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'''Gameloft''' is a | '''Gameloft''' is a [[France|French]] game development company that is known for making mobile and Java games, although they have aided in the creation of console and PC titles. Its main headquarters is in [[Paris]], with various offices situated globally.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Gameloft}}</ref> It notably was the publisher of a few non-canon {{Wiki|side-scrolling video game}}s in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The company was originally founded by | The company was originally founded in 1999 by {{Wiki|:fr:Michel Guillemot|Michel Guillemot}}, a co-founder of video game publisher [[Ubisoft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302181200/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/corp/press/pr_gameloft.html|title=Gameloft.com: The Global Online Entertainment Platform|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302181200/http://www.ubisoft.com/usa/corp/press/pr_gameloft.html|archivedate=2 March 2000|author=Ubisoft|date=14 December 1999|publisher=''Ubisoft''|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> Since then, Gameloft expanded to employ a staff of 4,000 at the end of 2007, up 59% over the end of 2006. Accompanying this, Gameloft posted consolidated revenues of $92m in 2006, $140m in 2007, and $147m for 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.gameloft.com/financial_press.php?date=2008&press2=654|title=Press Release: Fourth-quarter sales of €25.8 million in 2007|archiveurl=|archivedate=|author=Gameloft|date=2008|publisher=''Gameloft''|accessdate=8 August 2012}}}</ref> Formerly a public company traded in the stock exchange {{Wiki|Euronext Paris}}, Gameloft was acquired by the French investing firm {{Wiki|Vivendi}} in 2016 following an aggressive 9-month {{Wiki|takeover}} that began October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/256280/Former_Activision_owner_Vivendi_takes_stakes_in_Ubisoft_Gameloft.php|title=Former Activision owner Vivendi takes stakes in Ubisoft, Gameloft|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015182328/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/256280/Former_Activision_owner_Vivendi_takes_stakes_in_Ubisoft_Gameloft.php|archivedate=15 October 2015|author=Nutt, Christian|date=14 October 2015|publisher=''{{Wiki|Game Developer (website)|Gamasutra}}''|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/274002/Vivendi_succeeds_in_hostile_Gameloft_takeover.php|title=Vivendi succeeds in hostile Gameloft takeover|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602025602/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/274002/Vivendi_succeeds_in_hostile_Gameloft_takeover.php|archivedate=2 June 2016|author=Kerr, Chris|date=1 June 2016|publisher=''Gamasutra''|accessdate=20 July 2025}}</ref> | ||
Formerly a public company traded | |||
==Assassin's Creed games== | ==Assassin's Creed games== | ||
Gameloft | Gameloft developed the following ''Assassin's Creed'' titles for {{Wiki|Feature phone|keypad-based}} phones, and in the case of ''Altaïr's Chronicles'', the Nintendo DS. | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed (mobile game)|Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007) | *''[[Assassin's Creed (mobile game)|Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007) | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 31 July 2025
Gameloft is a French game development company that is known for making mobile and Java games, although they have aided in the creation of console and PC titles. Its main headquarters is in Paris, with various offices situated globally.[1] It notably was the publisher of a few non-canon side-scrolling video games in the Assassin's Creed series.
History
The company was originally founded in 1999 by Michel Guillemot, a co-founder of video game publisher Ubisoft.[2] Since then, Gameloft expanded to employ a staff of 4,000 at the end of 2007, up 59% over the end of 2006. Accompanying this, Gameloft posted consolidated revenues of $92m in 2006, $140m in 2007, and $147m for 2008.[3] Formerly a public company traded in the stock exchange Euronext Paris, Gameloft was acquired by the French investing firm Vivendi in 2016 following an aggressive 9-month takeover that began October 2015.[4][5]
Assassin's Creed games
Gameloft developed the following Assassin's Creed titles for keypad-based phones, and in the case of Altaïr's Chronicles, the Nintendo DS.
- Assassin's Creed (2007)
- Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles (2008)
- Assassin's Creed II (2009)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)
- Assassin's Creed III (2012)
External links
Reference
- ↑
Gameloft on Wikipedia
- ↑ Ubisoft (14 December 1999). Gameloft.com: The Global Online Entertainment Platform. Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved on 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Gameloft (2008). Press Release: Fourth-quarter sales of €25.8 million in 2007. Gameloft. Retrieved on 8 August 2012.}
- ↑ Nutt, Christian (14 October 2015). Former Activision owner Vivendi takes stakes in Ubisoft, Gameloft. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved on 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Kerr, Chris (1 June 2016). Vivendi succeeds in hostile Gameloft takeover. Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved on 20 July 2025.