Storm8

Storm8
IndustryVideo games
FoundedRedwood Shores, California
FoundersGarrett J. Remes, Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, Laura Yip
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California
ParentStillfront Group
Websitewww.storm8.com

Storm8 Inc. is a mobile social game developer founded in 2009 by former Zynga designer, Garrett J. Remes, as well as former Facebook engineers, including Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, and Laura Yip[1] in Redwood Shores, California. Notable games include the Restaurant Story franchise, Dragon Story, Bubble Mania, Fantasy Forest Story, Castle Story and iMobsters.[2]

In 2015, the company had more than 50 million monthly active users and more than 1 billion downloads on iOS and Android.[3] The company also published games under the TeamLava, Shark Party and FireMocha brands,[4] until it consolidated it under Storm8 Studios in March 2015.[5]

History & milestones

In June 2011, Storm8 was one of the first free-to-play mobile game publishers to announce that they earned $1 million in a single day.[6] The following year, technology news site TechCrunch referred to Storm8 as the "quiet mobile gaming giant" for successfully building one of the biggest mobile social gaming networks without raising any venture capital funding, and remaining relatively quiet with the press.[7]

In December 2012, the company celebrated 2 million game downloads in one day.[8]

In January 2020, Storm8 was acquired by Stillfront Group for US $300 million.[9] The acquisition was completed in February 2020.

Expansion moves

In 2014 the company appointed game industry veterans, adding Disney, EA and Zynga experience to its leadership team.[10][11]

The company announced a deal with Hasbro Inc. in December 2014 to launch Monopoly Bingo! and Clue Bingo! on iOS and Android.[12][13] These games were later rebranded as Bingo Tycoon! in January of 2021.

In June 2019, the company partnered with the Property Brothers to launch Property Brothers Home Design on iOS and Android.[14]

Games

Title Year Platforms
Property Brothers Home Design 2019 iOS & Android
Home Design Makeover 2018 iOS & Android
Dream City: Metropolis 2016 iOS & Android
Bakery Story 2 2015 iOS & Android
Frozen Frenzy Mania 2015 iOS & Android
CLUE/CLUEDO Bingo (discontinued) 2015 iOS & Android
Polar Pop Mania 2015 iOS
Hungry Babies Mania 2015 iOS & Android
Fortune Slots 2015 iOS 10 or earlier
Diamond Quest 2015 iOS & Android
Restaurant Story 2 2014 iOS & Android
Bingo Tycoon (formally known as MONOPOLY Bingo) 2014 iOS & Android
Fish Frenzy Mania 2014 iOS
Fantasy Forest Story 2014 iOS & Android
Cupcake Mania 2014 iOS & Android
Fruit Splash Mania 2013 iOS 10 or earlier
Hidden Objects: Mystery Crimes 2013 iOS 10 or earlier
8Ball by Storm8 2013 iOS 10 or earlier
Match the Dots by IceMochi 2013 iOS
Candy Blast Mania (also known as Sugar Swap Mania) 2013 iOS & Android
Farm Story 2 2013 iOS & Android
Word Scramble 2013 iOS
Fruit Mania 2013 iOS 10 or earlier
Word Search Puzzles 2013 iOS & Android
Solitaire Classic Card Game 2013 iOS & Android
Bingo! 2012 iOS & Android
Jewel Mania 2012 iOS & Android
Castle Story 2012 iOS & Android
Home Design Story 2012 iOS
City Story Metro 2012 iOS 10 or earlier
Bubble Mania 2012 iOS & Android
Poker 2012 iOS 10 or earlier
Dragon Story 2012 iOS & Android
Pet Hotel Story 2012 iOS 10 or earlier
Slots 2012 iOS & Android
Pet Shop Story 2011 iOS & Android
Zoo Story 2 2011 iOS 10 or earlier & Android
Fashion Story 2011 iOS & Android
Bakery Story 2011 iOS & Android
Restaurant Story 2011 iOS & Android
Farm Story 2010 iOS 10 or earlier & Android

References

  1. ^ "Moving On From Facebook". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Storm8 – Games". Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. ^ Dean Takahashi (March 3, 2015). "Mobile publisher Storm8 hits a billion downloads for its casual games". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ "#15 Storm8 NO CHANGE". Pocket Gamer. March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. ^ Harris, Richard. "The Storm8 Mobile Game Network is Now Storm8 Studios as it Announces 1 Billion Downloads at GDC". App Developer Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. ^ Jim Squires (June 10, 2011). "Storm8 has their first million dollar day". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (May 7, 2012). "The Quiet Mobile Gaming Giant: Storm8 Passes 300M Downloads, Has Reached 100M Unique Devices". Tech Crunch. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ^ Kim-Mai Cutler (December 31, 2012). "Storm8 Grabs 2M Downloads In One Day On Christmas". Tech Crunch. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^ Takahashi, Dean (January 23, 2020). "Storm8's journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition | VentureBeat". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Storm8 hires duo of industry veterans". Develop. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Storm8 wants to become a household name in mobile games (interview)". July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Dean Takahashi (December 11, 2014). "Storm8 launches Monopoly Bingo! mobile game in deal with Hasbro". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ^ Mike Minotti (October 15, 2015). "Clue comes to mobile...in Bingo form". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Storm8 – Storm8 Partners with Drew and Jonathan Scott to Launch Property Brothers Home Design Mobile Game". Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.