Xona Games
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Yarmouth,Nova Scotia,Canada |
Key people | Jason Doucette, Matthew Doucette |
Number of employees | 2 |
| Website | xona |
Xona Gamesis anindependentCanadianvideo game developerfounded in 2008 and headquartered inYarmouth,Nova Scotia,Canada.[1]
Games
[edit]The company makesshoot 'em upgames, targeting primarilyXbox LIVE Indie GamesandXbox LIVE Arcadewhich are especially popular in the Japanese market.[2]The company and many of their games have won awards, including theRogersSmall Business Big Idea Contest.[3]
Games released by Xona Games:
| Year | Title | Platform | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Decimation X | Xbox 360 | Xona Games | #1 in Japan[4][5] |
| 2010 | Decimation X2 | Windows Phone 7 | Xona Games | Launch Title[6][7] |
| 2010 | Decimation X3 | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications |
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| 2010 | Score Rush | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications | #1 in Japan;[11][12] |
| 2012 | Score Rush | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2012 | Score Rush MP | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2016 | Score Rush Extended kích điểm | PlayStation 4 | Reverb Communications |
Additional games in development by Xona Games include a new version of Score Rush, Decimation X4, and Duality ZF.[15]Xona Games was announced as an officialID@XboxXbox OneDeveloper.[16]
Awards
[edit]Xona Games' games has won a total of $190,177.83 in contests,[17][18]including the $100,000InnovacorpI-3 competition[19]and the $50,000TizenApp Challenge.[20]Decimation X3 was named one of the top Xbox Live Indie Games byOfficial Xbox Magazine.[21]Duality ZF was a finalist in the 2010Dream.Build.Playcontest, ranking #5 worldwide.[22][23]
References
[edit]- ^Silicon Hali,thecoast.ca
- ^Xona Games Interview,indiegraph.net
- ^ENTREVESTOR: Xona Games on winning streak,chronicleherald.ca
- ^JAPAN'S #1 TOP RATED #1 BEST SELLING XBLIG: DECIMATION X,xona
- ^インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox,web.archive.org
- ^Xona Games' Jason Doucette on what Microsoft needs to do to help indies on WP7's Marketplace,pocketgamer.biz
- ^Why it is necessary to to test my iPhone app on actual iPhone device,stackexchange
- ^DECIMATION X3 #1 BEST SELLER IN 4 COUNTRIES,xona
- ^インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox,web.archive.org
- ^Indie Games Winter Uprise,web.archive.org
- ^SCORE RUSH #1 AND #2 BEST SELLER IN 3 COUNTRIES,xona
- ^インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox,web.archive.org
- ^Metacritic - Score Rush Extended - PS4,metacritic
- ^Metacritic - Game Releases By Score - PS4,metacritic
- ^Our Games,xona
- ^New Developers Sign On to ID@Xbox,xbox
- ^Awards, Honors, & Accomplishments,xona
- ^Prize Money & Funding,xona
- ^Innovacorp Announces I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition Winners,progressmedia.ca
- ^Tizen App Challenge,developer.tizen.org
- ^The 16 best Xbox Live Indie Games,oxmonline
- ^"XNA Dream.Build.Play".Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2010.Retrieved20 Jan2010.
- ^Lumi wins Dream-Build-Play 2010 ChallengeArchivedJune 6, 2014, at theWayback Machine,armlessoctopus
External links
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