Sandlot Games Explained

Sandlot Games Corporation
Trade Name:Sandlot Games
Type:Subsidiary
Successor:UpTap Games
Founder:Daniel Bernstein
Fate:Sold to Digital Chocolate
Key People:Daniel Bernstein (founder & CEO)
Industry:Video games
Products:Games
Parent:Digital Chocolate
Founded: in Washington
Location City:Bothell, Washington, United States
Homepage:www.sandlotgames.com

Sandlot Games was a developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games based in Bothell, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein.

The Sandlot Games portfolio consisted of franchises like Cake Mania, Westward, Kuros, Super Granny, Slyder, and Tradewinds. Although most of its products were downloadable PC games, it offered other titles for PlayStation 2, Mac, iPhone, iPod, Wii, Nintendo DS, Palm OS and PSP.

In August 2011, Sandlot Games was acquired by Digital Chocolate[1] as a fully owned subsidiary.

In September 2013, Ubisoft completed the acquisition of Digital Chocolate's Barcelona studio along with its entire portfolio of intellectual property,[2] as well as the rights to the titles developed by Sandlot Games.[3]

Distribution channels

On January 7, 2009, Intenium, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced that it entered into a distribution partnership with Sandlot Games.[4] A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions.

In July 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam,[5] Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.[6]

Awards

Games

Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games developed and published the following games:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Digital Chocolate Acquires Highly-Respected Sandlot Games. August 15, 2011. Business Wire. April 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405052322/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110815006676/en/Digital-Chocolate-Acquires-Highly-Respected-Sandlot-Games. April 5, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Digital Chocolate, Which Nurtured Some Of Gaming's Best Talent, Sells Its Barcelona Studio To Ubisoft . TechCrunch . September 23, 2013 . January 24, 2024.
  3. Web site: USPTO TSDR Assignments Case Viewer . USPTO Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) . United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) . 2024-01-24.
  4. Web site: INTENIUM announces cooperation with Sandlot Games. January 7, 2009. Intenium. April 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415050532/http://intenium.de/en/press.html?item=50. April 15, 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Steam Search. 2017-07-17.
  6. Web site: Valve And Sandlot Games Announce Steam Distribution Agreement. July 17, 2009. PRWeb. April 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421174736/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2647204.htm. April 21, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: 2012-03-09 . Snail Mail iPhone Review - iPhone Review at IGN . 2024-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309121428/http://wireless.ign.com/articles/938/938071p1.html . 2012-03-09 . live .
  8. Web site: 2006-12-13 . Logler.com ยป Global Casual Games Top 10. Week 37 (04.12.2006 - 11.12.2006) . 2024-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061213012905/http://www.logler.com/2006/12/11/global-casual-games-top-10-week-37-04122006-11122006/ . 2006-12-13 .

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