PikPok

PikPok
Private
Industry Computer and video game industry
Entertainment industry
Founded May 1997
Founder Mario Wynands
Tyrone McAuley
Stuart Middleton
Headquarters Wellington, New Zealand
Key people
 Mario Wynands, Managing Director
Tyrone McAuley, Technical Director
Andy Satterthwaite, Producer
Website www.pikpok.com

PikPok is a mobile game development studio and publisher based in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] It was founded as a subsidiary brand of the game developer Sidhe, focusing on mobile and handheld games. Since 2012, PikPok has been the company's primary brand.[2]

PikPok is a developer and publisher of iOS, Android, and computer games. It is perhaps best known for Flick Kick Football and Flick Kick Football Legends, Into the Dead. It has also partnered with Adult Swim to produce a number of games, including Robot Unicorn Attack 2, Giant Boulder of Death, Monsters Ate My Condo and its sequel Super Monsters Ate My Condo.[3] PikPok also partnered with DreamWorks Animation to make Turbo Racing League (later renamed Turbo FAST).

Industry awards

Flick Kick Football Legends was nominated for a DICE Award for Mobile Game of the Year in the 2014 ceremony by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.[4] Super Monsters Ate My Condo, developed by PikPok and published by Adult Swim Games, was nominated for a BAFTA award for excellence in the area of Mobile & Handheld games in 2013.[5] Flick Kick Football received an honorable mention at the 2011 Independent Games Festival awards. Bird Strike was a finalist at the 2010 International Mobile Gaming Awards.

Games

Developed

Title Year Genre Platforms Accolades Notes
Dungeon, Inc.
2017
Clicker / Tower Defense
iOS, Android
Rival Stars College Football
2016
Sports
iOS, Android
Shadow Wars
2016
Puzzle
iOS, Android
Doomsday Clicker
2016
Clicker
iOS, Android
 Winner of Best Audio at the 2017 Play By Play awards.
Breakneck
2015
Arcade
iOS, Android
Rival Stars Basketball
2014
Sports
iOS, Android
Adventure Xpress
2014
Puzzle
iOS, Android
 published by Adult Swim Games
Flick Kick Football Legends
2013
Sport
iOS, Android
 Nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at the 2014 DICE Awards
Halos Fun
2013
Family
iOS, Android
 Partnership with Wonderful Halos brand mandarins
Giant Boulder of Death
2013
Arcade
iOS, Android
 published by Adult Swim Games
Flick Kick Field Goal 2014
2013
Sport
iOS, Android
Turbo Racing League (later renamed Turbo FAST)
2013
Racing
iOS, Android, Windows Phone
 Featured by Apple in the App Store's "Best of 2013!", Finalist in Google Play Gamers' Choice Awards Partnership with Dreamworks Animation
Robot Unicorn Attack 2
2013
Arcade
iOS, Android
 published by Adult Swim Games
Into the Dead
2012
Arcade
iOS, Android, Windows Phone
OREO: Twist, Lick, Dunk
2012
Family
iOS, Android
 Partnership with Oreo
DreamWorks Dash n Drop
2012
Family
iOS, Android
 Partnership with Dreamworks Animation
Super Monsters Ate My Condo
2012
Arcade
iOS, Android
 Nominated for BAFTA Mobile & Handheld published by Adult Swim Games
Flick Kick Goalkeeper
2012
Sport
iOS
Velocirapture
2012
Arcade
iOS
 published by Adult Swim Games
Extinction Squad
2012
Arcade
iOS
 published by Adult Swim Games
DreamWorks Dragons: TapDragonDrop
2012
Family
iOS, Android
 Partnership with Dreamworks Animation
Flick Kick Ireland
2012
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Flick Kick Aston Villa
2011
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Slam Dunk King
2011
Sport
iOS
Own the Game
2011
Sport
iOS, web
 Partnership with Adidas. No longer available.
Monsters Ate My Condo
2012
Arcade
iOS, Android
 published by Adult Swim Games
Flick Kick Chelsea
2011
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Flick Kick Football
2010
Sport
iOS
 Honorable Mention, 2011 Independent Games Festival awards
Flick Kick Field Goal
2010
Sport
iOS
Bird Strike
2009
Arcade
iOS
 Finalist – International Mobile Gaming Awards No longer available
Flick Kick Aussie Rules
2009
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Flick Kick Rugby
2009
Sport
iOS
Fame
2009
Arcade
iOS

Published

Title Year Genre Platforms Notes
Rival Stars College Football
2016
Sports
iOS
Rival Stars Basketball
2014
Sports
iOS, Android
The Maze Runner
2014
Action
iOS, Android
 Developed by Sticky Studios, in partnership with Fox Digital Entertainment. Based on the novel of the same name
Flick Kick Football Legends
2013
Sport
iOS, Android, Amazon.com
Turbo FAST
2013
Racing
iOS, Android, Windows Phone
 Based on the film of the same name
Into the Dead
2012
Arcade
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Amazon.com, Facebook
OREO: Twist, Lick, Dunk
2012
Family
iOS, Android
DreamWorks Dash n Drop
2012
Family
iOS, Android
Twang the Fox
2012
Family
iOS
 developed by Conix Games
Flick Kick Goalkeeper
2012
Sport
iOS
Dreamworks Dragons: TapDragonDrop
2012
Family
iOS
Flick Kick Ireland
2012
Sport
iOS
Monster Flip
2012
Family
iOS
 developed by Launchpad Games
Flick Kick Aston Villa
2011
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Slam Dunk King
2011
Sport
iOS
Own the Game
2011
Sport
iOS, web
 No longer available
Flick Kick Chelsea
2011
Sport
iOS, Android
 No longer available
Flick Kick Ireland
2011
Sport
iOS
 No longer available
Zen Puzzle Garden
2010
Family
iOS (iPad only)
 Developed by Lexaloffle Games
Flick Kick Football
2010
Sport
iOS, Android
Flick Kick Field Goal
2010
Sport
iOS, Android
Bird Strike
2009
Arcade
iOS
 No longer available
Flick Kick Aussie Rules
2009
Sport
iOS
Flick Kick Rugby
2009
Sport
iOS, Android
Fame
2009
Arcade
iOS

References

  1. ↑ WEB, FRESCO -. "PikPok, Gold Awards". Gold Awards. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ↑ "How PikPok got its high score". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ↑ "A robotic unicorn helps turn PikPok into a startup again". Pando. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ 2013 BAFTA Games Award Nominees
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