Pixelberry Studios
Type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Game Developer |
Founder | Oliver Miao, Keith Emnett, Winston She |
Headquarters | Mountain View, CA , United States |
Parent | Nexon |
Pixelberry Studios is a mobile game development company based in Mountain View, California, United States.[1] Founded in 2013 by Oliver Miao, Keith Emnett, and Winston She, Pixelberry aims to create "games with heart,"[2] beginning with Surviving High School and Cause of Death, which deals with themes of bullying, eating disorders and capturing serial killers.[3][4] Since then, the company has fully released three more mobile games: Hollywood U, High School Story and Choices: Stories You Play.[1][5][6][7] In November 2017, Pixelberry was acquired by Nexon.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mobile game takes a stand against cyberbullying". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Strauss, Karsten. "Mobile Games With Heart? Pixelberry In 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Inside The Game: Why Oliver Miao almost left gaming". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "After bullying, High School Story tackles body image and eating disorders". Polygon. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Pixelberry Studios Tackles Teenagers' Body-Image Issues With A New Mobile Game". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "16 percent of teens consider suicide before graduation. This quest is for them". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Ex-EA devs add cyberbullying-themed quests to High School Story to teach players how to deal with the issue themselves". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Nexon acquires High School Story developer Pixelberry Studios". VentureBeat. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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