Bongfish Explained
Bongfish GmbH is a video game developer and publisher in Graz, Austria. Originally founded as a start-up[1] in the science incubator of Graz University of Technology,[2] the company was established in its current form in 2007.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
History
Bongfish published its first video game, Stoked for Xbox 360, in 2009. A year later, 2010, Harms Way was the first title by Bongfish developed for Microsoft Studios. This was followed up in 2012 with the title Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect on the Xbox 360 console for Red Bull Media House[8] and Microsoft Studios. With Motocross Madness, a third title was published for the Xbox 360 in 2013.
In 2015, Bongfish started a co-development partnership with Wargaming to create game-play features and content for their MMO World of Tanks and their Frontline game mode.[9] Together with Flashman Games LLC,[10] Bongfish acquired the rights to produce Smurfs' Village a social mobile game based on the Smurfs franchise in 2016.
In 2019, Bongfish founded Blackshark.ai, a sub-division of the company focusing on geospatial analytics and spatial computing.[11] In 2020, Blackshark.ai was mentioned as the company that generated the world's surface for the Microsoft Flight Simulator utilizing Bing images.[12] [13] [14]
Titles published
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: TU Graz - Startupmap. lampz.tugraz.at. 2019-12-16.
- Web site: Bong Fish. Science Park Graz. en-US. 2019-12-18.
- Web site: Game Development Studie 2019. Die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der österreichischen Spieleentwicklungsbranche. (in German). Austrian Economic Chambers. 2019-12-16.
- Web site: Graz als "Hotspot" der Spieleentwickler. red. steiermark ORF at. 2019-12-13. steiermark.ORF.at. de. 2019-12-17.
- Web site: Gratzer . Roland . 21 June 2012 . Schnee und Dreck . 2024-02-09 . FM4.
- Web site: 29 September 2009 . Virtuelles Snowboard in realer Welt . 2024-02-09 . . de-AT.
- Web site: Mayer . Marlene . 2010-09-09 . Bongfish - Spielend erfolgreich . 2024-02-09 . . de.
- Web site: Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect. Metacritic. en. 2019-12-16.
- Web site: World of Tanks Team Up with Bongfish to Create New Game Mode Press Releases News Wargaming. wargaming.com. 2019-12-16.
- Web site: Games. Flashman Games. en-US. 2019-12-16.
- Web site: blackshark.ai. en-US. 2019-12-17.
- Web site: Meet the startup that helped Microsoft build the world of Flight Simulator. 2020-09-08. TechCrunch. 17 August 2020 . en-US.
- Web site: "Flight Simulator": Was eine Grazer Firma mit einem der wichtigsten Spiele des Jahres zu tun hat - derStandard.de. 2021-02-10. DER STANDARD. de-AT.
- Web site: Now boarding: A trip anywhere in Microsoft Flight Simulator's virtual world. 2021-02-10. NBC News. 4 October 2020 . en.