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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | video games, social network service |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Henning Kosmack, CEO Mark Gazecki, Chairman |
Number of employees | 55[1] (2021) |
| Website | http://www.megazebra.com/ |
MegaZebra is a game development company located in Munich, Germany. The company develops free-to-play games for social networks like Facebook and mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. As of July 2018, the company employs 55 people.[2]
History
[edit]MegaZebra pioneered the social gaming space in Europe in late 2008.[3] Behind MegaZebra is the team around Henning Kosmack (CEO) and Mark Gazecki (Chairman).[4] Since then, MegaZebra developed several cross-platform games for mobile devices and social networks like Facebook.[5]
In September 2009 the company got backed by the founders of Web.de through Kizoo Technology Ventures.[6]
With Mahjong Trails[7] they launched their first game, reaching more than two million monthly players in January 2011.[8] Today the game has still more than 2 million monthly active players.[5]
In March 2011 MegaZebra raised ‘multiple millions Euros’ [9] in a second round of funding, led by Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. Furthermore, Kizoo Technology Ventures participated again, alongside private investor Markus Stolz.[10]
With Gaute Godager, founder of Funcom, and Jürgen Goeldner, two Gaming veterans joined the company`s board of directors in January 2012.[11]
Both have a long-standing experience in the gaming sector. Apart from Goeldner and Godager, the MegaZebra board consists of Nigel Grierson from Doughty Hanson, Matthias Hornberger from Atevia, and Mark Gazecki of the founders.[12]
MegaZebra launched its second hit game Solitaire Castle in late 2011. Following in the footsteps of Mahjong Trails, it reached more than 1.5 million monthly active users in October 2012[13] and more than 2 million in January 2013.[5]
1 year later, MegaZebra launched Suburbia, which reached 2 million monthly active users in early 2014. With Suburbia, MegaZebra was the first company to combine episodic, TV-style content with simulation game mechanics. Currently, only 5 episodes are available, as the 6th episode has been in development for a few years[14]
MegaZebra’s latest game, Solitaire Chronicles, is their first cross-platform title, as it is available on the web and on mobile devices. It has won a Tabby Award in the category "Best iPad game: Cards, Casino and Dice" in 2015.[15]
Figures
[edit]According to AppData, MegaZebra was one of the top 25 fastest growing developers in January 2011 on Facebook,[16] reporting almost 4 million monthly users. Additionally, with more than half a million daily active users,[17] MegaZebra was among the Top 3 European game developers in terms of daily active users.
Games
[edit]- Desperate Housewives: The Game
- Mahjong Trails
- Suburbia 2
- Solitaire Chronicles
- Solitaire Castle
- Mahjong
References
[edit]- ↑ Fröhlich, Petra (13 April 2021). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2021" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2021]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ↑ "Deutschlands größte Spielehersteller 2018". GamesWirtschaft (in German). 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "MegaZebra Profile." Retrieved from Venturebeat, on February 3, 2011.
- ↑ "About MegaZebra." Retrieved from MegaZebra, on January 27, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Developer Profile: MegaZebra Archived 2013-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu, on January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Social Gaming Roundup from September 18, 2009." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 11, 2011.
- ↑ "MegaZebra`s Mahjong Trails brings Tile-based action to Facebook." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 20, 2011.
- ↑ "MahjongTrails." Retrieved from All Facebook Statistics, on January 17, 2011.
- ↑ "MegaZebra On Ad Spend, Localization and Facebook-Only Development." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on May 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Facebook games developer MegaZebra closes ‘multi-million’ euro funding round." Retrieved from TechCrunch, on May 24, 2011.
- ↑ "MegaZebra appoints Godager and Goeldner to board." Retrieved from InsideSocialGames, on January 24, 2012.
- ↑ "MegaZebra signs Godager and Goeldner as Board Members." Retrieved from Social Games Observer on January 25, 2012.
- ↑ "/ Solitaire Castle Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppStats.eu on October 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Henning Kosmack Finds The Fun In The Media Battle." Retrieved from gamesauce.org on August 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Tabby Award Winners 2015." Retrieved from tabbyawards.com on August 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Top Gainer of the week Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved from AppData, on January 26, 2011.
- ↑ " Deprecated link archived 2013-01-16 at archive.today." Retrieved from AppData, on May 25, 2011.