CM Games

{{short description|Independent video game developer and publisher}}

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CM Games is an Estonian independent video game developer and publisher{{cite web|title=Creative Mobile Company Profile|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/company/6629/creative-mobile/|website=pocketgamer.biz|publisher=Steel Media Ltd.|accessdate=10 September 2015}} based in Tallinn, Estonia.{{cite web|last1=Tammeorg|first1=Brit|title=Creative Mobile- ilma suure kärata Eestist maailma tippu!|url=http://www.director.ee/creative-mobile-ilma-suure-karata-eestist-maailma-tippu/|website=directormeedia.ee|publisher=Ajakiri Director|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164722/http://www.director.ee/creative-mobile-ilma-suure-karata-eestist-maailma-tippu/|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Funtikov: pole motivatsiooni Eestist ära kolida|url=http://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2014/09/24/funtikov-pole-motivatsiooni-eestist-ara-kolida%26usg%3DALkJrhja5RoErIiAmfVOA4c7hcH57o2xvA|website=aripaev.ee|publisher=AS Äripäev|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221206/http://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2014/09/24/funtikov-pole-motivatsiooni-eestist-ara-kolida%26usg%3DALkJrhja5RoErIiAmfVOA4c7hcH57o2xvA|url-status=dead}}

Creative Mobile was founded in 2010 by 3 colleagues{{cite web|last1=Cheeseman|first1=Gina-Marie|title=Success Sometimes Comes After Failure|url=http://www.nbforum.com/nbreport/articles/success-sometimes-comes-after-failure/|website=Nordic Business Report|publisher=Nordic Business Forum|accessdate=30 July 2015}} interested in making games for the Android market.{{cite web|title=Insider Q&A: Creative Mobile CEO Vladimir Funtikov|url=http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/insider-qa-creative-mobile-ceo-vladimir-funtikov/543484|website=Social Times|date=10 October 2013 |publisher=AdWeek}} The company quickly evolved into a leading game studio, consistently topping the Android and IOS game charts.{{cite web|last1=Huang|first1=Elaine|title=Creative Mobile CEO on Android-first, freemium and hiring|url=http://e27.co/ceo-of-creative-mobile-29-year-old-vladimir-funtikov-shares-challenges-on-freemium-model-and-user-acquisition/|website=e27|accessdate=30 July 2015}} Creative Mobile has never raised any funds{{cite web|title=Creative Mobile : Success to Be Proud of|url=http://doteebubble.blogspot.com/2013/04/creative-mobile-success-to-be-proud-of.html|website=.ee Bubble|date=April 2013}} and is still owned by the original founders.{{cite web|title=26-летний русский — самый молодой среди ста самых богатых людей Эстонии|url=http://rus.delfi.ee/daily/business/26-letnij-russkij-samyj-molodoj-sredi-sta-samyh-bogatyh-lyudej-estonii?id=66814839|website=rus.delfi.ee|publisher=AS DELFI|accessdate=10 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Mängutootja edu sai tagasilöögi|url=http://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2014/06/12/mangutootja-edu-sai-tagasiloogi%26usg%3DALkJrhiGYGMyNrbdGjtj0PfmzkFZDSJ6fw|website=aripaev.ee|publisher=AS Äripäev|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=10 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010134749/https://www.aripaev.ee/uudised/2014/06/12/mangutootja-edu-sai-tagasiloogi%26usg%3DALkJrhiGYGMyNrbdGjtj0PfmzkFZDSJ6fw|url-status=dead}}

In 2012 Creative Mobile was named 'Startup of the Year' in Estonia{{cite web|title=Eesti aasta ettevõtted on PKC Eesti ja EMT|url=http://www.eas.ee/et/eas/pressikeskus/uudised?option=com_content&view=article&id=4865|website=Enterprise Estonia|accessdate=8 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104111059/http://www.eas.ee/et/eas/pressikeskus/uudised?option=com_content&view=article&id=4865|archivedate=4 November 2015}}{{cite web|title=Creative Mobile OÜ Start-up of the Year 2012|url=http://www.konkurents.ee/creative-mobile-ou/|website=ettevotluskonkurss.ee|publisher=Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080426/http://www.konkurents.ee/creative-mobile-ou/|url-status=dead}} and a PocketGamer Top 50 Developer in 2013,{{cite web|title=Top 50 Developers 2013|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/list/5210/pgbiz-top-50-developer-2013/entry/37/|website=PocketGamer.biz|publisher=Steel Media|accessdate=8 May 2015}} 2014{{cite web|title=Top 50 Developers 2014|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/list/5206/top-50-developer-2014/entry/45/|website=PocketGamer.biz|publisher=Steel Media|accessdate=8 May 2015}} and 2015.{{cite web|title=Top 50 Developers 2015|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/list/60889/pocketgamerbiz-top-50-developers-2015/entry/49/|website=PocketGamer.biz|publisher=Steel Media|accessdate=8 May 2015}} In 2014 Creative Mobile celebrated 200 million game installs on the Android platform.{{cite web|title=Creative Mobile celebrates 200 million game installs on Android|url=http://estonianworld.com/technology/creative-mobile-celebrates-200-million-game-installs-android/|website=Estonian World|accessdate=2 July 2015|date=2014-10-19}}

Creative Mobile is an investor of [http://www.gamefounders.com/ Gamefounders], a gaming accelerator based in Tallinn, Estonia They also are an organizer of the [http://gamedev.ee/ GameDev Days Conference]{{cite web|title=Game Dev Days 2015 Reveals Schedule Highlights|url=http://www.gamersftw.co.uk/game-dev-days-2015-reveals-schedule-highlights/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131102507/http://www.gamersftw.co.uk/game-dev-days-2015-reveals-schedule-highlights/|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2020|website=GamersFTW|accessdate=28 July 2015}} in cooperation with IGDA Estonia and the European Union European Regional Development Fund.{{cite web|title=Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Apple's share of the world experience the game in Tallinn|url=http://kultuur.postimees.ee/3121375/google-facebook-twitter-microsoft-ja-apple-jagavad-tallinnas-mangumaailma-kogemusi|website=Postimees|accessdate=28 July 2015|date=2015-03-13}}

Games developed and published

CM Games is best known for the Drag Racing{{cite web|last1=Quinton|first1=Catherine|title=Creative Mobile - Drag Racers from Estonia|url=http://gamesauce.org/news/2013/05/09/creative-mobile-games-taking-the-drag-out-of-drag-racing/|website=GameSauce|accessdate=28 July 2015|date=2013-05-09}} and Nitro Nation{{cite web|title=Nitro Nation Speeds onto the App Store|url=http://www.technologytell.com/apple/150034/nitro-nation-speeds-onto-app-store/|website=Technology Tell|access-date=2015-07-28|archive-date=2017-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713065454/http://www.technologytell.com/apple/150034/nitro-nation-speeds-onto-app-store/|url-status=dead}} game franchises.

Drag Racing was listed by The New York Times as one of the 'Best Android Gaming Apps of 2011',{{cite web|last1=Bob|first1=Tedeschi|title=The Best Android Gaming Apps of 2011|url=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/the-best-android-gaming-apps-of-2011/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1|website=The New York Times Blog|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=21 September 2015|date=2012-01-03}} a 2012 Webby Award honoree in the category of Mobile Sites & Apps Games{{cite web|title=2012 - MOBILE SITES & APPS Games (Handheld Devices)|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2012/mobile-apps/mobile-apps-categories-handheld-devices/games-handheld-devices/drag-racing/|website=The Webby Awards|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007111511/http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2012/mobile-apps/mobile-apps-categories-handheld-devices/games-handheld-devices/drag-racing/|url-status=dead}} and is one of the most downloaded games on Google Play with over 100 million players worldwide.{{cite web|last1=Keith|first1=Andrew|title=Drag Racing dev: We expected players to abandon us for CSR Racing...but they didn't|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/48930/drag-racing-dev-we-expected-players-to-abandon-us-for-csr-racingbut-they-didnt/|website=pocketgamer.biz|date=28 February 2013 |publisher=Steel Media Ltd.|accessdate=17 September 2015}}

In 2015 Nitro Nation Stories was awarded 'Best Mobile Game'{{cite web|title=DevGAMM Awards 2015|url=http://devgamm.com/hamburg2015/en/games/awards/|website=DevGamm Hamburg|publisher=Renatus Media|accessdate=22 September 2015}} at the [http://devgamm.com/hamburg2015/en/ DevGamm] conference in Hamburg. On April 26, 2016, it was announced that Creative Mobile and Moor Games were collaborating to release a mobile racing game featuring rapper Fetty Wap.{{cite news|last1=Low|first1=Carver|title=Fetty Wap Is Getting His Own Mobile Racing Game|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fetty-wap-is-getting-his-own-mobile-racing-game-news.21298.html|accessdate=26 October 2016|publisher=HotNewHipHop.com|date=April 26, 2016}} The game is offshoot of mobile game Nitro Nation Stories.

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Year	Title	Platform(s)
rowspan="2"\|2010 \| Basketball Shots 3D \| Android
Overkill: Space Shooter \| Android
rowspan="3"\|2011 \| Alchemy~Genetics \| Android
Drag Racing \| Android, IOS
Bad Blood \| Android
rowspan="4"\|2012 \| Drag Racing: Bike Edition \| Android, IOS
Digger HD \| Android
Pocket Dragons \| Android
Clash of the Damned (Published) \| Android
rowspan="7"\|2013
Drag Racing \| Java ME
Drag Racing 4x4 \| Android
Clash of the Damned (Published) \| Android, IOS
Mushroom Wars (Published) \| Android
War of Tanks (Published) \| Android
Basketball Shots 3D (Published) \| IOS
rowspan="10"\|2014
Nitro Nation Online \| Android
Road Smash (Published) \| Android
Last Inua (Published) \| IOS
Snowboard Run (Published) \| Android
Zombie Harvest (Published) \| Android
Pinball Fantasy HD (Published) \| Android
War of Tanks: Clans (Published) \| Android
Hamster Balls (Published) \| Android, Facebook
Ambush! Tower Offense (Published) \| Android
rowspan="4"\|2015 \| Nitro Nation Stories \| Android
Nitro Nation Online \| IOS, Windows Phone, Samsung
Stickman Trials (Published) \| Android, IOS
Drag Racing: Club Wars \| Android
rowspan="7"\|2016
Fetty Wap: Nitro Nation Stories \| Android, IOS
Pocket Tower: Skyscraper (Published) \| Android, IOS
Cyberline Racing (Published) \| Android
Trigger Time (Published) \| Steam Greenlight

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rowspan="2"|2010

| Basketball Shots 3D

CM Games

Games developed and published

= ''Nitro Nation Online'' =

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