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Our History In August 2003, former production employees at JAMDAT Mobile Inc, John Cibulski, Ruben Sandoval and James Coriston founded Downtown Wireless. In the company’s eighteen months of operation, the founders would be the only three full-time employees. The company used a per-game funding model and external contractors to develop and self-publish two initial products in the first eight months: Downtown Roulette and Downtown Texas Hold’em.
Downtown Texas Hold’em The premise of Downtown Texas Hold’em was simple--the user plays poker against four computer opponents and progresses through increasingly high stakes tournaments at different geographic locations. Downtown Texas Hold’em launched in March 2004 on VZW and was an immediate hit. The game entered VZW’s Top Sellers in June 2004 and was one of the best selling mobile titles of that year. The game has continued to be a solid earner up until the present day.
Downtown Video Slots Next up for the company was their third title, Downtown Video Slots. Targeted towards the casual slots player, the game continued Downtown’s general strategy of offering a few distinct casino levels to explore. The game included six unique slots machines – five video slots machines and one classic machine. The game had a very simple interface, and a light-hearted, fun style. In theme and content, the game was geared towards women with levels such as “Shopping Spree” and “Sweet Tooth”. The game sold well enough to warrant continuous porting up to the present day.
Acquisition In January 2005, Downtown Wireless was acquired by JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. In turn, JAMDAT Mobile was acquired by Electronic Arts, putting the Downtown team under the EA Mobile Banner. The Downtown team developed the following products in their history:
Downtown Roulette Downtown Texas Hold’em Downtown Video Slots Let it Ride®/Three Card Poker® Downtown Texas Hold’em 2 The Godfather
Summary The Downtown team member reunited in 2009 to form their new company, Bloodthirsty Games. Bloodthirsty Games co-developed their first title, Horror Master Trivia for iPhone®/iPod touch®, with their partner Babaroga LLC. Tattoo Me: Legendary Ink is the first title published by Bloodthirsty Games. The female follow up title, Tattoo Me: Inkspirations, is due to be published in early 2010.
Contact John Cibulski at john@bloodthirstygames.com for more company information.
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