Floodgate Entertainment Explained

Floodgate Entertainment, LLC
Type:	Subsidiary of Zynga
Foundation:	2000
Founder:	Paul Neurath
Defunct:	March 24, 2011
Fate:	Acquired by Zynga and merged into Zynga Boston
Successor:	OtherSide Entertainment
Location:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Key People:	Paul Neurath, Creative Director^[1]
Industry:	Video games
Parent:	Zynga

Floodgate Entertainment was an American video game developer founded by Paul Neurath in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former Looking Glass Studios employees.

Floodgate co-developed alongside BioWare^[2] and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic alongside Arkane Studios.^[3] In 2006, they signed a deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to distribute their game Mo-Pets.^[4] On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by Zynga and merged with Zynga Boston.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Floodgate . Floodgate Entertainment . March 24, 2009 .
2. Web site: BioWare and ATARI announce Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide . . November 27, 2002 . March 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720060250/http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/nwnxp1/ . July 20, 2008 . dead .
3. Web site: Dark Messiah of Might and Magic . Floodgate Entertainment . March 24, 2009 .
4. Web site: Mo-Pets will host cat, dog, ferret and monkey talent shows on US phones . . November 2, 2006 . March 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231145019/http://games.sonybmg.com/news/mopets_110206.html . December 31, 2008 . dead .
5. Web site: Zynga acquires Floodgate Entertainment. March 24, 2011 .