Pixelmatic

Pixelmatic
Private
Industry Video games
Founded Shanghai, China (September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15))
Founder Samson Mow
Headquarters Shanghai, China
Number of locations
 2
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Samson Mow
Nat Mak
Cong Ly
Jimmy Lin
Products Gem Wizard
Website pixelmatic.com

Pixelmatic is a social mobile game development company with offices in China and Canada. It is a privately held corporation that was founded in 2011.[1]

History

Pixelmatic originally came together as a side project in 2008 to build Facebook apps and games.[2] Pixelmatic launched Gamerbook, the company’s first Facebook application intended to connect gamers on Facebook.[3]

Pixelmatic was officially founded in September 2011, and was operational since June 2012, when a round of seed funding was procured.[4] Founded by Samson Mow, its core team comes from veterans of gaming companies such as Relic Entertainment, Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard.[5] Pixelmatic was re-established to focus on social mobile games due to the opportunity in the market for games that emphasize connecting people.[6] Pixelmatic has their main development center in Shanghai and a support office in Vancouver.[7]

Games developed

In November 2013, Pixelmatic launched its first game, Gem Wizard in Japan on the Mobage platform.[6] Gem Wizard is a mobile game that has its own take on the Match-3 game formula.[8] The game combines match-three with RPG-inspired item collecting and crafting.[9] Gem Wizard launched worldwide in March 2014 for iOS and Android devices and has also been localized in nine different languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Korean, as well as Traditional and Simplified Chinese.[10]

Pixelmatic has hinted at a new title in development to be a 3D space combat strategy game with a directed narrative.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "New start-up Pixelmatic to focus on 'true social games'". iGaming Business. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "VAN Tastemaker: Samson Mow". View the Vibe. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (15 May 2009). "Pixelmatic Entertainment launches social network for gamers on Facebook". Venture Beat. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Quiring, Tami (14 November 2013). "Pixelmatic Team Hits The Launch Button". Village Gamer. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Industry vets establish Pixelmatic mobile game studio". Inside Games Asia. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Yu, Francisco (16 December 2013). "Developing for Japan from China: an interview with the makers of Gem Wizard". GamesInAsia. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Jordan, Jon (14 November 2013). "Canadian-Chinese dev Pixelmatic looks to create "truly social" mobile games". PocketGamer. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Selinske, Connor (11 March 2014). "Gem Wizard — Koala-fied to Match Three". The Indie Game Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Shaul, Brandy (11 March 2014). "Pixelmatic combines match-three with RPGs in Gem Wizard". Inside Mobile Apps. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Worldwide iOS/Android launch for Gem Wizard". Inside Games Asia. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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