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Playrix
Playrix Holding Ltd., also known as Playrix Entertainment and Playrix Games, is a developer of free-to-play mobile games behind titles such as ''Township'', ''Fishdom'', ''Homescapes'', and ''Gardenscapes''. The company was founded in 2004 by Dmitry Bukhman and Igor Bukhman in Vologda, Russia, and moved its headquarters to Dublin, Ireland in 2013. Playrix was valued at $8 billion in 2021. As of 2022, Playrix was the fourth-biggest mobile game developer in the world in terms of revenue and employed 4,000 people across 100 cities, mainly in Eastern Europe, including 1500 in Russia and 1500 in Ukraine. In October 2022, the company said it was ceasing operations in Russia and Belarus due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. History Igor and Dmitry Bukhman started working on their first game in 2001 on a computer with a Pentium 100 processor. They released ''Discovera'' later that year, which was similar to the game ''Xonix''. The brothers sеt its price at $15 and uploaded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homescapes
''Homescapes'' is a casual free-to-play puzzle game. It was developed and launched by Playrix in 2017 as a successor to their 2016 match-3 game, ''Gardenscapes''. The storyline narrates about attempts of the game's protagonist, Austin the Butler, to restore his childhood home. The game is available on Apple's App Store for iOS and macOS, and also on Android via Google Play, Amazon Appstore, or Huawei AppGallery. It is also available for Windows on the Microsoft Store. Gameplay ''Homescapes'' follows the adventure of the main character Austin who returns to his childhood mansion and begins to restore it. He tries to convince his parents not to sell the house, sprucing up the place. Helping him, players receive tasks in the To-do list that they can tackle by solving match-3 puzzles. Assignments range from installing new stairs and restoring the statues in the main hall to petting a cat. Completing every puzzle level, players receive in-game currency and a Star reward that is necessar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (video Game)
''Township'' is a casual farming and city-building game developed and launched on multiple platforms by Playrix in which players develop starter towns by building factories, harvesting crops, and creating goods. The game's main idea is to link one independent agriculture operation into a complete set of industrial chains, increase income, expand the territory, and make your town more prosperous by increasing the population. ''Township'' was originally available as an Adobe Flash application on WhatsApp Social and was later released on the App Store, Google Play, Appgallery, Amazon Appstore, Microsoft Store & Mac App Store. Gameplay The gameplay is built upon farming and production puzzle cores, and casual order board games. A player starts harvesting crops such as wheat, corn, carrot, potato, sugarcane, cocoa, tomato, rubber, silk, strawberries, rice and pepper. Assets are used to produce goods in factories to earn coins and experience points. At the initial levels, players are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardenscapes
''Gardenscapes: New Acres'' is a casual match-3 game, released in 2016 for Android and iOS devices and also on Facebook. Gameplay The original version of ''Gardenscapes'', which was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2009, and was later released on OS X, iOS, Android, the Nintendo DS and 3DS, was a hidden objects game in which the player runs a B&B hotel. A sequel - ''Gardenscapes 2'', was released in April 2013. According to VentureBeat, a mobile version was in development for over four years and was released in 2016 as a combination of match-3 gameplay with a city-building core. The storyline is centered on a butler named Austin, who strives to rebuild the dilapidated mansion and garden. To complete the chores, the user must complete levels and earn the required "stars". Gardenscapes allows players to choose decorations for cleaned-up areas of a massively overgrown garden as they level up. The core gameplay is completed with pin-pulling mini-games in which p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishdom
''Fishdom'' is a puzzle game developed by Playrix for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, and iPadOS. The game was launched 18 June 2008. Gameplay The object of the game is to solve puzzles and earn coins to set up and decorate a virtual aquarium. Using in-game currency the player is able to purchase different species of fish, decorations, and "comfort" items to make the environment more pleasant for pet fishes. Filling all of the three meter gauges measuring the progress will unlock one of the trophies: bronze, silver, or gold. Adorned and themed tanks can be used as a smartphone screensaver. Levels are based on a standard for "match three" mechanics: the player swaps two adjacent gems to make matches of three or more. Each of the rounds takes place on a different grid and poses a challenge earning every golden tile by matching gems over them at least once. Some of the tiles are locked and have a different color; to unlock them t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Bukhman
Dmitry Bukhman (born 27 May 1985) is a Russian-born Israeli entrepreneur. Together with his brother Igor Bukhman, they founded online gaming company Playrix, which is best known for its mobile-app games such as ''Homescapes'' and ''Fishdom''. Dmitry and his brother Igor were born in the Soviet city of Vologda (in what is now Russia). As a child, Dmitry was engaged in programming. Together with his brother, he started selling games online while still in high school. They founded Playrix in 2004 while studying at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the . By 2004, the brothers had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the monthly income of the company constituted around $300,000. Soon the company released such games as ''Homescapes'', ''Gardenscapes'', ''Fishdom'' and ''Township''. In 2014, Dmitry Bukhman moved to Dublin. In 2016, he acquired Israeli citizenship. In 2018, the brothers personally invested in video and soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Bukhman
Igor Bukhman (born 29 March 1982) is a Russian-born Israeli entrepreneur. Together with his brother Dmitry Bukhman, they founded online gaming company Playrix, which is best known for its mobile-app games such as ''Homescapes'' and ''Fishdom''. Igor and his brother Dmitry were born in Vologda. Since he was a kid, Igor was engaged in programming. In 1999, Igor Bukhman was enrolled on the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at the . In 2001, together with his brother, they started developing online games. The same year, they published their first game ''Discovera''. The brothers priced it at $15, uploaded it to 200 app directories, and made $60 in the first month. They founded Playrix in 2004. By that time, they had released three games and around 30 screensavers; by 2007, the number of games increased to 16, and the company's monthly income constituted around $. Soon the company released such games as ''Homescapes'', ''Gardenscapes'', ''Fishdom'', and ''Township''. In 2014, he moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eipix Entertainment
Eipix Entertainment is a Serbian video game developer based in Novi Sad. The company was founded in 2005 and develops casual games for PC, Mac, iOS and Android, as well as virtual reality games. As of December 2019, Eipix is part of Playrix. History Eipix Entertainment entered the game development business as an indie company. Early projects included the sci-fi race and shooter ''Pyroblazer'' and eco-themed puzzle adventure ''Ziro''. After several independent projects, Eipix began working as an outsourcing company, porting and making games for other developers. In 2011, Eipix Entertainment went back to developing its own games, having shifted its focus towards casual games, mainly hidden object puzzle adventure (HOPA) titles, published through Big Fish Games. Starting with ''Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen Collector's Edition'' in 2012, Eipix has developed more than 80 HOPA titles. The company is currently developing sequels to hidden-object puzzle game franchises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexters
Nexters is a Cypriot video game company, headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. The company story dates back to 2010 when Andrey Fadeev and Boris Gertsovskiy met. The company is best known for the social and mobile games ''Throne Rush'' and ''Hero Wars''. Nexters is one of the top five independent mobile game companies in Europe. History In 2010 Andrey Fadeev was running Progrestar, a social games development studio, when he first met Boris Gertsovskiy, a future friend and fellow game developer. By 2012, Gertsovskiy had become the President of Crazy Bit, also a social games development studio. Not long after, Crazy Bit and Progrestar began a partnership. Both teams moved into a new, shared office space and would regularly share best practices and hold cross-company events. In 2013, Progrestar released ''Throne Rush'', a strategy game, which ultimately became one of the most popular social games on Facebook and VK. In 2014, Fadeev and Gertsovskiy decided to form Nexters. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic States
The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea are sometimes referred to as the "Baltic nations", less often and in historical circumstances also as the "Baltic republics", the "Baltic lands", or simply the Baltics. All three Baltic countries are classified as high-income economies by the World Bank and maintain a very high Human Development Index. The three governments engage in intergovernmental and parliamentary cooperation. There is also frequent cooperation in foreign and security policy, defence, energy, and transportation. The term "Baltic states" ("countries", "nations", or similar) cannot be used unambiguously in the context of cultural areas, national identity, or language. While the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store (formerly known as Windows Store) is a digital distribution platform operated by Microsoft. It started as an app store for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 as the primary means of distributing Universal Windows Platform apps. With Windows 10, Microsoft merged its other distribution platforms (Windows Marketplace, Windows Phone Store, Xbox Music, Xbox Video, Xbox Store, and a web storefront also known as "Microsoft Store") into Microsoft Store, making it a unified distribution point for apps, console games, and digital videos. Digital music was included until the end of 2017, and E-books were included until 2019. As with other similar platforms, such as the Google Play and Mac App Store, Microsoft Store is curated, and apps must be certified for compatibility and content. In addition to the user-facing Microsoft Store client, the store has a developer portal with which developers can interact. Microsoft takes 5–15% of the sale price for apps and 30% on Xbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
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