Tag Games is a
video game developer
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and
publisher based in
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
, Scotland. Established in 2006, it is focused on creating games for mobile, tablet and wearable platforms and was one of the first European studios to develop titles for both the
iPhone and iPad.
Tag is a certified member of the United Kingdom game industry trade association ''
The Independent Games Developers Association'' (TIGA).
History
Paul Farley, Jamie Bryan and Robert Henning founded Tag Games in 2006. Paul Farley and Jamie Bryan had previously been part of development teams at
DMA Design and
Vis Entertainment where they worked on titles such as ''
Grand Theft Auto'', ''
Space Station Silicon Valley'' and ''
State of Emergency
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''.
The studio's output consists of a mix of original IP development and commissioned work. Tag's clients include
Rovio ,
Activision,
EA,
Ubisoft,
Namco Bandai,
Channel 4,
Big Fish Games and
Wooga.
In June 2011, the studio released its first free-to-play mobile game,
Funpark Friends. The game was later nominated for IMGA, Bafta and Herald Scotland mobile games awards, winning the Herald Scotland best Scottish Mobile Game 2011.
The studio has since gone on to develop a number of free-to-play titles, including ''
Angry Birds Action'', ''Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor'' and ''Moshi Monsters Village.''
Tag has created titles for the following platforms:
Java ME,
BREW,
Symbian
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,
C++,
Android
Android may refer to:
Science and technology
* Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human
* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
,
iOS (
iPad,
iPhone,
iPod
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),
Wii
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,
PSP and
Nintendo DS
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.
Games
In chronological order (not including Live Ops products):
References
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External links
Tag Games Official website
Video game development companies
Mobile game companies
Video game companies of the United Kingdom
Video game companies established in 2006
2006 establishments in Scotland
Companies based in Dundee