Punch Entertainment Explained

Punch Entertainment, Inc.
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Video games
Fate:Merged with Aeria Games
Founder:Tobin Lent
Hq Location City:Palo Alto, California
Hq Location Country:US
Key People:Tobin Lent (CEO)
Parent:Aeria Games (2011)

Punch Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Palo Alto, California.[1] Founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, the company established a Vietnamese satellite studio that same year. In September 2011, Punch Entertainment sold off its Vietnamese studio to DeNA and its US-based staff to Aeria Games.

History

The company was founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, who became the company's chief executive officer.[2] The US-based staff of Punch Entertainment was acquired by Aeria Games on September 19, 2011, and moved to Aeria Games' headquarters in Santa Clara, California.[3] [4]

Punch Entertainment (Vietnam)

Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. is a Vietnamese video game developer. It was established as a satellite office for Punch Entertainment on June 20, 2005.[5] On September 12, 2011, DeNA purchased the studio with its approximately 50 employees.[6] The acquisition was completed on September 15; terms were not disclosed.[7] DeNA sold it to Evolabel Asia in May 2017.[8] As of October 31, 2017, Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) employs 115 people in its offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About . 2010 . Punch Entertainment . 22 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222035826/http://www.punch-entertainment.com/About.html . dead.
  2. Web site: Road To IGF Mobile: Egos Personality Connection . Mathew . Kumar . February 11, 2008 . . January 24, 2021 . November 15, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131115002251/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/108261/Road_To_IGF_Mobile_Egos_Personality_Connection.php . live.
  3. Web site: Free-To-Play Publisher Aeria Acquires Development Staff From Punch Entertainment . Frank . Cifaldi . Frank Cifaldi . September 19, 2011 . . January 24, 2021 . July 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200720024253/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/127177/FreeToPlay_Publisher_Aeria_Acquires_Development_Staff_From_Punch_Entertainment.php . live.
  4. Web site: Aeria Games acquires staff from Punch Entertainment . Matthew . Handrahan . September 20, 2011 . . 2021-01-24 . 2014-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207011216/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-09-20-aeria-games-acquires-staff-from-punch-entertainment . live.
  5. Web site: About . 2017 . Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) . 2021-01-24 . 2021-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124155748/https://punch.vn/en/about.html . live.
  6. Web site: DeNA buys Punch Entertainment's Vietnam studio . Matt . Sakuraoka-Gilman . September 12, 2011 . . January 24, 2021 . October 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191006203623/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/33278/dena-buys-punch-entertainments-vietnam-studio/ . live.
  7. Web site: DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011 . Dean . Takahashi . January 13, 2012 . . January 24, 2021 . June 16, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190616160327/https://venturebeat.com/2012/01/13/deanbeat-game-companies-went-on-a-2-3b-buying-spree-in-2011/ . live.
  8. Web site: BRIEF-Evolable Asia unit to acquire Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) . April 17, 2017 . . January 24, 2021 . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124155820/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N1HP182 . live.
  9. Web site: Punch Entertainment: 'iPhone changes everything for mobile games' . Stuart . Dredge . October 3, 2008 . . January 24, 2021 . October 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017202653/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/9285/punch-entertainment-iphone-changes-everything-for-mobile-games/ . live.
  10. Web site: Boom Goes the Earth 3D . Levi . Buchanan . June 20, 2006 . . January 24, 2021 . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124155817/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/06/19/boom-goes-the-earth-3d . live.
  11. Web site: Gunslinger Review . Levi . Buchanan . May 22, 2007 . . January 24, 2021 . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124155818/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/22/gunslinger-review . live.