Uken Games
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2009 |
Founders | Chris Ye & Mark Lampert |
Headquarters | |
Number of employees | 90+ (2019) |
Website | wwww.uken.com |
Uken Games is an independent game studio based in
Fast 500 for 2014,[8] after being one of Deloitte's "Companies-to-Watch" in 2013.[9] Uken was certified as a Great Place to Work[10] and was recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers in 2017.[11] Uken partnered with Sony to develop Jeopardy! World Tour which was released in May 2017. Subsequently in March 2018, Uken also developed and released a second trivia title Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? which became the top trivia game on mobile. In 2020, Uken released Ava’s Manor
, a solitaire game where users renovate and decorate the manor while discovering mysterious clues and dabbling in a romantic love story.
The studio also hosts numerous developer events including meetups for the Toronto
MolyJam’s Toronto chapter in 2012 and 2013,[20] and were a sponsor of Gamercamp 2013[21] and the UTGDDC Game Jam.[22]
Uken participates in various fundraising efforts for organizations such as the
Sick Kids, Camp Oochigeas (Sporting Life 10K) and Daily Bread Food Bank
. Since the beginning of 2011, Uken’s charitable contributions total over $215,000
Current Titles
Year | Game | Platforms | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iOS | Android | |||||
2020 | Ava's Manor | Yes | Yes | |||
2018 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | Yes | Yes | |||
2017 | Jeopardy! World Tour | Yes | Yes |
Past Titles
Year | Game | Platforms | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
iOS | Android | BlackBerry | WP8 | |||
2014 | Titans | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2012 | Bingo Pop | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2011 | Mighty Monsters | Yes | Yes | |||
2011 | Crime Inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2011 | The Streetz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Forces of War | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Age of Legends | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Dark Galaxy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2010 | Villains | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2009 | Superheroes Alliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Crow, David. "Uken Games – Caution: highly addictive games". Startup North. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Harper Government Helps Launch Canadian Start-Ups in Dynamic New York City Market". The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Ingram, Mathew. "Uken Games Lets You Take Your Game With You". Gigaom. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Keenan, Edward. "Red-hot Uken Games expects to grow from 27 to 40 staff this quarter in global power play". Yonge Street. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Shevchik, Leigh. "Case Study: New Relic Helps Uken Games Build a Global Gaming Business". New Relic. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "The winners of the 2011 Digi Awards are..." Techvibes. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Toronto company tops this year's Fast 50 list". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Deloitte's 2014 Technology Fast 500™ Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "2013 Companies-to-Watch winners". Deloitte. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ gptwcanada. "Certified Companies - Great Place to Work® Canada". www.greatplacetowork.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Top Employer: Uken Studios Inc". content.eluta.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "Sharing and Learning with the Toronto Unity User Group". Unity Technologies. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "ReactJS Meetup". ReactJS Toronto. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "PhoneGap Performance Tips and App Showcase". PhoneGap Toronto. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "MySQL 5.6 & MySQL Tricks". DevOps Toronto. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Toronto AngularJS Summer Social". AngularJS Toronto. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Go Talk". Go TO. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Game Jam 2016 | Sponsors". www.tojam.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Sponsors". Level Up Showcase. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "MolyJam Toronto". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Gamercamp: Canada's Game Festival November 1, 2, and 3, 2013 Toronto". Gamercamp. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "UTGDDC Game Jam". University of Toronto Game Design & Development Club. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
External links
- Uken Games on App Annie
- As game market gets crowded, Toronto's Uken may have found the sweet spot
- Inside one of Toronto's fastest-growing gaming companies
- Uken Games raises $12,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
- Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief
- Canadian Gaming Startups Raise $180K for Typhoon Haiyan Relief
- Uken Games lets customers choose its charitable causes
- How to Stay Hyper-Competitive: Secrets from Uken Games
- A Canadian entrepreneur in New York: tapping global markets with government help
- Canadian students show off their games at Level Up 2013
- The Genesis of a Gaming Studio
- CCBC prepares project focused on educational games