Mr.Goodliving
| Company type | Private (subsidiary of RealNetworks) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Website | www.mrgoodliving.com |
Mr.Goodliving Ltd. was a Finnish video game developer and a video game publisher based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1999, and acquired by RealNetworks on 6 May 2005.[1] Mr.Goodliving was focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and other high-end portable devices.
The company was best known for the casual sports game franchise Playman Sports,[2] spanning numerous incarnations such as Playman Summer Games, Playman Winter Games[3] and Playman World Soccer. Along with original intellectual property, the company worked with several high-profile licenses such as Trivial Pursuit,[4] South Park,[5] Scrabble,[6] and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.[7]
In addition to its games, Mr.Goodliving developed EMERGE, a proprietary development platform which enables rapid and scalable publishing of games to more than 2000 handsets in 20 languages.[3]
On February 9, 2011, RealNetworks unexpectedly announced the closure of Mr.Goodliving.[8]
External links
- "Home page". Official Mr.Goodliving website, archived shortly before closing. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011.
- Mr.Goodliving, Pocket Gamer
References
- ^ "REALNETWORKS ENTERS MOBILE GAMES MARKET: ACQUIRES EUROPEAN-BASED MR. GOODLIVING LTD". investor.realnetworks.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ "Playman Sports". www.playmansports.com.
- ^ a b "Playman Winter Games Wins Best Sports Game Award". GamesIndustry.biz. 17 January 2005.
- ^ "Trivial Pursuit: Deluxe Edition Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- ^ "South Park Mega Millionaire Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- ^ "Scrabble Mobile Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Review". www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- ^ "Real sulkee suomalaisen Mr. Goodliving -pelikehittäjän - potkut 44:lle" [Real closes Finnish Mr. Goodliving game developer - 44 fired] (in Finnish). DOME.fi. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011.