BossAlien

{{short description|Video game developer}}

{{Infobox company

|name = BossAlien

|logo = BossAlien.svg

|caption =

|type = Video Game Developer

|foundation = {{start date and age|2011}}

|location = Brighton, United Kingdom

|industry = Video games

|products = CSR Racing, CSR Classics

|parent = NaturalMotion (Zynga)

|homepage = {{official website|http://www.bossalien.com/}}

}}

BossAlien is a game developer based in Brighton, UK.

BossAlien was founded by ex-employees of Disney's Black Rock Studio in June, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-11-bad-day-at-black-rock |title=Bad Day at Black Rock? | GamesIndustry International |publisher=Gamesindustry.biz |date=14 May 2012 |accessdate=2013-04-22 |archive-date=2013-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709004008/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-11-bad-day-at-black-rock |url-status=live }}

In July 2012, BossAlien Ltd was acquired by NaturalMotion Games Ltd.{{Cite web | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-15-naturalmotion-acquires-boss-alien | title=NaturalMotion acquires Boss Alien | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=2013-12-11 | archive-date=2013-12-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001651/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-15-naturalmotion-acquires-boss-alien | url-status=live }}

In January 2014, Zynga acquired NaturalMotion.{{Cite web | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-30-zynga-acquiring-naturalmotion-for-USD527-million | title=Zynga acquiring NaturalMotion for $527 million | date=30 January 2014 | access-date=2014-03-11 | archive-date=2014-03-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311164437/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-30-zynga-acquiring-naturalmotion-for-USD527-million | url-status=live }}{{Cite web | url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zynga-announces-fourth-quarter-and-2013-financial-results-2014-01-30 | title=Zynga Announces Fourth Quarter and 2013 Financial Results | access-date=2014-03-11 | archive-date=2014-03-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308165801/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zynga-announces-fourth-quarter-and-2013-financial-results-2014-01-30 | url-status=live }}

The most notable release to date is the free-to-play drag-racing game CSR Racing, which was released in June 2012, on iOS and later on Android. CSR Racing, reached number one in Top Grossing and Top Free App Store charts across the world.{{Cite web | url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/naturalmotion-from-gtas-physics-to-app-store-success/ | title=Edge Magazine | GamesRadar+ | website=Edge | access-date=2013-12-11 | archive-date=2013-12-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204033513/http://www.edge-online.com/features/naturalmotion-from-gtas-physics-to-app-store-success/ | url-status=live }}

The follow-up title to CSR Racing was CSR Classics, released in October 2013 on iOS.{{Cite web |url=http://www.naturalmotion.com/csr-classics-out-now-on-the-app-store/3871/ |title=CSR Classics out now on the App Store - NaturalMotion |access-date=2013-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225719/http://www.naturalmotion.com/csr-classics-out-now-on-the-app-store/3871 |archive-date=2013-12-11 |url-status=dead }} CSR Classics features game mechanics similar to its sister title but features classic race cars from the 1960s to the 1980s.{{Cite web | url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/CSR+Classics/review.asp?c=54806 | title=CSR Classics | access-date=2013-12-11 | archive-date=2013-12-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214234430/http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/CSR+Classics/review.asp?c=54806 | url-status=live }}