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SGN, formerly known as (MindJolt ), is a Los Angeles-based casual gaming company. The company was founded in 2011 by Chris DeWolfe, Aber Whitcomb, Colin Digiaro, and Josh Yguado. Its flagship application (also called MindJolt) was formerly a top 20 application on Facebook. It has about 1,300 games from 1,000 developers. SGN is one of the major developers and publishers of games on Facebook, iOS, and Android. With a focus on using advertisements and selling virtual goods in-game, SGN utilizes MasterKey—a technology that allows the company to develop the game once and then quickly port it to all major platforms. SGN has totaled over 500 million game downloads,〔 which have also been installed on leading mobile and social platforms, making SGN one of the largest cross-platform gaming companies in the world. SGN is responsible for more than twelve top ten titles on the iTunes App Store and three #1 titles on the Amazon Appstore. SGN's most popular games to date include Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. ==History== SGN, then called MindJolt, was originally funded by Austin Ventures〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Portfolio - Austin Ventures )〕 and led by a team of Internet pioneers, with the CEO being Chris DeWolfe〔http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/a-myspace-founder-is-building-again-with-online-games/?_r=1〕 and CTO being Aber Whitcomb, both co-founders of MySpace. In 2011, MindJolt acquired Shervin Pishevar's Social Gaming Network, and in February 2012, MindJolt itself was renamed to Social Gaming Network .〔 In June 2013, SGN acquired Mob Science, a game studio based in Carlsbad, CA. SGN is based in Los Angeles, with studios in Palo Alto, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, and Carlsbad. In October 2014, SGN announced a partnership with Fox to release the companion game to the theatrical film release The Book of Life (2014_film). The mobile game, called "Book of Life: Sugar Smash" features the artwork and storyline from the film, in addition to audio from the celebrities in the film, including Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, and Christina Applegate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SGN unveils official mobile game for The Book of Life animated film - GamesBeat - Games - by Dean Takahashi )〕 In December of 2014, game title “Cookie Jam” was named Facebook Game of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Facebook's best games of 2014 include Cookie Jam, Cower Defense, Bubble Witch 2 Saga, and more - GamesBeat - Games - by Dean Takahashi )〕 In December of 2014, Chinese gaming and technology company, NetEase, announced an exclusive agreement to license the popular match-3 mobile puzzle game, Cookie Jam, across all major app stores in China.〔http://www.cnbc.com/id/102264945〕 In July of 2015, SGN raised $130 million funding round from Korean gaming giant Netmarble. The funding round will make Netmarble the largest shareholder in SGN, and create a (according to the company) "strategic partnership" through which SGN will help increase Netmarble’s footprint in North America, and Netmarble will assist SGN within several international markets. 〔http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/technology/netmarble-takes-stake-in-sgn-extending-asias-reach-into-us-mobile-games.html?_r=0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Social Gaming Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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