Wooga Expands Into Mobile Game Development

wooga, one of the world’s largest social game developers, announced today that they will be bringing their hit social games to iOS, starting with the popular title, Diamond Dash. Played by over 10 Million users per month, Diamond Dash is one of the most popular social games in the world, and is currently the 10th most popular game on Facebook. In addition, wooga is committed to creating original HTML5 based mobile game titles, enabling millions of players to compete and play against their friends around the world, no matter what device they are using. wooga’s move into the mobile games industry marks a major milestone for the company, who has seen record user growth over the course of this year.  Since its founding in Berlin in 2009, wooga has quickly grown to become the second largest social game developer in the world, with over thirty-five million monthly active users and growing, according to the independent application traffic tracking service, AppData. wooga is also the fastest growing social gaming company in the world, with 300 percent recorded active user growth over the last 12 months.

Set to launch this summer for both iPhone and iPad, Diamond Dash is an addictive puzzle game set in an interactive world with easy to learn, but difficult to master gameplay.  “We set out this year with an ambitious goal, to become the second largest social game developer on Facebook,” said Jens Begemann, founder and CEO of wooga, “Today, I am pleased to announce that we have achieved our growth targets well ahead of schedule, thanks to the creativity and ingenuity of our team, as well as our unique approach to game creation and global distribution. As our business continues to grow, we are committed to investing in the most innovative technologies and platforms. We look forward to bringing our exciting and original game titles to a new global audience of mobile users.”

source: http://www.socialgamesobserver.com/wooga-expands-into-mobile-game-development-6541