Google Feud Explained

Google Feud
Genre:Trivia
Modes:Single player
Platforms:Browser, iOS, Android
Developer:Justin Hook

Google Feud is a browser-based trivia game featuring answers pulled from Google. It is based on the American show Family Feud, and is unaffiliated with Google.

History

The game was created in 2013 by American indie developer Justin Hook, a writer for Bob's Burgers on Fox.[1]

Google Feud was demonstrated on @midnight with Chris Hardwick,[2] referenced in the monologue of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[3] Time declared it "the online game we didn't know we were waiting for".[4]

According to Colin McMillen, a staff software engineer at Google, a very similar game was played internally at Google.[5]

Controversy

Google Feud became the subject of some controversy for promoting the online game Push Trump Off A Cliff Again!, also created by Hook, after celebrities including John Leguizamo and Rosie O'Donnell promoted the game on their Twitter profiles.[6]

Awards

Google Feud won the "People's Voice" Webby Award for Games in 2016.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Starbucks Name Generator Predicts How Starbucks Baristas Will Misspell Your Name . Huffington Post . April 24, 2015 . July 10, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Rapid Refresh - It's Time to Play 'Google Feud' . Comedy Central . March 16, 2015 . July 10, 2017 . July 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706203502/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/vm38gu/-midnight-with-chris-hardwick-rapid-refresh---it-s-time-to-play--google-feud- . dead .
  3. Web site: Google has created a new game based on 'Family Feud' called 'Google Feud,' which allows... . @FallonTonight on Twitter . March 18, 2015 . July 10, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Google Feud: Play Google Autocomplete Like a Game of Family Feud . Laura Stampler . . March 16, 2015 . August 21, 2022 .
  5. News: Play The Google Feud Game & I Bet You'll Lose. March 17, 2015. Search Engine Land. August 31, 2017. en-US.
  6. Web site: 'Push Trump Off a Cliff Again' game draws fire, gets a nudge from Rosie O'Donnell . The Kansas City Star . July 31, 2017.
  7. Web site: Google Feud . The Webby Awards . 2016.

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