Disruptor Beam
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | Massachusetts, United States (2010) |
| Headquarters | Framingham, Massachusetts, USA |
| Website | disruptorbeam.com |
Disruptor Beam is an award-winning developer of mobile and social game products based in Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2010.[1] The company is known for developing a social and mobile game based on Game of Thrones (set in the Song of Ice and Fire novels).[2][3][4] Game of Thrones Ascent was released on Facebook and web platforms in 2013, followed by iPad/iOS and Android devices in 2014.[5] In 2014, the company announced a partnership with CBS to create "Star Trek Timelines", a strategy roleplaying game featuring characters from all of the Star Trek eras.[6]
The company is led by CEO Jon Radoff and is backed by investors including Google Ventures, Romulus Capital, Harmonix founders and executives Eran Egozy, Alex Rigopulos; CommonAngels; and E-Ink founder Russ Wilcox.[7][8] The company secured its Series A round in November 2014, which added Midverse Studios and GrandBanks Capital to its list of investors [9] The company was the 2013 winner of the Mass Technology Leadership Council's Innovative Technology - Digital Games award for Game of Thrones Ascent[10]
Titles
- Game of Thrones Ascent
- Star Trek Timelines
References
- ↑ Scott Kirsner, March 26, 2010, Boston Globe, "Vidgame couple build new venture around 'social gaming' trend,"
- ↑ Kate Cox, May 21, 2012, Kotaku, "The Newest Player in the Game of Thrones Marches its Armies onto Facebook,"
- ↑ Mike Snider, May 21, 2012, USA Today, Game of Thrones Facebook game announced,
- ↑ John Gaudiosi (2012), "'Game of Thrones' Fans Get First Facebook Social Game," Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-of-thrones-facebook-social-game-327283
- ↑ Winter Is Coming, July 17, 2014, "Game of Thrones Ascent Launches on iPhone and Android,"
- ↑ Keohane,Dennis. "Disruptor Beam launches new Enterprise with Star Trek multiverse game". Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ Scott Kirsner, May 21, 2012, Boston Globe, Game startup Disruptor Beam collects funding,
- ↑ Kyle Alspach, Boston Business Journal, June 18, 2013,Disruptor Beam gets Google Ventures funding to expand 'Game of Thrones Ascent', http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/06/disruptor-beam-adds-google-ventures-as.html?page=all
- ↑ Kyle Alspach, November 19, 2014, BostInno.com, 'Star Trek Timelines' Maker Disruptor Beam Gets $3M & Plans More Pop Culture Games,
- ↑ MassTLC Awards 2013, http://masstlcawards.org/2013/#post=540