Big Fish Games

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Merge games as a fulfillment of the American Dream

GDC 2023: Big Fish's newly installed VP of creative Jason Mai explains how he approached EverMerge and a genre he didn't really know when he was hired six months ago

March 23, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Big Fish Games to launch New Orleans studio

The firm intends for the new office to establish a diverse and inclusive talent pipeline in the area

March 20, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Big Fish Games lays off around 250 staff

Casual games firm switching to single studio model, says cuts were not motivated by saving money

Sept. 2, 2020 James Batchelor

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Big Fish Games cuts 15 per cent of its workforce

Layoffs include many executive roles, as the company restructures around casino and casual games

Sept. 26, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Aristocrat buys Big Fish for $990 million

Australian casino firm follows up $500m Plarium acquisition with another huge deal

Jan. 24, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish Games to be acquired for $485 million

Churchill Downs could pay an additional $400 million in earnouts

Nov. 13, 2014 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish accused of "unfair or deceptive" trade practices

Class action suit filed over misleading free trial for the Big Fish Game Club

Aug. 7, 2014 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish boasts 11th consecutive year of growth

Casual games firm reports "double-digit growth in gross revenue and strong profits" in 2013

Jan. 28, 2014 James Brightman

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Big Fish now publishing Android apps to PC and Mac users

API allows F2P or premium mobile games via company's app store

Oct. 23, 2013 Dan Pearson

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Big Fish appoints new VP of corporate communications

Susan Lusty takes new role, Kathryn Ficarra receives promotion

Oct. 15, 2013 Rachel Weber

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Big Fish Games earned $220m in 2012

Casual games platform sails past 2 billion lifetime downloads

March 28, 2013 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish appoints exec to oversee free-to-play business

Chris Williams, formerly of PlayFirst, will serve as vice president and general manager

Oct. 22, 2012 James Brightman

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Big Fish launches free-to-play on PC and Mac

Big Fish Casino is the first offering in the company's F2P drive

Oct. 18, 2012 Mike Williams

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Big Fish launches new cloud gaming service

Partnership with Roku forms Big Fish Unlimited for cloud gaming

July 24, 2012 Ben Strauss

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Big Fish Games founder Paul Thelen returns to role of CEO

Paul Thelen steps down today, will continue to serve on board of directors

April 30, 2012 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish Games to "break new ground" with cloud service

Casual games a natural fit for the cloud, company grows research team by 30

Feb. 9, 2012 Matthew Handrahan

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Rovio advertising SVP joins Big Fish

Wibe Wageman will take the role of vice president and general manager of mobile

Jan. 26, 2012 Rachel Weber

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Apple pulls Big Fish subscription app

App Store's first subs service for games removed after a week on sale

Nov. 24, 2011 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish Games pioneers iPad subs service

Apple gives clearance for $6.99 a month iPad service

Nov. 23, 2011 Matthew Handrahan

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Big Fish portals now available in ten languages

International expansion means sites now accepting 16 different currencies

Nov. 19, 2010 Dan Pearson

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Big Fish passes one billion game downloads

Online casual games company passes significant milestone

July 20, 2010 Matt Martin

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Big Fish acquires Grubby Games

Professor Fizzwizzle, Incredibots developer joins Seattle-based portal

May 1, 2009 Frank Cifaldi

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