  • Puzzle Pirates
  • Xhodon
  • Anophis
  • Dolumar
  • Generated Affixation: the Nexus Lancinate

References

  1. ^ Bigpoint Surpasses 200 Million Gamers Worldwide, Bigpoint, June 20, 2011, http://bigpoint.net/index.es?action=press&subpage=press_archiv&newsID=414&lang=en&sid=071a0511f21b6a51a78bd957c303d471 
  2. ^ Bigpoint, Europe's Leading Multiplayer Game Publisher, Expands Into US Market With Rapid-Fire Launch Schedule, Marketwire, December 3, 2008, http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Bigpoint-926487.html 
  3. ^ Bigpoint Names Arthur Bastings Co-CEO to Serve Alongside Company Founder Heiko Hubertz, Bigpoint, April 4, 2011, http://bigpoint.net/index.es?action=press&subpage=press_archiv&newsID=388&lang=en&sid=071a0511f21b6a51a78bd957c303d471 
  4. ^ Szalai, Georg (June 12, 2008), Peacock Fund Takes Bigpoint Stake, The Hollywood Reporter, http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/nontraditional/e3i367a96a3b9002532394528a74de47ff8, retrieved February 3, 2009 
  5. ^ Online Games Leader Bigpoint Announces Summit Partners and TA Associates to Make $350 Million Investment, Bigpoint, April 26, 2011, http://bigpoint.net/index.es?action=press&subpage=press_archiv&newsID=398&lang=en&sid=071a0511f21b6a51a78bd957c303d471 

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