Tag Games
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| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland, UK |
| Products | Angry Birds Action! Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor Moshi Monsters Village Cat Tap Fever Toby Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes Funpark Friends Dr Who: The Mazes of Time Car Jack Streets Astro Ranch Rock'n'Roll Dead Water |
Number of employees | 60 approx |
| Website | www |
Tag Games is a video game developer and publisher based in Dundee, Scotland. Established in 2006, it is focused on creating games for mobile, tablet and wearable platforms and was one of the first European studios to develop titles for both the iPhone and iPad.[1]
Tag is a certified member of the United Kingdom game industry trade association The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA).[2]
History
[edit]Paul Farley, Jamie Bryan and Robert Henning founded Tag Games in 2006. Paul Farley and Jamie Bryan had previously been part of development teams at DMA Design and Vis Entertainment where they worked on titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Space Station Silicon Valley and State of Emergency.[3]
The studio's output consists of a mix of original IP development and commissioned work. Tag's clients include Rovio, Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, Channel 4, Big Fish Games and Wooga.
In June 2011, the studio released its first free-to-play mobile game, Funpark Friends. The game was later nominated for IMGA, Bafta and Herald Scotland mobile games awards, winning the Herald Scotland best Scottish Mobile Game 2011.[4] The studio has since gone on to develop a number of free-to-play titles, including Angry Birds Action, Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor and Moshi Monsters Village.
Tag has created titles for the following platforms: Java ME, BREW, Symbian, C++, Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod), Wii, PSP and Nintendo DS.
In 2023 Tag Games was acquired by Scopely Inc. a long term games development partner
Games
[edit]In chronological order (not including Live Ops products):
| Title | Release Year | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Water | -- | mobile | |
| Rock'n'Roll | -- | mobile/iOS | |
| Granny In Paradise | -- | mobile | |
| Football Pro | -- | mobile | |
| Love Guru | -- | mobile | |
| All Stars Darts | -- | iPhone | |
| Car Jack Streets | 2008 | mobile/iPhone/DS/PSP/Vita TV | |
| Smash it Up | -- | iPhone | |
| Animal ABC | -- | iPhone | |
| ALEX | -- | iPhone | |
| Christmas Rock'n'Roll | -- | iPhone | |
| GUTS | -- | iPhone | |
| Red Ball Challenge | -- | iPhone | Endemol |
| B-Boy Beats | -- | iPhone | Mobile Pie |
| Team Monster | -- | mobile/iPhone | |
| Astro Ranch | 2009 | iPhone/iPad | |
| TumbleBugs | 2010 | mobile/iPhone | |
| True Grit | 2010 | mobile/Android | Paramount |
| Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time | 2011 | iOS/Android | BBC |
| Come Dine With Me App | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Father Jack Me Up | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Peepshow App | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| cBeebies App | 2011 | iOS/Android | BBC |
| Funpark Friends | 2011 | iOS/Android | |
| Hotel GB | 2012 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Hotel Vegas | 2013 | iOS/Android | |
| Hotel Vegas | 2013 | iOS/Android | |
| Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes[5] | 2013 | iOS/Android | Ubisoft |
| Capital One Penalty Kick | 2014 | iOS/Android | Capital One |
| Talking Poppet | 2014 | iOS/Android/Kindle | Mindcandy |
| Moshi Monsters Village | 2014 | iOS/Android/kindle | Mindcandy |
| Cat Tap Fever | 2014 | iOS | 505 Games |
| The Game Of Life | 2014 | Marmalade Game Studio | |
| Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor | 2015 | iOS/Android/Kindle | Activision |
| Toby | 2015 | WatchOS | Wooga |
| Angry Birds Action! | 2016 | iOS/Android | Rovio Entertainment |
| Ballarina | 2016 | iOS/Android | Nickelodeon |
| Prison Architect Mobile | 2017 | iOS/Android | Paradox Interactive |
| Monster High: Beauty Shop | 2017 | iOS/Android | Tabtale / Mattel |
| Hotel Transylvania: Run Jump Build | 2018 | iOS/Android | Tabtale / Sony Pictures |
| Raith Rovers App | 2018 | iOS/Android | Self Published |
References
[edit]- ^ Stuart, Keith (16 January 2009). "Tag Games and the wonder of iPhone". London: Guardian.
- ^ "TIGA: Representing the Games Industry". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Jon Jordan. "Daring to be different: Tag Games on the move from GTA to Granny in Paradise (and back again)". Pocket Gamer.
- ^ "Tag Games' Funpark Friends wins Herald Scotland Digital Business Award 2011 for best Scottish game". Pocket Gamer. 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes coming to iOS and Android". Joystiq.