Digital Chocolate is a video game developer

Video game developer

A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

 headquartered in San Mateo, California

San Mateo, California

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. It was founded in 2003

2003 in video gaming

-Events:*February 27 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Yu Suzuki of Sega to the AIAS Hall of Fame....

 by Trip Hawkins

Trip Hawkins

William M. 'Trip' Hawkins III is a Silicon Valley American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company and Digital Chocolate....

, the entrepreneur

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 and founder of the video game publishing

Video game publisher

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 giant Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

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 and founder of The 3DO Company

The 3DO Company

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. The company focuses on developing games for mobile phone

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s, iOS, and Microsoft Windows

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, and makes some non-entertainment titles. Its marketing motto is Seize the minute.

History

Digital Chocolate was founded in 2003 by Trip Hawkins. The firm has won more than 10 awards in the last two years including "Best Game Developer of the Year" awards from both IGN

IGN

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and Mobile Entertainment and is included in The Red Herring Global 100.

Games

Digital Chocolate has developed scores of games, but some of the most popular include:

• 24 Special Ops
• 3D Beach Mini Golf
• Army Attack!
• Amoebas
• Brain Juice
• Brain Tester 24 Pack Vol. 2
• Brick Breaker Revolution 2
• Brick Breaker Revolution 3D
  Brick Breaker Revolution 3D
  Brick Breaker Revolution 3D is a game for iOS and Windows Phone 7 developed by Digital Chocolate. The game was ported to Windows Phone 7 and released on December 1st, 2010 for $2.99. The Windows Phone 7 version offers Leaderboard and Achievement support as a title for Xbox LIVE enabled games...
  
  
• Bubble Popper Deluxe
• Captain Galactic: Super Space Hero
• Crazy Penguin Catapult
• Diamond Islands
• FotoQuest Fishing The object is to score by capturing scenes of fish, with higher points for rarer combinations based upon numbers, bore, type of fish, and reaction.
• Hollywood City
• Island God
• Millionaire City, released in Facebook and as an Android application
• Mini Golf Castles
• Mini Golf Castles 3D
• Mini Golf 99 Holes
• MMA Pro Fighter
  MMA Pro Fighter
  MMA Pro Fighter is a sports-related social network game about a player starting a career in mixed martial arts. This game is similar to the "be-a-pro" modes found in most EA Sports video games...
  
  
• Rollercoaster Rush 3D
  Rollercoaster Rush 3D
  Rollercoaster Rush 3D is a video game by Digital Chocolate that is available for cellular phones. Rollercoaster Rush 3D is the successor of the previous version of the game, Rollercoaster Rush.- Description :...
  
  
• Tornado Mania!
  Tornado Mania!
  Tornado Mania! is a mobile game developed by Digital Chocolate. Players assume the role of a scientist who has decided to create his own Utopia by collecting buildings with the tornadoes he creates.-Gameplay:...
  
  
• Tornado Mania! 3D
• Tower Bloxx
  Tower Bloxx
  Tower Bloxx is a strategy/puzzle mobile video game developed by Digital Chocolate.The game features two types of gameplay, "Build city" and "Quick game"...
  
  
• Rollercoaster Rush 99 Tracks
• Vegas City
• Zombie Lane
  Zombie Lane
  Zombie Lane is a social network game developed by Digital Chocolate and released on Facebook and Google+ in 2011. Players must rebuild their shattered neighbourhoods after their destruction by a zombie apocalypse...
  
  

External links

• DChoc Café Games
• Q&A: Trip Hawkins on Digital Chocolate from GameSpot
  GameSpot
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• Digital Chocolate on CrunchBase