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ZeniMax Halifax Ltd.
Alpha Dog Games
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded2012;12 years ago(2012)
Defunct7 May 2024;4 months ago(2024-05-07)
Headquarters
Halifax, Nova Scotia,Canada
Key people
Shawn Woods (co-studio director)
Jeff Cameron (co-studio director)[1]
Number of employees
12[1](2019)
ParentZeniMax Media(2019–2024)
Websitehttp://www.alphadoggames.com/

ZeniMax Halifax Ltd.(trade name:Alpha Dog Games)[2]was a Canadian mobilevideo game developerbased inHalifax, Nova Scotia.The company was acquired byZeniMax Mediain October 2019.[3]

ZeniMax Media was acquired byMicrosoftin March 2021 and became part ofXbox Game Studios.As a result, Alpha Dog Games was owned by Microsoft since 2021, and it was an indirect mobile gaming extension of the Xbox brand. The studio was closed in May 2024 andMighty Doomwill sunset on August 7.[4]

Games developed

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Year Title Platform(s)
2012 Wraithborne[5] iOS,Android
2019 MonstroCity: Rampage[6] iOS,Android
2019 Ninja Golf[3] iOS,Android
2023 Mighty DOOM[7] iOS,Android

References

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  1. ^abBurke, David (January 23, 2021)."N.S. video game industry on the hunt for workers as pandemic drives up sales".CBC News.Archivedfrom the original on May 16, 2021.RetrievedMay 27,2021.
  2. ^"Legal Information".ZeniMax Media.Archivedfrom the original on 17 January 2022.Retrieved17 January2022.ZeniMax® Halifax Ltd. (d/b/a Alpha Dog Games)
  3. ^abSinclair, Brendan (October 24, 2019)."Bethesda acquires Alpha Dog".gamesindustry.biz.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2019.RetrievedMay 27,2021.
  4. ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (2024-05-07)."Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda".IGN.Retrieved2024-05-07.
  5. ^"Alpha Dog Games: the acquisition of a successful indie studio in Nova Scotia".novascotiabusiness.com.February 12, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on April 15, 2021.RetrievedMay 27,2021.
  6. ^Teuton, Christopher J. (October 25, 2019)."Bethesda Acquires Mobile Game Studio Alpha Dog Games".Screen Rant.Archivedfrom the original on September 27, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 27,2021.
  7. ^Ivan, Tom (February 21, 2023)."Bethesda has announced a March release for top-down mobile shooter Mighty Doom".Video Games Chronicle.Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2023.RetrievedMarch 11,2023.
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