Sandlot Games
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| Sandlot Games® | |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Online/Casual Games Developer/Publisher/Distributor |
| Successor | UpTap Games |
| Founded | Washington (2002) |
| Founder | Daniel Bernstein |
| Defunct | May 2012 |
| Headquarters | Bothell, Washington, United States |
Key people | Daniel Bernstein (founder & CEO) |
| Products | Games |
| Parent | Digital Chocolate |
| Slogan | Play in Our Neighborhood® |
| Website | www.sandlotgames.com |
Sandlot Games is a developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games based in Bothell, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith Productions, and Kesmai Studios.
To date, the Sandlot Games portfolio consists of popular franchises like Cake Mania, Westward, Kuros, Super Granny, and Tradewinds. Although most of its products are downloadable PC games, it offers other titles for Mac, iPhone, iPod, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.
In August 2011, Sandlot Games was acquired by Digital Chocolate[1] and is now a fully owned subsidiary.
In May 2012, Sandlot Games was part of the companies shut down by Digital Chocolate. As of now, the owner of the brand and trademarks of Sandlot Games and its games are unclear.[2]
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.[3] A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions including France, Germany, Britain, and Benelux.
In July 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam, Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.[4]
Awards
- "Best Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
- "Best of 2008: Best Use of Accelerometer - Snail Mail" by IGN
- "Most Successful Developer/Publisher 2006" (2nd Place) by Logler.com.
- "Longest Run in Top 10 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
- "Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by Yahoo! Games.
Games
Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games has developed and published the following games:
- Ballhalla
- Ballistik
- Barnyard Invasion
- Cake Mania
- Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery
- Cake Mania 2
- Cake Mania 3
- Cake Mania: Main Street
- Cake Mania: Lights, Camera, Action!
- Cake Mania: To The Max!
- Cake Mania 7: New Generation (Discontinued)
- Dr Blob's Organism
- Eye for Design
- Fashion Forward
- Glyph
- Glyph 2
- Heartwild Solitaire
- Incrediball
- Kuros
- Monster Mash
- Orbital (Discontinued)
- Pirate Island
- Snail Mail
- Super Granny
- Granny in Paradise
- Super Granny Winter Wonderland
- Super Granny 3
- Super Granny 4
- Super Granny 5
- Super Granny 6
- Slyder
- Super Slyder
- Slyder Adventures
- Sphera
- Tradewinds Classic
- Tradewinds 2
- Tradewinds Caravans
- Tradewinds Legends
- Tradewinds Legends Unlikely Heroes
- Tradewinds Odyssey
- Westward
- Westward II
- Westward III
- Westward IV
- Westward Kingdoms
- Word Monaco
References
- ↑ "Digital Chocolate Acquires Highly-Respected Sandlot Games". Business Wire. August 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Any Chances of Reviving?". Sandloters Forum. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ↑ "INTENIUM announces cooperation with Sandlot Games". Intenium. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Valve And Sandlot Games Announce Steam Distribution Agreement". PRWeb. July 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
- Sandlot Games Official Website
- Sandlot Games Twitter Page
- Sandlot Games Facebook Page
- Digital Chocolate Acquiring Sandlot Games
- UpTap Games