Tag Games
{{Short description|Scottish video game developer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Tag Games Ltd.
| logo = Tag Games Logo.png
| type = Video game developer
| key_people =
| industry = Video games
| products = Angry Birds Action!
Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor
Moshi Monsters Village
Cat Tap Fever
Toby
Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
Funpark Friends
Dr Who: The Mazes of Time
Car Jack Streets
Astro Ranch
Rock'n'Roll
Dead Water
| num_employees = 60 approx
| parent = Scopely
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.tag-games.com}}
| foundation = 2006
| location = Dundee, Scotland, UK
}}
Tag Games is a video game developer and publisher based in Dundee, Scotland. Established in 2006, it is focused on creating games for mobile, tablet and wearable platforms and was one of the first European studios to develop titles for both the iPhone and iPad.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2009/jan/16/gameculture-iphone|title=Tag Games and the wonder of iPhone|publisher=Guardian | location=London|first=Keith|last=Stuart|date=16 January 2009}}
Tag is a certified member of the United Kingdom game industry trade association The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA).{{Cite web |url=http://www.tiga.org/New-Members.aspx |title=TIGA: Representing the Games Industry |access-date=19 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222170929/http://tiga.org/New-Members.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2010 }}
History
Paul Farley, Jamie Bryan and Robert Henning founded Tag Games in 2006. Paul Farley and Jamie Bryan had previously been part of development teams at DMA Design and Vis Entertainment where they worked on titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Space Station Silicon Valley and State of Emergency.{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Mobile/Dundee+Mobile+Cluster/news.asp?c=5199|title=Daring to be different: Tag Games on the move from GTA to Granny in Paradise (and back again)|author=Jon Jordan|publisher=Pocket Gamer}}
The studio's output consists of a mix of original IP development and commissioned work. Tag's clients include Rovio, Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, Channel 4, Big Fish Games and Wooga.
In June 2011, the studio released its first free-to-play mobile game, Funpark Friends. The game was later nominated for IMGA, Bafta and Herald Scotland mobile games awards, winning the Herald Scotland best Scottish Mobile Game 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PG.Biz/TAG+Games+news/news.asp?c=34783|title=Tag Games' Funpark Friends wins Herald Scotland Digital Business Award 2011 for best Scottish game|date=31 October 2011|work=Pocket Gamer}} The studio has since gone on to develop a number of free-to-play titles, including Angry Birds Action, Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor and Moshi Monsters Village.
Tag has created titles for the following platforms: Java ME, BREW, Symbian, C++, Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod), Wii, PSP and Nintendo DS.
In 2023 Tag Games was acquired by Scopely Inc. a long term games development partner
Games
In chronological order (not including Live Ops products):
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Title | Release Year | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Water | -- | mobile | |
| Rock'n'Roll | -- | mobile/iOS | |
| Granny In Paradise | -- | mobile | |
| Football Pro | -- | mobile | |
| Love Guru | -- | mobile | |
| All Stars Darts | -- | iPhone | |
| Car Jack Streets | 2008 | mobile/iPhone/DS/PSP/Vita TV | |
| Smash it Up | -- | iPhone | |
| Animal ABC | -- | iPhone | |
| ALEX | -- | iPhone | |
| Christmas Rock'n'Roll | -- | iPhone | |
| GUTS | -- | iPhone | |
| Red Ball Challenge | -- | iPhone | Endemol |
| B-Boy Beats | -- | iPhone | Mobile Pie |
| Team Monster | -- | mobile/iPhone | |
| Astro Ranch | 2009 | iPhone/iPad | |
| TumbleBugs | 2010 | mobile/iPhone | |
| True Grit | 2010 | mobile/Android | Paramount |
| Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time | 2011 | iOS/Android | BBC |
| Come Dine With Me App | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Father Jack Me Up | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Peepshow App | 2011 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| cBeebies App | 2011 | iOS/Android | BBC |
| Funpark Friends | 2011 | iOS/Android | |
| Hotel GB | 2012 | iOS/Android | Channel4 |
| Hotel Vegas | 2013 | iOS/Android | |
| Hotel Vegas | 2013 | iOS/Android | |
| Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/28/might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes-coming-to-ios-and-android/|title=Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes coming to iOS and Android|work=Joystiq}} | 2013 | iOS/Android | Ubisoft |
| Capital One Penalty Kick | 2014 | iOS/Android | Capital One |
| Talking Poppet | 2014 | iOS/Android/Kindle | Mindcandy |
| Moshi Monsters Village | 2014 | iOS/Android/kindle | Mindcandy |
| Cat Tap Fever | 2014 | iOS | 505 Games |
| The Game Of Life | 2014 | Marmalade Game Studio | |
| Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor
|2015 |iOS/Android/Kindle | |||
| Toby
|2015 |WatchOS | |||
| Angry Birds Action!
|2016 |iOS/Android | |||
| Ballarina
|2016 |iOS/Android | |||
| Prison Architect Mobile
|2017 |iOS/Android | |||
| Monster High: Beauty Shop
|2017 |iOS/Android |Tabtale / Mattel | |||
| Hotel Transylvania: Run Jump Build
|2018 |iOS/Android |Tabtale / Sony Pictures | |||
| Raith Rovers App
|2018 |iOS/Android |Self Published |
References
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External links
- [https://www.tag-games.com Tag Games Official website]
Category:Video game development companies
Category:Mobile game companies
Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Video game companies established in 2006