Freeverse Inc.
Freeverse Inc. (originally Freeverse Software) was a developer of computer and video game and desktop software based in New York City which was acquired by Ngmoco in 2010. Ngmoco was itself acquired later that year, and shut down in 2016.
| Subsidiary of Ngmoco | |
| Industry | Video games Software |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, USA |
Key people | Ian Lynch Smith - President Colin Lynch Smith - Vice President Dino de Cespedes - Chief Financial Officer David Joost - Channel Sales Manager Steven Tze´ - Creative Director Justin D'Onofrio - Producer Bruce Morrison - Producer Matt Korybski - QA Director Lydia Heitman - Marketing/Content Producer |
| Parent | Ngmoco |
| Website | - |
History
Freeverse was founded as a shareware company in 1994 by Ian Lynch Smith. Freeverse's first product, a version of Hearts Deluxe for the Mac, used Game artificial intelligence based on Ian's studies in Cognitive Science (the subject for which he received his concentration from Vassar College). On February 22, 2010, it was announced that Freeverse had been acquired by ngmoco.[1]
On October 12, 2010, Japanese-based DeNA announced its acquisition of ngmoco for $400,000,000.[2] Ngmoco LLC became the regional headquarters for all Western subsidiaries of DeNA, including studios in Vancouver, Santiago de Chile, Stockholm and Amsterdam.
However, on October 18, 2016, DeNA announced the closure of all Western subsidiaries including ngmoco.[3]
Mac games
Original titles
- 3D Bridge Deluxe
- 3D Hearts Deluxe
- 3D Pitch Deluxe
- 3D Euchre Deluxe
- 3D Spades Deluxe
- 3D Crazy Eights
- Active Lancer
- Airburst
- Airburst Extreme
- Arcane Arena
- Atlas: The Gift Of Aramai
- Big Bang Board Games
- Big Bang Brain Games
- Burning Monkey
- Burning Monkey Casino
- Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab
- Burning Monkey Solitaire
- Burning Monkey Mahjong
- Classic Cribbage
- Deathground
- Enigma[4]
- Hoyle Casino 2009
- Hoyle Puzzle And Board 2009
- Hoyle Cards 2009
- Kill Monty
- Neon Tango
- Solace
- ToySight
- WingNuts
- Wingnuts 2|Wingnuts 2:Raina's Revenge
Ports
- Heroes of Might and Magic V
- Legion Arena
- Jeopardy! Deluxe
- Wheel of Fortune Deluxe!
- Marathon 2: Durandal for Xbox LIVE Arcade
Published games
- 8th Wonder Of The World
- Hordes Of Orcs
- KnightShift
- Massive Assault
- Northland
- Payback
- Project Nomads
- Robin Hood: The Legend Of Sherwood
- Spartan
- X2: The Threat
Xbox development
Currently, Freeverse is developing a version of Airburst for the Xbox 360 video game console from Microsoft.
Freeverse has delivered TotemBall which is an Xbox Live Arcade musical action game with Strange Flavour and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It takes advantage of the Xbox Live Vision camera with the camera tracking the players hand movements. It was released on October 4, 2006. On August 1, 2007 Marathon: Durandal and Spyglass Board Games were released to the Xbox Live Arcade.
Xbox Live Arcade Games
iOS games
- Big Bang Sudoku
- MotoChaser
- Warpgate
- Jared Smith
- SimStapler
- Big Bang Board Games
- Tranquility Application|Tranquility
- Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab
- Flick Bowling
- Plank Game|Plank
- Flick Fishing
- Burning Monkey Casino
- SlotZ Racer
- Days of Thunder!
- Top Gun
- Grunts (video game)|Grunts
- Fairy Trails
- Postman
- Flick NBA Basketball
- Eye Glasses
- Skee-Ball
- Parachute Ninja
Applications
References
- Schonfeld, Erick (2010-02-22). "iPhone Game House ngmoco Raises $25 Million Series C, Buys Freeverse". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- Buchanan, Levi (2010-10-12). "DeNA Buying ngmoco for $400 Million". IGN. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- "DeNA shutters Western business as games "did not meet expectations"". GamesIndustry.biz.
- "Freeverse overhauls Enigma 2.0 puzzler for OS X, more". MacWorld. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- "MacAddict December 2000 w/CD OS X in Depth, Xpert Tips - Learn How to Customize Troubleshoot even Hack OSX, iBook Expanded, Control Lego Robots with your Mac, Get the Most Out of Microsoft Office 2001". Amazon.com. Missing or empty
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