Imangi Studios

Summary

Imangi Studios is an American independent video game company best known for creating the top free iOS, Android, and Windows Phone game Temple Run.[2] Founded by husband-and-wife team Natalia Luckyanova and Keith Shepherd, the company also has an artist, Kiril Tchangov.[3]

Imangi Studios
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)[1]
FounderNatalia Luckyanova, Keith Shepherd
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Natalia Luckyanova, Keith Shepherd, Kiril Tchangov
ProductsTemple Run
Temple Run 2
Websiteimangistudios.com

Games developed edit

Games Release Date Ref.
Imangi July 29, 2008 [4]
Imangi Word Square Nov 9, 2008 [5]
Little Red Sled July 3, 2009 [6]
Harbor Master August 7, 2009 [7]
Hippo High Dive November 30, 2009 [8]
geoSpark December 4, 2009 [9]
Max Adventure December 4, 2010 [10]
Temple Run August 4, 2011 [11]
Temple Run: Brave June 14, 2012 [12][13]
Temple Run 2 January 16, 2013 [14]
Temple Run: Oz February 27, 2013 [15]
Temple Run VR December 23, 2014 [16]

Recognition edit

Pocket Gamer placed Imangi at rank #13 in their Top 50 Developers of 2013 list and rank #36 for Top 50 Developers of 2014.[17][18] New York Times reported that Imangi Studios had become more popular than Zynga.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Imangi Studios – About". Imangi Studios. Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Going free quintupled Temple Run's revenue". macgasm. January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Today, Laura Petrecca, USA (August 13, 2012). "'Temple Run' Game Creators Find Strength in Small Size". CNBC. Retrieved May 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Imangi word puzzle game arrives on the App Store". July 29, 2008.
  5. ^ "Imangi Word Squares". Metacritic.
  6. ^ "Little Red Sled". Metacritic.
  7. ^ "Little Red Sled". Metacritic.
  8. ^ "Hippo High Dive". Metacritic.
  9. ^ "GeoSpark - WARNING: Highly Addictive!". Metacritic.
  10. ^ "Max Adventure". Metacritic.
  11. ^ "Temple Run (iOS)". IGN. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  12. ^ "Temple Run Brave (iOS)". Slide to Play. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  13. ^ KS Sandhya Iyer (June 8, 2012). "Temple Run: Brave coming to iOS, Android on June 14". NDTV Gadgets. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "Temple Run 2 released for iOS, Android version hitting Google Play next week". T3. January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  15. ^ Nelson, Randy (February 4, 2013). "Temple Run: Oz the Great and Powerful (apparently) landing this month on iOS". TÚAW. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  16. ^ "Temple Run goes first person as it supports Samsung Gear VR". September 3, 2014.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2013". March 18, 2013.
  18. ^ "Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2014". March 18, 2014.
  19. ^ Brian X. Chen (March 1, 2012). "How Temple Run Became More Popular Than Zynga Games". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2013.