Not to be confused with
Sandlot
, a Japanese video game studio.
Sandlot Games
was a
developer
and
publisher
of
casual
and family-friendly games based in
Bothell
,
Washington
,
United States
. It was founded in 2002 by
Daniel Bernstein
.
The Sandlot Games portfolio consisted of franchises like
Cake Mania
,
Westward
,
Kuros
,
Super Granny
,
Slyder
, and
Tradewinds
. Although most of its products were downloadable PC games, it offered other titles for
PlayStation 2
,
Mac
,
iPhone
,
iPod
,
Wii
,
Nintendo DS
,
Palm OS
and
PSP
.
In August 2011, Sandlot Games was acquired by
Digital Chocolate
[1]
as a fully owned subsidiary.
In September 2013,
Ubisoft
completed the acquisition of Digital Chocolate's Barcelona studio along with its entire portfolio of
intellectual property
,
[2]
as well as the rights to the titles developed by Sandlot Games.
[3]
Distribution channels
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]
On January 7, 2009,
Intenium
, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced that it entered into a distribution partnership with Sandlot Games.
[4]
A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions.
In July 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with
Steam
,
[5]
Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.
[6]
Awards
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- "Best Casual Game of the Year 2006:
Cake Mania
" by Logler.com.
- "Best of 2008: Best Use of Accelerometer - Snail Mail" by
IGN
.
[7]
- "Most Successful Developer/Publisher 2006" (2nd Place) by Logler.com.
- "Longest Run in Top 10 2006: Cake Mania" by Logler.com.
[8]
- "Casual Game of the Year 2006: Cake Mania" by
Yahoo! Games
.
Games
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]
Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games developed and published the following games:
- Ballhalla
- Ballistik
- Barnyard Invasion
- Boonka
- Cake Mania
- Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery
- Cake Mania 2
- Cake Mania 3
- Cake Mania: Main Street
- Cake Mania: Lights, Camera, Action!
- Cake Mania: To the Max!
- Cake Mania 7: New Generation (Cancelled in 2011)
- Dr Blob's Organism
- Eye for Design
- Fashion Forward
- Glyph
- Glyph 2
- Heartwild Solitaire
- Incrediball
- Kuros
- Monster Mash
- Orbital (Discontinued)
- Pirate Island
- Snail Mail
- Super Granny
- Granny in Paradise
- Super Granny Winter Wonderland
- Super Granny 3
- Super Granny 4
- Super Granny 5
- Super Granny 6
- Slyder
- Super Slyder
- Slyder Adventures
- Sphera
- Tradewinds Classic
- Tradewinds 2
- Tradewinds Caravans
- Tradewinds Legends
- Tradewinds Legends Unlikely Heroes
- Tradewinds Odyssey
- Westward
- Westward II
- Westward III
- Westward IV
- Westward Kingdoms
- Word Monaco
References
[
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]
- ^
"Digital Chocolate Acquires Highly-Respected Sandlot Games"
.
Business Wire
. August 15, 2011. Archived from
the original
on April 5, 2016
. Retrieved
April 10,
2016
.
- ^
"Digital Chocolate, Which Nurtured Some Of Gaming's Best Talent, Sells Its Barcelona Studio To Ubisoft"
. TechCrunch. September 23, 2013
. Retrieved
January 24,
2024
.
- ^
"USPTO TSDR Assignments Case Viewer"
.
USPTO Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
. Retrieved
2024-01-24
.
- ^
"INTENIUM announces cooperation with Sandlot Games"
.
Intenium
. January 7, 2009. Archived from
the original
on April 15, 2016
. Retrieved
April 10,
2016
.
- ^
"Steam Search"
. Retrieved
2017-07-17
.
- ^
"Valve And Sandlot Games Announce Steam Distribution Agreement"
.
PRWeb
. July 17, 2009. Archived from
the original
on April 21, 2016
. Retrieved
April 10,
2016
.
- ^
"Snail Mail iPhone Review - iPhone Review at IGN"
. 2012-03-09.
Archived
from the original on 2012-03-09
. Retrieved
2024-02-17
.
- ^
"Logler.com ≫ Global Casual Games Top 10. Week 37 (04.12.2006 - 11.12.2006)"
. 2006-12-13. Archived from
the original
on 2006-12-13
. Retrieved
2024-02-17
.
External links
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