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Punch Entertainment, Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary Industry
Video games Founded 2005; 19 years ago (2005 ) Founder Tobin Lent Defunct September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19 ) Fate Merged with Aeria Games Headquarters , US
Key people
Tobin Lent (
CEO )
Parent
Aeria Games (2011)
Punch Entertainment, Inc. was an American
video game developer based in
Palo Alto, California .
[1] Founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, the company established a Vietnamese satellite studio that same year. In September 2011, Punch Entertainment sold off its Vietnamese studio to
DeNA and its US-based staff to
Aeria Games .
History
The company was founded in 2005 by Tobin Lent, who became the company's
chief executive officer .
[1]
[2] The US-based staff of Punch Entertainment was acquired by
Aeria Games on September 19, 2011, and moved to Aeria Games' headquarters in
Santa Clara, California .
[3]
[4]
Punch Entertainment (Vietnam)
Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. is a Vietnamese video game developer. It was established as a satellite office for Punch Entertainment on June 20, 2005.
[5] On September 12, 2011,
DeNA purchased the studio with its approximately 50 employees.
[6] The acquisition was completed on September 15; terms were not disclosed.
[7] DeNA sold it to Evolabel Asia in May 2017.
[8] As of October 31, 2017, Punch Entertainment (Vietnam) employs 115 people in its offices in
Hanoi and
Ho Chi Minh City .
[5]
Games
Ego
[2]
Reign of Swords
[9]
Boom Goes the Earth 3D
[10]
Gunslinger
[11]
Hunting Unlimited
[3]
References
^
a
b
"About" . Punch Entertainment. 2010. Archived from
the original on 22 February 2012.
^
a
b Kumar, Mathew (February 11, 2008).
"Road To IGF Mobile: Ego ' s Personality Connection" .
Gamasutra .
Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^
a
b
Cifaldi, Frank (September 19, 2011).
"Free-To-Play Publisher Aeria Acquires Development Staff From Punch Entertainment" .
Gamasutra .
Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ Handrahan, Matthew (September 20, 2011).
"Aeria Games acquires staff from Punch Entertainment" .
GamesIndustry.biz .
Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-24 .
^
a
b
"About" . Punch Entertainment (Vietnam). 2017.
Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24 .
^ Sakuraoka-Gilman, Matt (September 12, 2011).
"DeNA buys Punch Entertainment's Vietnam studio" .
Pocket Gamer.biz .
Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ Takahashi, Dean (January 13, 2012).
"DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011" .
VentureBeat .
Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^
"BRIEF-Evolable Asia unit to acquire Punch Entertainment (Vietnam)" .
Reuters . April 17, 2017.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ Dredge, Stuart (October 3, 2008).
"Punch Entertainment: 'iPhone changes everything for mobile games' " .
Pocket Gamer.biz .
Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ Buchanan, Levi (June 20, 2006).
"Boom Goes the Earth 3D" .
IGN .
Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ Buchanan, Levi (May 22, 2007).
"Gunslinger Review" .
IGN .
Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
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