| London, August 31st, 2010 |
| Zattikka appoints Jim McDonagh as External Producer |
Zattikka, a major new player in social and casual gaming across online and mobile platforms, today announced the appointment of Jim McDonagh to the position of External Producer within the company.
Jim McDonagh brings to Zattikka a wealth of experience, having worked with some of the games industries' top developers and publishers in his accomplished and enviable career path.
After spending 3 successful years as an external producer for Ubisoft, Jim could then be found helming the highly renowned Championship Manager series for two iterations (03/04 and 5), as External Producer for a 3 year period at Eidos Interactive. His next port of call was NCSoft, where he worked on their myriad of MMO titles before moving to Sega Europe to work with The Creative Assembly, as External Producer driving Empire: Total War to triple-A sales and a BAFTA award in 2009.
In his new role as External Producer, Jim will be responsible for overseeing and actively shaping new Zattikka talent and Intellectual Property, lending his skills and knowledge to multiple projects in order to ensure that they become polished and technically superior end products.
"I'm delighted we've hired Jim, with his wealth of games industry experience, demonstrating our ability to attract high quality people into our expanding team" said Zattikka Ltd Founder & CEO, Tim Chaney. "he will be pivotal in acquiring and managing the development of high quality games for our rapidly developing portal business"
"Zattikka is a thriving new business at the cutting edge of modern gaming and I am really excited to be joining," commented McDonagh. "The industry is constantly changing and evolving and I know this will be a challenging role working with the sharp end of game development."
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. As well as boasting over 1 million unique user visits to company IP per month, Zattikka has recently announced that it has raised $5.5m through its parent company Expedite 5, Inc. This new funding will be used to invest in recruitment, research and development and marketing to further broaden its portfolio of browser and mobile games, taking advantage of the diversifying audiences for social gaming. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, August 24th, 2010 |
| Zattikka appoints Peter Jones as Executive Producer |
Zattikka, a major new player in social and casual gaming across online and mobile platforms, mobile platforms today announced the appointment of Peter Jones to the position of Executive Producer within the company. Peter Jones joins Zattikka from his recent role of Director of Product Development role for Codemasters Software, taking general responsibility for the development of external partners and products.
His early experiences working saw him begin his career at Mirrorsoft; moving through positions at Sega Europe and Acclaim Entertainment, the latter spent working on the classic Alien Trilogy and other major film licenses. From there his experience took him to Virgin Interactive as General Manager, Publishing where he took responsibility for delivery of all of the externally developed titles from partners such as Capcom. A spell at Argonaut Games as Executive producer on the Harry Potter projects for EA led to employment at Lionhead Studios on high profile titles including the award winning Fable 2 and Black and White 2.
In his new role as Executive Producer, Peter will work closely with industry stalwart Matt Spall to manage the rapidly expanding portfolio of products under development, and ensure that Zattikka delivers high quality games that will drive a fantastic user experience.
"I'm delighted that another senior industry figure such as Peter has chosen to join our rapidly growing team" said Zattikka Ltd Founder & CEO, Tim Chaney. "he will play a key role in ensuring that our users see Zattikka as a provider of premium product and experiences"
"I believe that social and casual gaming is going to be a big part of the future of software entertainment." Peter commented. "Zattikka is a really innovative new business and joining their team was a great opportunity for me to be part of building and growing this exciting new market."
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, August 23rd, 2010 |
| Zattikka announces Prism: Light the Way for the iPhone and iPad |
Zattikka, a major new player in social and casual gaming across online and mobile platforms, mobile platforms today announced the launch of Prism: Light the Way, a compulsive and unique puzzle title now available for iPhone and iPad.
In Prism: Light the Way creatures known as Glowbos are dying from darkness and only the healing light of smiling, friendly Bulboids can save them. Taking place across 120 varied and challenging puzzle boards, your mission is to transport the Bulboid's energy beams to the Glowbos via touch gestures and a generous allotment of devices to help you. As well as the core Puzzle mode, Infinite mode gives you an infinite number of random puzzles to play at your leisure, and Time mode adds pressure with a ticking clock and online high scores. Hyper mode further deepens the gameplay with an action orientated gameplay twist.
"Prism is such a fun game to play, whether you prefer the more relaxed puzzle mode or the high pressure challenge of Time mode" said Head of Product Development Matt Spall. "This is also our first game for the iPad and it looks fantastic on the higher resolution screen"
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| New York and London, August 17th, 2010 |
| Joel Breton appointed as Zattikka's EVP of North American Operations |
Zattikka, a major new player in social and casual gaming across online and mobile platforms, mobile platforms today named their new EVP of North American Operations as Joel Breton, former Director of Content for MTV Networks' AddictingGames.com.
Joel Breton is a game industry veteran who has produced top-selling video games across twenty console platforms and created more than one hundred online games that have been played billions of times across the web.
Breton began his game development career at Sega of America in 1994 where he worked on many of Sega's classic games including Sonic and Knuckles, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racer, Panzer Dragoon, and World Series Baseball. After becoming a game producer in 1997, Breton produced a string of hit games at some of the world's leading game publishers - GT Interactive, Bethesda Softworks, Take-Two Interactive and Hudson Entertainment to name but a few. These titles included Duke Nukem, Unreal, Pirates of the Caribbean and the award winning Bomberman Live.
In 2007, Breton joined MTV Networks as Director of Content for AddictingGames.com where he helped grow the site into the number one game site in the U.S. in terms of unique monthly visitors. This diversity and sheer number of smash hit titles under his belt means that, in his new role as EVP of North American Operations, Joel will be primed to find and commission web-based IP, select US based targets for acquisition and build revenue in the burgeoning app sector of the gaming industry.
" The US is a huge market with unequalled importance in terms of social, browser and mobile gaming. In line with our aspirations and strategy for rapid growth, hiring Joel gives us access to his wealth of product and industry knowledge and kick-starts our presence in this vital territory" said Zattika's CEO, Tim Chaney. " I am delighted that we have been able to attract a candidate of Joel's calibre to join our ever-expanding dream team"
" It's an exciting moment in the game industry and it is an excellent time to join the all-star team at Zattikka to address the growing social and online markets" commented Breton. " The games industry is experiencing a surge toward online, social and mobile gaming and I am thrilled to work with the experienced team at Zattikka to create and publish hit games for these exciting platforms."
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, August 16th, 2010 |
| Zattikka appoints Dave Mutton as VP of Sales and Marketing |
Zattikka, a major new player in social and casual gaming across online and mobile platforms, today announced that former UK Head of Business Development at Amazon.co.uk, Dave Mutton, has been appointed as VP of Sales and Marketing.
Dave Mutton is an industry stalwart with more than fifteen years in the technology and new media sector, having formerly played an instrumental role in the successful launch of Amazon.co.uk while at the company. In addition, Mutton was previously Head of Commerce for Yahoo! Europe, realigning the strategic direction of Yahoo�s shopping and travel interests and Marketing Director for European Talent Management business, StepStone, before founding Internet consultancy, Third Aspect Limited.
Mutton will be using his broad experience and in-depth knowledge of the industry to develop new marketing campaigns including viral, SEO and SEM strategies, helping to grow Zattikka's popular network of flash gaming sites, as well as bolstering its development portfolio of iPhone, Blackberry and Android games.
"It's a fantastic coup for us to get Dave onboard" said Zattikka Ltd Founder & CEO, Tim Chaney. "Dave's experience in the online world speaks for itself and is yet another high profile signing for the Zattikka dream team. He'll be a key part of the driving force behind the continued growth of Zattikka's casual gaming portfolio and social networking strategies, as well as helping to significantly boost traffic to our portfolio of online portals such as Gimme5Games and Badhed."
Mark Opzoomer, President of Zattika Ltd., added "I'm delighted to be working with Dave again; he is a great team player and consistently delivers results in online marketing."
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining a company with as much drive and ambition in the online space as Zattikka," commented Mutton. "These guys are at the cutting edge between online gaming and social networking and as a gamer myself, I'm excited to be taking on such an integral role in this hugely important area of growth for the games industry."
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, June 14th, 2010 |
| Zattikka gets gamers into the football spirit with World Cup of Games |
Zattikka, a major new player in the online and mobile gaming market, are pleased to announce the launch of a new themed gaming portal to celebrate the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Titled 'World Cup of Games', this portal aims to be the one-stop shop for any sports fan looking for an interactive outlet to all that competitive energy. With games including Penalty shoot-outs, World Cup Quizzes and Goal Girls puzzles there is plenty to do on World Cup of Games to keep the average footy nut interested during those half-time downtimes.
For those moments where football fever gets too high and the mind is yearning for something different, Zattikka also presents Challenge Spot; a brand new gaming portal that plays host to many excellent thinking and puzzle games. Challenge Spot is now live with a selection of free to play games at www.challengespot.com.
"We all wish our boys well in South Africa but know how tense the next few weeks are going to be. With World Cup of Games we want to offer some light relief from worrying about referee woes or slippery goalkeeper gloves" said Tim Chaney, CEO of Zattikka. "and, if you just can't take any more sport, Challenge Spot can deliver a totally different mental workout, distracting and engaging with a range of fiendish puzzle games."
Zattikka's presence in the industry was firmly established with the acquisition of the popular portal Gimme5Games - hosting an extensive variety of well known titles such as Butt Scan, Balloon Headed Boy and the Phantom Mansion series. The company has recently expanded its portfolio of sites with the launch of BadHed, aimed at the more dedicated hardcore gaming market and now with World Cup of Games and Challenge Spot, the Zattikka sites are delivering a gaming experience to suit all interests.
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, June 7th, 2010 |
| Zattikka Takes Web Gamers to Extremes with BadHed.com |
Zattikka, a major new player in the online and mobile gaming market, today announced BadHed, a brand new gaming portal specifically targeted at gamers with attitude. BadHed is now live with a selection of free to play games at www.badhed.com
Zattikka's presence in the industry was firmly established with the acquisition of the popular portal Gimme5games - hosting an extensive variety of well known titles such as Butt Scan, Balloon Headed Boy and the Phantom Mansion series. Now the company has its sights set to expand into the more dedicated hardcore gaming market with its new 'Blood 'n' Gore' portal BadHed.
New games already available to play on the on the new portal include Chubby Ninja, in which players must "prove their girth" as a Ninja Master and Dog Pound, a quirky take on post-apocalyptic survival which involves defending your rowing boat from mutant dogs with your trusty oar!
As well as making available the web's finest extreme Flash games, visitors to the site will be able to sign up for Zattikka's new 'Games For The Planet' passport. This allows members to access an array of exclusive website extras: players can earn 'Gimmes' to buy additional content in games; reward fellow users with 'Hi-Fives'; and maintain Friends lists and achievement collections. This new gaming passport can be used across all of Zattikka's current and future gaming portals.
"We're delighted to be bringing BadHed to gamers with a passion for the more extreme games," said Tim Chaney, CEO of Zattikka. "Whether you want to test your skills as an ass-kicking chubby Ninja, or just spend five minutes clubbing mutant hounds around the chops, BadHed is bound to be every extreme gamer's new port of call. We're really excited to be launching BadHed as our latest Games for the Planet portal, and fans can look forward to new games on the site on a regular basis, as well as more brand new specialised gaming portals from Zattikka in the future."
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBOs of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media strategized and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent, targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. Tel (+44) 2072683628.
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, January 28th, 2010 |
| UK Speed-Typing Tournament Finally Settles "iPhone vs. BlackBerry" Debate |
Finger Frenzy World throws down the gauntlet with one deceptively simple question: How fast can YOU type the alphabet? Zattikka's hit flash game made a big splash on iPhone, and now BlackBerry users can join in the action. Finger Frenzy World is now officially available for purchase in the BlackBerry App Store. Battle friends for the title of Fastest Thumbs in the World - with online leaderboards plus Twitter connectivity, it's easy to keep tabs on the competition. Finger Frenzy World is not only fun, it can raise players' typing skills to awesome new levels.
Last week, Zattikka held a competition at Vibe Bar in London to give nimble-fingered players a chance to prove their speed-typing mettle. The winners posted commendable times and took home the coveted Finger Frenzy World trophy, while everyone received performance-boosting finger sweat bands. Top typists included Christopher (5.615s, iPhone), Kayta (6.364s, BlackBerry), and Steven (3.153s, Laptop). The laptop competitors had a clear edge, but the iPhone and BlackBerry battle got pretty heated.
Meanwhile, the Finger Frenzy World site remains hotly competitive. Patrons at the Vibe Bar event would have been put to shame by the online leaders who consistently post scores in the sub two-second range. If you don't have a BlackBerry or iPhone, you can always compete in Finger Frenzy World using your computer.
Finger Frenzy World is a game for everyone, from young kids to ex-typewriter veterans. While simple, the addictive little game is so quick to play that it's easy to go for "just one more round." Plus, the game is a stealthy typing trainer. By playing Finger Frenzy World regularly, email and texting speeds are bound to improve as the keyboard becomes second-nature.
• Challenge other gamers for alphabet supremacy.
• Post your victories to Facebook*, Twitter and the online leaderboard.
• Boost your keyboard words-per-minute.
• Get those sleek, toned, beach-ready thumbs you've been wanting.
Download Finger Frenzy World on the BlackBerry App Store today, for only $2.99: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/5736.
Finger Frenzy World is also available for the iPhone and iPod touch in the Apple App Store here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finger-frenzy-world/id341053487?mt=8.
Now you can also download Finger Frenzy Free for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
*Available for iPod touch and iPhone versions only.
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBO's of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler.com strategised and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP for flash and smartphone. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. tel (+44) 2072683628
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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| London, December 10th, 2009 |
| Zattikka delivers iPhone Christmas gaming crackers |
Leading online and mobile gaming company Zattikka is preparing to bring some festive cheer to iPhone and iPod touch owners everywhere this Christmas with the release of three exciting new gaming titles, including Finger Frenzy World, the latest iteration of its world-renowned browser classic, Finger Frenzy.
Having already racked up over 20 million plays online at Zattikka's online games portal Gimme5games.com, Finger Frenzy World takes the compulsive speed-typing gameplay of this online phenomenon and transfers it to the iPhone and iPod touch. In addition, Finger Frenzy World lets you compare your alphabet-typing speed runs with friends around the world courtesy of full Facebook and Twitter support built in.
Also released to the App Store on the same day is Phantom Mansion - Red, a nerve-jangling adventure puzzle game that tests your wits to the max in a creepy haunted mansion full of tricks, traps and shuffling zombies, and
Blocks With Letters On, a refreshingly original combination of logic and word game that won JayIsGames.com's Best of 2008.
"Zattikka is hitting the App Store with a triple whammy attack this Christmas" said Tim Chaney, Founder & CEO Zattikka Ltd. "With hundreds of thousands of people receiving iPhones this Christmas, and millions more already owners, these are three must-play downloads that are guaranteed to keep your fingers entertained when they're not busy wrapping presents, peeling sprouts and pulling crackers!"
All three titles will be available on the Apple App Store on December 14th.
About Zattikka:
Zattikka Ltd was founded by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. Chaney has worked at the top of the videogame industry for 25 years, engineering two sales of and two MBO's of Virgin Interactive companies. Opzoomer as CEO of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler.com strategised and executed major business turnarounds. Zattikka is a blend of videogame, internet platform/distribution and internet/mobile gaming talent targeting fast track growth via acquisition of development talent and creation of IP for flash and smartphone. Zattikka Ltd, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TQ. tel (+44) 2072683628
Media Contacts:
Zattikka:
Danielle Woodyatt
Tel 1: +44 (0)20 7575 3215
danielle@lunchpr.com
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