Tag Games is a video game developer and

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based in Dundee, Scotland. Established in 2006, it is focused on creating games for mobile, tablet and wearable platforms and was one of the first European studios to develop titles for both the iPhone and iPad. Tag is a certified member of the United Kingdom game industry trade association ''

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'' (TIGA).

History

Paul Farley, Jamie Bryan and Robert Henning founded Tag Games in 2006. Paul Farley and Jamie Bryan had previously been part of development teams at

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and

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where they worked on titles such as ''

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'' and '' State of Emergency''. The studio's output consists of a mix of original IP development and commissioned work. Tag's clients include Rovio ,

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, EA,

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and

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. In June 2011, the studio released its first free-to-play mobile game, Funpark Friends. The game was later nominated for IMGA, Bafta and Herald Scotland mobile games awards, winning the Herald Scotland best Scottish Mobile Game 2011. The studio has since gone on to develop a number of free-to-play titles, including '' Angry Birds Action'', ''Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor'' and ''Moshi Monsters Village.'' Tag has created titles for the following platforms:

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, BREW, Symbian,

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, Android,

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, iPhone, iPod), Wii, PSP and Nintendo DS.

Games

In chronological order (not including Live Ops products):

References

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External links

Tag Games Official website
Video game development companies Mobile game companies Video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game companies established in 2006 2006 establishments in Scotland Companies based in Dundee