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CoolGames brings Hasbro’s Battleship to Netflix Games

AMSTERDAM, 24 September, 2024 – Today, Netflix has globally released Battleship, in an entirely new adoption of Hasbro’s iconic board game. With this new title developed by CoolGames, Netflix subscribers…

Keesing Media Group acquires CoolGames to expand into casual games and new game platforms

Amsterdam, July 6, 2023 – Today Keesing Media Group, the world’s largest puzzle and braintainment company, has announced that it acquired CoolGames, a leading games developer of high-quality casual games…

Zynga and CoolGames Partner to Launch Farm Merge Valley on Facebook Gaming

San Mateo, CA and Amsterdam – November 3, 2022 – Zynga Inc.(Nasdaq: ZNGA), a wholly-owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and CoolGames, an Amsterdam-based HTML5 games…

CoolGames partners with Snap to bring Hasbro’s Battleship to Snapchat

CoolGames partners with Snap to bring Hasbro’s Battleship to Snapchat AMSTERDAM, 30 June, 2021 – CoolGames has released Hasbro’s Battleship Game for Snap Games, Snapchat’s HTML5 gaming platform. Snapchat’s 500…

Secrets of success for voice gaming

Amsterdam, October 29, 2020 – People who joined Google’s developer event on 8 October learned about all of Google Assistant’s new platform features. We are delighted Google highlighted our voice…

CoolGames brings voice-controlled crossword puzzles to Google Assistant

AMSTERDAM, October 8th, 2020 – Google has chosen CoolGames to develop the first voice-controlled crossword game for Google Assistant. Horizontal Crosswords, a uniquely designed crossword game for Smart Display devices,…

CoolGames releases multiplayer Storm Skaters for Snap Games

AMSTERDAM, September 15, 2020 – Today CoolGames globally released Storm Skaters, a real-time 3D multiplayer skater game, available exclusively on the Snap Games platform. Storm Skaters is a fast-paced action…

10 years of HTML5 games: mission accomplished?

AMSTERDAM, August 20, 2020 – It has been ten years since Steve Jobs wrote his now infamous letter to Adobe, announcing that he Flash would never be allowed on the…

Voice game Guess the Drawing launched for Google Assistant

AMSTERDAM, July 31st, 2020 – Today CoolGames and Google launched Guess the Drawing, a new voice operated game uniquely designed for Smart Display devices, such as the Google Nest Hub….

CoolGames and Aardman team up on cloud-based gaming partnership

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, April 29th, 2020 – Amsterdam-based gaming company CoolGames today announces a partnership with Aardman, the UK based multi-award-winning animation studio, to bring various HTML5 games of Shaun the Sheep…

OK.ru a big social medium adopting cloud-based gaming, using HTML5 technology

AMSTERDAM/MOSCOW, November 22nd, 2019 – Amsterdam-based gaming company CoolGames is launch partner on the OK.ru social platform and brings the game Cookie Connect extra to all members of the platform….

CoolGames and Sanrio team up for cloud-based gaming

AMSTERDAM/TOKYO, October 22nd, 2019 – Amsterdam-based gaming company CoolGames today announces a partnership with the Japanese company Sanrio to publish various branded games in the coming period. To celebrate the…

Samsung US and CoolGames team up to let users play casual games directly from the Samsung Internet Browser

Samsung US and CoolGames signed a partnership to provide high-quality games across + 100 MLN households in the US via their stock browser. (Samsung) With this cooperation, Samsung joins the…

CoolGames strengthens leadership team

AMSTERDAM, March 14th 2019 – Today CoolGames announced that it has enforced its leadership team by two additions. Jop Pollmann has been appointed as Executive Chairman, joining Founder and CEO…

CoolGames launch-partner for LINE QUICK GAME

AMSTERDAM/TOKYO, June 28, 2018 – Today, LINE Corporation, the leading messaging app in Japan, announced its upcoming LINE QUICK GAME service. With LINE QUICK GAME, LINE users can play games…

All new multiplayer Angry Birds lands on Facebook Messenger

AMSTERDAM, May 8 2018 – Today CoolGames and Rovio Entertainment have globally released Angry Birds for Instant Games by Facebook. It is the first time players get to enjoy the…

CoolGames and Rovio announce Angry Birds for Facebook Messenger

AMSTERDAM, 7 December 2017 – Today CoolGames and Rovio announced Angry Birds for Facebook Messenger, as part of the One Year Anniversary of Instant Games. The game is currently in…

CoolGames brings Tetris® to Instant Games for Messenger

AMSTERDAM, November 30, 2017 – Tetris®, the iconic video game, goes live on the Instant Games platform for Messenger today. “People using Messenger can now play Tetris instantly and share…

Battleship, Hasbro’s iconic board game, now made available to 1.3 billion users of Facebook Messenger

AMSTERDAM, November 16, 2017 – Today, CoolGames released Hasbro’s Battleship for Instant Games, the new games platform of Facebook Messenger. More than 1.3 billion Messenger users can now challenge each…

Snake wins Best Use of New Technology Award 2017!

PR Week has awarded One Green Bean & HMD Global /Nokia for its wildly successful relaunch of Nokia Snake on Facebook Messenger, in the category of “Best Use of New…

CoolGames’ Head of Studio on his lifelong career in games

Amsterdam, October 11th, 2017. Ard Bonewald, CoolGames’ Head of Studio, was interviewed for PocketGamer.biz about his life-long career in the games industry. He started his journey as a Game Designer…

Snake resurfaces on Instant Games

AMSTERDAM, February 27, 2017 – Snake, the iconic game from Nokia, has now resurfaced on Instant Games by Facebook. Snake for Instant Games was developed by CoolGames on behalf of…

CoolGames releases ‘LINE: PPAP The Game’

AMSTERDAM/TOKYO, December 20, 2016 – CoolGames today released ‘LINE: PPAP The Game’ for the LINE messenger platform. The game is based on the YouTube super hit “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” of Pikotaro, a…

Jewel Academy arrives for Xmas to Instant Games by Facebook

AMSTERDAM, December 16, 2016 – Jewel Academy, one of the world’s most popular HTML5 match-3 games, has now also arrived on the new Instant Games service by Facebook. This Winter Edition…

CoolGames joins launch of Instant Games by Facebook

AMSTERDAM, November 29, 2016 – CoolGames, one of the pioneers of HTML5 games, today took part in the launch of Instant Games for Messenger, rolled out internationally by Facebook. CoolGames…

CoolGames Brings Tetris^® To Browsers With HTML5

AMSTERDAM, May 19, 2016 – CoolGames, the world’s leading HTML5 games publisher, today announced that it has released Tetris® Twist, a new take on one of the most addictive and…

BoosterMedia becomes CoolGames and joins forces with Tingly Games

AMSTERDAM, February 23, 2016 – At Casual Connect Europe 2016, BoosterMedia revealed its new name: the #1 HTML5 games publisher will further grow its activities as CoolGames. It was also…

CyberAgent and BoosterMedia team up to bring casual games to Ameba

Amsterdam, Tokyo – December 22 2014: Today, CyberAgent and BoosterMedia launched two specially developed casual games for the popular Ameba platform: Flappy Haripit and Pigg Bubble. In the side-scrolling game…

BoosterMedia acquires Hallpass Media games websites from SGN

Growth in HTML5 games fuels BoosterMedia’s games distribution strategy Amsterdam, September 8, 2014 – Award-winning HTML5 games publisher BoosterMedia has acquired the Hallpass Media web game network from Los Angeles-based, independent…

BoosterMedia brings HTML5 games to the Japanese market with Yahoo! JAPAN

Amsterdam/Tokyo, July 2, 2014 – Yahoo! JAPAN and BoosterMedia have struck a deal to bring ‘Western-style’ HTML5 games to the Japanese market. The new cross-platform games can be played instantly on…

League11: over 2000 of the world’s best football players in one HTML5 game

Amsterdam – April 23, 2014: Today BoosterMedia introduces League11, a new football management game fully based on HTML5. The goal of the game is to build and manage your team…

BoosterMedia wins Mobile Entertainment Awards 2013

London – November 15: Yes, we’ve won! BoosterMedia is the 2013 “Best Social Games Service Provider” – named as the winner at the Mobile Entertainment Awards ceremony in London. Other…

BoosterMedia raises $5m as investors see vast growth potential in HTML5 games

The world’s leading HTML5 games company is backed to pursue its vision of mobile games distribution across easy-to-access web portals and native app stores AMSTERDAM, September 11nd, 2013 – BoosterMedia’s…

New Tokyo office to expand partnerships in Japanese market

BoosterMedia recently opened an office in Tokyo, as a first step to increase the company’s international footprint outside the Amsterdam head-office. From the new location, main business focus will be…

BoosterMedia to bring ‘MobaSoccer’ success-game into Europe

BoosterMedia has entered into a partnership with Mobcast Global Inc. to bring their highly successful MobaSoccer football game to the European and Brazilian markets. MobaSoccer, originally launched as ‘Mobasaka’ in…

BoosterMedia “Best Social Games Service Provider” finalist in ME Awards 2013

Mobile Entertainment, the leading publication for the mobile entertainment industry, announced the nomination for BoosterMedia as finalist in the category “Best Social Games Service Prodivder”. Among the other finalists are companies like…

BoosterMedia launches DoctorHTML5games.com, the primary resource for HTML5 game development

Amsterdam (The Netherlands) – May 16, 2013 – BoosterMedia, the leading HTML5 games distribution network, has introduced DoctorHTML5games.com: an initiative to stimulate the further development of the HTML5 gaming ecosystem. The new…

White-paper on the HTML5 gaming ecosystem

AMSTERDAM, January 9 – BoosterMedia has just released a new publication on the state of the HTML5 games market: “HTML5, a developing games ecosystem”. The report provides practical tips and…

BoosterMedia wishes you a Happy New Year!

The year 2013 will be a turning point for the HTML5 mobile games industry. Where 2012 has seen the real establishing of a HTML5 mobile games ecosystem, this year will…

BoosterMedia publication: essential facts you need to know about HTML5 mobile gaming

Amsterdam, November 16 2012 – Many mobile game companies still choose native iOS or Android as their first route to market. Only to find out that it’s very challenging to…

BoosterMedia to join the best HTML5 game developers in Warsaw

The company will share its best practices and experience from around the world with the top HTML5 game developers present at onGameStart 2012. Amsterdam, September 14 2012 – BoosterMedia’s License Manager…

BoosterMedia is attending ChinaJoy 2012

This year BoosterMedia will be attending ChinaJoy 2012 in Shanghai, at its 10th anniversary. BoosterMedia is exploring new business opportunities and look to establish partnerships across several areas of the…

Meet BoosterMedia at Gamescom 2012

BoosterMedia the HTML5 cloud-gaming company will attend the Gamescom in Cologne from August 15th – 18th. We will actively explore new business opportunities and look to establish beneficial partnerships across…

Bebo chooses BoosterMedia’s cloud-gaming platform

Bebo, the social network that ‘connects users to everyone and everything they care about’, has chosen BoosterMedia to power its new mobile games channel. Utilizing BoosterMedia’s mobile cloud-gaming platform Connected…

BoosterMedia heads to GDC – San Francisco

BoosterMedia will attend the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco from March 7th – 9th. We will actively explore new business opportunities and look to establish beneficial partnerships across…

BoosterMedia Will Attend Mobile World Congress

BoosterMedia will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We are interested in meeting OEMs, MNOs, media and gaming brands and social networks to discuss our customized mobile gaming solutions….

BoosterMedia Secures €1.75M Funding Round from Truffle Capital and Solid Ventures

The new investment will help further expand BoosterMedia’s HTML5 mobile games distribution network internationally. UTRECHT (Netherlands) and HAMBURG (Germany) – February 8, 2012 – BoosterMedia (www.boostermedia.dev), the leading mobile browser games…

BoosterMedia and Absolutist Announce Partnership

Absolutist has chosen BoosterMedia to provide Wellgames.com, its online gaming website, with a customized mobile gaming destination. With the cooperation, Absolutist joins the growing roster of partners that entrust BoosterMedia…

Admeen expands its partnership with BoosterMedia

BoosterMedia and Admeen have strengthened their partnership and will launch mobile gaming portals for Admeen’s gaming websites 1001spielen.de, giochixl.it, 1001pelit.com and 1001hry.cz, in Germany, Italy, Finland and Czech Republic markets,…

BoosterMedia Heads to Casual Connect – Hamburg

BoosterMedia will kick off 2012 by attending and sponsoring the Casual Connect conference in Hamburg, Germany for the third consecutive year. During the conference, BoosterMedia will showcase its innovative mobile…

BoosterMedia Goes Brazil With Atrativa Latin America

Utrecht, November 21, 2011 – BoosterMedia has partnered with Atrativa Latin America to bring the company’s Brazilian gaming brand to a mobile audience. A subsidiary of GameHouse – a worldwide…

BoosterMedia sets sights on South America, expands with Click Jogos

Actively pursuing opportunities in developing markets, BoosterMedia has announced a partnership with popular Brazilian web gaming site, ClickJogos.com.br. The cooperation brings together two significant leaders: BoosterMedia in mobile browser-based games…

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