Zoink
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Klaus Lyngeled |
Defunct | 2020 |
Fate | Merged |
Successor | Thunderful Development |
Headquarters | , Sweden |
Key people | Brjánn Sigurgeirsson (CEO) |
Number of employees | 25 (2018) |
Parent | Thunderful Group (2018–2020) |
Website | zoinkgames.com |
Zoink AB was a Swedish video game developer based in Gothenburg. The company was founded by Klaus Lyngeled in 2001 and formed the Thunderful group with Image & Form in 2017. In 2020, Zoink was integrated into Thunderful Development.
History[]
Zoink was founded in 2001 by Klaus Lyngeled, who acted as its chief executive officer.[1][2] Lyngeled had initially started developing games when he and some friends produced a pinball game for the Amiga.[3] They later got together with a similar team based in Norrköping and, together, founded Unique Development Studios.[3] When Lyngeled got tired of working for Unique Development Studios, he moved to the United States to work for Shiny Entertainment.[3] He worked on Messiah and Sacrifice but when he began working on Enter the Matrix, he faced, among other things, issues with his visa, wherefore he returned to Sweden, where he founded Zoink.[2][3] By 2003, Zoink was working on animated films, later advertisement films, and finally advertisement games; clients for the latter included Sony, The Coca-Cola Company, Cartoon Network, and Google.[3] Zoink's first full game was The Kore Gang, revived after its original Xbox version had been cancelled for six years.[4] Zoink's break-out title was Stick It to the Man!, later spawning a spiritual successor, Flipping Death.[2] As of May 2018, Zoink has 25 employees.[2] That year, Zoink released a new game, Fe. Its next title, Lost in Random, is scheduled for a release in 2021 for the Nintendo Switch.[5] In 2020, Thunderful (now called Thunderful Group) merged Zoink with Image & Form and to create Thunderful Development.[6]
Games developed[]
Year | Title | Platform(s) |
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2010 | The Kore Gang | Wii |
WeeWaa | ||
Billions: Save them All! | Facebook Platform | |
2012 | Reality Fighters Dojo! | Android, iOS |
Fair Place | Browser | |
EnergyMix | Android, iOS | |
WeeWaa: Rock On! | ||
2013 | Adventure Time: Rock Bandits | |
Swing King | ||
PlayStation All-Stars Island | ||
Stick It to the Man! | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One | |
2015 | Zombie Vikings | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
2016 | Zombie Vikings: Stab-a-thon | Microsoft Windows |
2018 | Fe | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Flipping Death | ||
2019 | Ghost Giant | PlayStation 4 |
2021 | Lost in Random | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[7] |
References[]
- ^ Dring, Christopher (3 July 2018). "Thunderful acquires UK and US publisher Rising Star Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Garst, Aron (23 May 2018). "How Zoink Games combined Monkey Island and Rayman to make Flipping Death". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Arnroth, Thomas (13 September 2013). "Speldoldis från Göteborg kliver fram" [Game-gambling from Gothenburg is emerging]. Computer Sweden (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Whitehead, Thomas (20 February 2014). "Interview: Ripstone and Zoink on Prioritising Fun in Stick It To The Man". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ Doolan, Liam (19 June 2020). "Zoink Teams Up With EA To Release Lost In Random On Switch Next Year". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "History". Thunderful Group. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Explorez Lost in Random™, un titre EA Originals proposé par le studio primé Zoink Games". 17 June 2021.
External links[]
- 2001 establishments in Sweden
- Companies based in Gothenburg
- Privately held companies of Sweden
- Video game companies established in 2001
- Video game companies of Sweden
- Video game development companies