Freeverse Inc. (originally Freeverse Software) was a developer of

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and

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based in New York City which was acquired by

Ngmoco Ngmoco, LLC (stylized as ngmoco) was an American-based publisher of video games for the iOS and Android platforms, and a subsidiary of DeNA Co., Ltd. The company was founded by former Electronic Arts executive Neil Young in July 2008. Since its ...

in 2010. Ngmoco was itself acquired later that year, and shut down in 2016.

History

Ian Lynch Smith founded Freeverse in 1994 as a

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company. The first product was a version of '' Hearts Deluxe'' for the Mac that used

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based on Smith's studies in

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, the subject for which he received his degree from

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. On February 22, 2010, it was announced that Freeverse had been acquired by ngmoco. On October 12, 2010, Japanese-based

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announced its acquisition of ngmoco for $400,000,000. Ngmoco became the regional headquarters for all Western subsidiaries of DeNA, including studios in Vancouver, Santiago de Chile, Amsterdam, and Stockholm. However, on October 18, 2016, DeNA announced the closure of all Western subsidiaries, including ngmoco.

Mac games

Original titles

* ''3D Bridge Deluxe'' * ''3D Hearts Deluxe'' * ''3D Pitch Deluxe'' * ''3D Euchre Deluxe'' * ''3D Spades Deluxe'' * ''3D Crazy Eights'' * '' Active Lancer'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''Arcane Arena'' * ''Atlas: The Gift Of Aramai'' * ''Big Bang Board Games'' * ''Big Bang Brain Games'' * Burning Monkey ** ''Burning Monkey Casino'' ** ''Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab'' ** ''Burning Monkey Solitaire'' ** ''Burning Monkey Mahjong'' * ''Classic Cribbage'' *''Classic Gin Rummy'' * '' Deathground'' * ''Enigma'' * ''Hoyle Casino 2009'' * ''Hoyle Puzzle And Board 2009'' * ''Hoyle Cards 2009'' * ''Kill Monty'' * ''Neon Tango'' * ''Solace'' * ''ToySight'' * '' WingNuts: Temporal Navigator'' * '' WingNuts 2: Raina's Revenge''

Ports

* '' Heroes of Might and Magic V'' * ''

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'' * '' Legion Arena'' * ''Jeopardy! Deluxe'' * ''

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'' * '' Commander: Europe at War'' * ''Commander: Napoleon at War'' * '' Marathon 2: Durandal'' for Xbox LIVE Arcade * '' Field of Glory''

Published games

* ''8th Wonder Of The World'' * ''Hordes Of Orcs'' * ''

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'' * '' Massive Assault'' * ''Northland'' * '' Payback'' * '' Project Nomads'' * '' Robin Hood: The Legend Of Sherwood'' * ''

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'' * '' X2: The Threat''

iOS games

* ''Big Bang Sudoku'' * ''MotoChaser'' * ''Warpgate'' * ''Jared Smith'' * ''SimStapler'' * ''Big Bang Board Games'' * ''Tranquility'' * ''Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab'' * ''Flick Bowling'' * '' Plank'' * ''Flick Fishing'' * ''Flick Baseball Pro'' * ''Burning Monkey Casino'' * ''SlotZ Racer'' * '' Days of Thunder!'' * ''

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'' * '' Grunts'' * ''Fairy Trails'' * ''

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'' * '' Flick NBA Basketball'' * ''Eye Glasses'' * ''

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'' * '' Parachute Ninja'' * ''Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' * '' NBA Hotshot'' * ''We Bowl!'' * ''Fantastic Fish''

Applications

* BumperCar * Comic Life - Created by plasq * Lineform *

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Menu Madness *

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* Sound Studio

References

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