Sandlot Games

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Not to be confused with Sandlot, a Japanese video game studio.
Sandlot Games Corporation
Digital Chocolate
Websitewww.sandlotgames.com

Sandlot Games was a

Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein
.

The Sandlot Games portfolio consisted of franchises like

Mac, iPhone, iPod, Wii, Nintendo DS, Palm OS and PSP
.

In August 2011, Sandlot Games was acquired by Digital Chocolate[1] as a fully owned subsidiary.

In September 2013, Ubisoft completed the acquisition of Digital Chocolate's Barcelona studio along with its entire portfolio of intellectual property,[2] as well as the rights to the titles developed by Sandlot Games.[3]

Distribution channels

On January 7, 2009, Intenium, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced that it entered into a distribution partnership with Sandlot Games.[4] A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions.

In July 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam,[5] Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.[6]

Awards

  • "Best Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
  • "Best of 2008: Best Use of Accelerometer - Snail Mail" by IGN.[7]
  • "Most Successful Developer/Publisher 2006" (2nd Place) by Logler.com.
  • "Longest Run in Top 10 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.[8]
  • "Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Yahoo! Games.

Games

Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games developed and published the following games:

  • Ballhalla
  • Ballistik
  • Barnyard Invasion
  • Boonka
  • Cake Mania
  • Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery
  • Cake Mania 2
  • Cake Mania 3
  • Cake Mania: Main Street
  • Cake Mania: Lights, Camera, Action!
  • Cake Mania: To the Max!
  • Cake Mania 7: New Generation (Cancelled in 2011)
  • Dr Blob's Organism
  • Eye for Design
  • Fashion Forward
  • Glyph
  • Glyph 2
  • Heartwild Solitaire
  • Incrediball
  • Kuros
  • Monster Mash
  • Orbital (Discontinued)
  • Pirate Island
  • Snail Mail
  • Super Granny
  • Granny in Paradise
  • Super Granny Winter Wonderland
  • Super Granny 3
  • Super Granny 4
  • Super Granny 5
  • Super Granny 6
  • Slyder
  • Super Slyder
  • Slyder Adventures
  • Sphera
  • Tradewinds Classic
  • Tradewinds 2
  • Tradewinds Caravans
  • Tradewinds Legends
  • Tradewinds Legends Unlikely Heroes
  • Tradewinds Odyssey
  • Westward
  • Westward II
  • Westward III
  • Westward IV
  • Westward Kingdoms
  • Word Monaco

References

  1. ^ "Digital Chocolate Acquires Highly-Respected Sandlot Games". Business Wire. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Digital Chocolate, Which Nurtured Some Of Gaming's Best Talent, Sells Its Barcelona Studio To Ubisoft". TechCrunch. September 23, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "USPTO TSDR Assignments Case Viewer". USPTO Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR). United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ "INTENIUM announces cooperation with Sandlot Games". Intenium. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Steam Search". Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  6. ^ "Valve And Sandlot Games Announce Steam Distribution Agreement". PRWeb. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "Snail Mail iPhone Review - iPhone Review at IGN". 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  8. ^ "Logler.com » Global Casual Games Top 10. Week 37 (04.12.2006 - 11.12.2006)". 2006-12-13. Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

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