Boss Fight Entertainment Explained

Boss Fight Entertainment
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Location:Allen, Texas, US
Num Locations:2
Key People:David Rippy, Bill Jackson, Scott Winsett, Stephen Rippy, Dave Luehmann
Num Employees:130
Parent:Netflix (2022–present)
Predecessor:Zynga Dallas

Boss Fight Entertainment is an American video game development company based in Allen, Texas,[1] with a second studio based in Austin, Texas. Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in June 2013.

History

Boss Fight Entertainment was founded by David Rippy, Scott Winsett, and Bill Jackson following the closure of Zynga Dallas in June 2013.

In September 2014, Boss Fight announced that they were working on a game called Dungeon Boss.[2] Big Fish Games was announced as Dungeon Boss's publisher in March 2014.[3]

In May 2015, former Amazon Game Studios director Dave Luehmann joined Boss Fight Entertainment as VP of Production.[4] [5] Boss Fight opened an office in Austin, Texas in July 2015.[6]

In March 2022, the studio was acquired by Netflix as part of Netflix's venture into video game offerings.[7]

Games

Release dateTitlePlatform(s)Genre
March 15, 2021myVEGAS BingoiOS
Android
Social Casino/ Bingo
September 7, 2015Dungeon BossiOS
Android
Collectible RPG

Office

Boss Fight's McKinney office was initially located at the newly renovated Cotton Mill, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas. Their new headquarters is located in Allen, just north of the Watters Shopping district.[8]

Boss Fight's Austin office is located in the Northwest part of Austin, in an area known as the high-tech corridor.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Venture Beat: Leaders of the undead Zynga Dallas team start Boss Fight Entertainment . 2014-02-03 .
  2. Web site: Former Zynga CastleVille team creates Dungeon Boss mobile title for Big Fish Games . 2014-09-18 .
  3. Web site: Big Fish will publish Boss Fight Entertainment's first casual game . . 2014-03-14 .
  4. Web site: Silicon Angle: Boss Fight Entertainment nabs former Amazon Game Studios Director . 2015-05-05 .
  5. Web site: Greg Costikyan Linkedin. live. Linkedin. 23 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124161233/https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-costikyan-b07821 . 2015-11-24 .
  6. Web site: Boss Fight Entertainment opens new Austin studio . MCV . 3 July 2015 .
  7. Web site: Netflix Acquires Its Third Game Studio, Boss Fight Entertainment. Variety. March 24, 2022. March 24, 2022. en.
  8. Web site: Boss Fight Plays Key Role in Allen, Texas' Economic Growth Boss Fight Entertainment. bossfightentertainment.com. 2019-01-02.