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Floodgate Entertainment

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Floodgate Entertainment, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary of Zynga
IndustryVideo games
Founded2000
FounderPaul Neurath
DefunctMarch 24, 2011
FateAcquired by Zynga and merged into Zynga Boston
SuccessorOtherSide Entertainment
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Key people
Paul Neurath, Creative Director[1]
ParentZynga
Websitefloodg.com

Floodgate Entertainment was an American video game developer founded by Paul Neurath in 2000. Many of the company's employees are former Looking Glass Studios employees.[2]

Floodgate co-developed Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide alongside BioWare[2] and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic alongside Arkane Studios.[3] In 2006, they signed a deal with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to distribute their game Mo-Pets.[4] On March 24, 2011, Floodgate was acquired by Zynga and merged with Zynga Boston.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "About Floodgate". Floodgate Entertainment. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "BioWare and ATARI announce Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide". BioWare. November 27, 2002. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  3. ^ "Dark Messiah of Might and Magic". Floodgate Entertainment. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "Mo-Pets will host cat, dog, ferret and monkey talent shows on US phones". Sony BMG. November 2, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
  5. ^ "Zynga acquires Floodgate Entertainment". March 24, 2011.