Floodgate Entertainment was an American

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founded by

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in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former

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employees. Floodgate co-developed '' Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide'' alongside

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and ''

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'' alongside

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. In 2006, they signed a deal with

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to distribute their game ''Mo-Pets''. On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by

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and merged with Zynga Boston.

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