My.com

My.com
Subsidiary
Industry Mobile communication
Interactive entertainment
Video games
Founded October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Area served
 Global
Parent Mail.Ru
Website My.com

My.com is an integrated platform that powers a suite of online communication and entertainment applications, including myMail, myChat and myGames.[1] The platform is focused on delivering “communitainment,” communication applications subsidized by entertainment applications.[2]

My.com is a subsidiary of Mail.Ru Group (LSE:MAIL), Russia’s second largest Internet company, and was established in 2012 to introduce Mail.ru to the U.S. market.[3] Now focusing on US and European markets, My.com is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands with US office in Mountain View, California.[4]

Products

myMail
myMail is a mobile email app designed to replace native iOS and Android built-in platforms[5] by connecting a user’s existing email accounts in one place, and also offering new @my.com e-mail addresses. It features real-time, customizable push notifications.[6] MyMail won Award of Distinction[7] in the mobile app/productivity category of The Communicator Awards.

myChat
myChat is a mobile instant messenger for Android, iOS and Windows Phone, offering seamless text, voice and video messaging.[8]

myGames
myGames is a collection of PC and mobile games, based on a freemium model.[9] Obsidian Entertainment is developing Armored Warfare and localizing Skyforge, My.com’s upcoming MMO offerings.[10] World of Speed, the company’s MMO racing game, is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios, the company that redeveloped Need for Speed.[11] TenTonHammer[12] named Skyforge Best of Show and Armored Warfare Best Multiplayer game at the 2014 E3.

Title Year Platforms Genre
Lucky Fields[13] 2013 iOS, Android Simulation Game
Poker Arena 2013 iOS, Android Card Game
Evolution[14] 2014 iOS, Android Action, RPG
Jungle Heat[15] 2013 iOS, Android Combat Strategy Game
Armored Warfare[16] 2015 Windows Action, MMO
Allods Online[17] 2014 Windows MMORPG
World of Speed[18] TBA Windows Racing Game
Skyforge[19] 2015 Windows MMORPG
Legend: Legacy of the Dragons 2014 Browser MMORPG
RiotZone 2014 Browser Strategy Game

References

  1. ↑ Metz, Rachel. "Three Questions for Russian Internet Mogul Dmitry Grishin". http://www.technologyreview.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ Bryant, Martin. "Russian giant Mail.ru launches in the US as My.com, with free email and IM apps subsidized by mobile gaming". http://thenextweb.com/. Retrieved 19 November 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ Mac, Ryan. "You've Got Mail.Ru: Russian Internet Giant Looks For U.S. Expansion With My.com". http://www.forbes.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ Krawczyk, Konrad. "Russia-based Mail.Ru launches My.com here in the U.S.". http://www.digitaltrends.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ Fried, Ina. "Russia’s Mail.ru Hopes to Crack U.S. Market With Mobile Chat and Email Programs". http://allthingsd.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ Grant, Rebecca. "Russia Internet giant Mail.Ru does something the Soviets never did: Invade America". http://venturebeat.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "20th Annual Communicator Award of Distinction Winners". http://www.communicatorawards.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ "GNC Exclusive: My.com Launches myMail & myChat". http://geeknewscentral.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ Mac, Ryan. "You've Got Mail.Ru: Russian Internet Giant Looks For U.S. Expansion With My.com". http://www.forbes.com/. Retrieved November 19, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ Langshaw, Mark. "Skyforge, Armored Warfare MMO titles announced by Obsidian at GDC". http://www.digitalspy.com/. Retrieved March 22, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  11. ↑ Stuart, Keith. "World of Speed – UK developer Slightly Mad reveals major new racer". http://www.theguardian.com/. Retrieved February 10, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ Waters, Reuben. "TEN TON HAMMER'S BEST OF E3 2014 AWARDS". http://www.tentonhammer.com/. Retrieved June 23, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "Lucky Fields - next-gen farming game on Android". http://thenextweb.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ "My.com’s Sci-Fi Action RPG Evolution: Battle for Utopia Now Live Worldwide in the Apple App Store". http://www.bloomberg.com/. Retrieved April 2, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Jungle Heat burns up Google Play". http://www.gamasutra.com/. Retrieved July 5, 2013. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ↑ "Armored Warfare Game Review". http://www.mmos.com/. Retrieved February 27, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  17. ↑ Reahard, Jef. "Allods Team and Obsidian unveil Skyforge announcement trailer". http://massively.joystiq.com/. Retrieved March 20, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  18. ↑ Harman, Stace. "World of Speed: Former Need For Speed Dev Announces Racing MMO". http://www.ign.com/. Retrieved February 10, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  19. ↑ Reahard, Jef. "Allods Team and Obsidian unveil Skyforge announcement trailer". http://massively.joystiq.com/. Retrieved March 20, 2014. External link in |website= (help)

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