Gogii Games is an independent Canadian video game developer

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 and publisher

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 headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

Canada

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. They currently employ 20 employees in Moncton as well as having full-time contract workers in Nova Scotia, the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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 and Slovakia

Slovakia

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.

History

Founded in 2006 by George Donovan, the company has launched eight to 10 games each year in more than 10 languages, across all platforms, from PC retail to Nintendo Wii and DS, as well as mobile platforms including iPhone and iPad.

Games

The company makes primarily Hidden Object / Adventure games, targeted to adult females. Gogii's catalog of games consists of more than 30 games - including franchises such as Escape the Museum, The Hidden Object Show, the Luv series (Puppy Luv, Pony Luv, Kitty Luv) - as well as Princess Isabella: A Witch’s Curse.

Games developed by Gogii Games (partial list)

Title	Release Year	Platform	Developer
Mirror Mysteries HD	2011	iPad
Princess Isabella 2: Return of the Curse	2011	PC, Mac
Nightmare on the Pacific: Collectors Edition	2011	PC, Mac
Voodoo Whisperer: A Curse of a Legend	2011	PC
Empress of the Deep 2 HD	2011	iPad	Silverback Games
Empress of the Deep	2011	iPad	Silverback Games
Nanny Mania 2 HD	2010	iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
Princess Isabella: A witch's curse HD	2010	iPad
Tripeaks in Paradise HD	2010	iPad
Twisted: A Haunted Carol	2010	PC, Mac
Robin's Quest	2010	PC IBM PC compatible IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to... , Mac Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
Secrets of the Dragon Wheel	2010	PC, Mac	Silverback Games
Vaultcracker: The Last Safe	2010	PC, Mac
Escape the Lost Kingdom 3D	2010	PC, Mac
Nanny Nania 2	2010	iPad/iPhone
The Clumsy's 2	2009	PC, Mac	Banzai Interactive
Escape the Museum	2009	Nintendo DS
Mirror Mysteries	2009	PC, Mac
Nanny Nania	2009	iPad
Escape the Museum 2	2009	PC, Mac
Adventure Chronicles	2009	PC, Mac
Happyville	2009	PC, Mac
Princess Isabella: A witch's curse	2009	PC, Mac
Empress of the Deep	2009	PC, Mac	Silverback Games
The Mirror Mysteries	2009	PC, Mac	The Easy Co.
Escape 2 Paradise	2008	PC, Mac

Awards

Princess Isabella was declared the 2009 Game of the Year by Big Fish Games

Big Fish Games

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, as well as being nominated in four categories at the 2nd Great Game Awards by GameHouse

GameHouse

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, where it won Top Adventure Game.

External Links

• Official Site

• When Groupies Attack entry at http://herenb.canadaeast.com
• Shannon Tweed's Attack Of The Groupies Game In Production entry at http://bravewords.com
• KISS their big, fat bank accounts entry at http://wwww.atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca
• Shannon Tweed announces upcoming video game on Entertainment Tonight Canada entry at http://clickonline.com
• Gogii Games shines at Excellence Awards entry at http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com
• Gogii Games gets boost from Shannon Tweed entry at http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com
• [Progress Magazine Vol. 18 No.04 2011 Games people play]
• Shannon Tweed's Attack of the Groupies Game In Production entry at Rock Hard
• Shannon Tweed's Attack of the Groupies entry at http://www.atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca
• Entrepreneur of the Year - George Donovan entry at http://progressmedia.ca
• Gogii Games invade Seattle at Big Fish Conference entry at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com
• Shannon Tweed Gets Her Game On With Gogii entry at http://villagegamer.net
• Gogii Games Attacks with Shannon Tweed entry at http://techsoutheast.ca
• Game Developer Eyes Mobile Market entry at http://propelict.com
• The Brutal Truth - George Donovan entry at http://casualconnect.org
• George Donovan - CrunchBase entry at http://www.crunchbase.com
• Moncton's Gogii Games taking it to the next level entry at http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
• Gogii Games enjoying growth entry at http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
• GogiiGames] entry at MobyGames
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