Mr.Goodliving
Encyclopedia
Mr.Goodliving Ltd. was a Finnish
video game developer
and a video game publisher
based in Helsinki
, Finland
. It was founded in 1999, and acquired by RealNetworks
on the 6th of May in 2005. Mr.Goodliving was focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone
and other high-end portable devices.
The company was best known for the casual sports game franchise Playman Sports, spanning numerous incarnations such as Playman Summer Games, Playman Winter Games and Playman World Soccer. Along with original intellectual property
, the company worked with several high profile licenses such as Trivial Pursuit, South Park, Scrabble, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
In addition to its games, Mr.Goodliving developed EMERGE, a proprietary development platform which enables rapid and scalable publishing of games to more than 2000 handsets in 20 languages.
On February 9, 2011, Real unexpectedly announced to close Mr.Goodliving.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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...
and a video game publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
based in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was founded in 1999, and acquired by RealNetworks
RealNetworks
RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...
on the 6th of May in 2005. Mr.Goodliving was focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and other high-end portable devices.
The company was best known for the casual sports game franchise Playman Sports, spanning numerous incarnations such as Playman Summer Games, Playman Winter Games and Playman World Soccer. Along with original intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
, the company worked with several high profile licenses such as Trivial Pursuit, South Park, Scrabble, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
In addition to its games, Mr.Goodliving developed EMERGE, a proprietary development platform which enables rapid and scalable publishing of games to more than 2000 handsets in 20 languages.
On February 9, 2011, Real unexpectedly announced to close Mr.Goodliving.
External links
- Official Mr.Goodliving website
- http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/company.asp?co=Mr+Goodliving&sec=0&i=93Pocket GamerPocket GamerPocket Gamer is a website and video game magazine that focuses on handheld video games. It was launched in 2005 and is published by Steel Media. The publication covers all major portable and mobile gaming formats, including iPhone, Android, PSP and the various versions of the Nintendo DS and was...
's coverage on Mr.Goodliving]