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FreshGames LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2002
HeadquartersUnited States 221 North 4th Street, Columbus, OH 43215, United States, ,
Key people
Stephan Smith
WebsiteFreshGames.com

FreshGames, is a publisher and developer of casual, hand-held, and mobile games based in Columbus, Ohio. FreshGames was founded in 2002 by Stephan Smith and a group of veteran industry professionals. [1]

Cubis was the company's first title released in 2002. It soon became one of the most popular games on various online game portals such as Real Networks and Zone.com.[2] Cubis was later awarded Best Logic Games of 2002 by RealOne Arcade, and was the 2004 Winner of the Microsoft Mobile2Market Application Contest[3].

On November 12th, 2004 FreshGames launched their fourth title Cubis 2 then on September 12, 2006, Apple selected Cubis 2 to join their international launch of games on next generation iPods.[4]

In November of 2009 FreshGames teamed up with the Action Against Hunger organization to promote the fight against hunger and malnutrition. FreshGames raised over $12,000 for the organization through the sales of their iPhone game Ranch Rush.[5]

Games

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The company has created seven games:

Awards

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According to the official company website, FreshGames has won at several industry awards, including:

  • Zeeby Awards for Top Casual Games of 2007 for ZenGems[6]
  • Top Casual PC Games of 2007 for ZenGems[7]
  • Top 10 Game of 2004 from Shockwave.com for Cubis 2
  • 2004 winner of Microsoft Mobile2Market Application Contest Awards for Cubis
  • 1st Place Puzzle Game of 2003 by PDArcade for Cubis
  • Best Logic Games of 2002 by Real.com RealOne Arcade for Cubis
  • Top 10 Shareware Game of 2002 by Adrenaline Vault for Cubis[8]

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