Headquarters United States Products Video games Website Official Website | Key people Nasir Wajihuddin Parent Anedom Company Founded 1995 | |
Industry Interactive entertainment Type of business Subsidiary of Anedom Company Founders Garry Kitchen, David Crane Video games Arcade Hoops Basketball, Texas Hold 'Em Poker, ATV: Quad Frenzy, B‑17: Fortress in the Sky, Quad Desert Fury | ||
Skyworks Interactive, formerly known as Skyworks Technologies, is a mobile media and video game development company that pioneered advergaming. It was founded in 1995 by Garry Kitchen and David Crane, industry veterans formerly of Activision and Absolute Entertainment.
Skyworks was the creator of the Candystand, one of the first, large scale branded gaming sites online. Nintendo DS games include ATV: Quad Frenzy and Texas Hold 'Em Poker.
In 2007 Skyworks developed the ESPN Arcade, a sports-themed casual gaming site published in partnership with ESPN, which it operated for two years, powering the site with over 70 games from its library.
In December 2007, Skyworks Interactive was acquired by Anedom Company, a privately funded start-up founded by Nasir Wajihuddin, who become the CEO of Skyworks Interactive, Inc. The company was re-booted to develop a real-time 3D virtual world, conceptualized by Anedom Company.
In late 2008, Skyworks entered the iPhone business with the release of their first game title, Arcade Hoops Basketball.
In 2009, Skyworks abandoned the development of its massive virtual world, given the lack of cash after the September 2008 market meltdown. It re-booted as a media company focused on the emerging mobile gaming market. Games were launched on iOS and Nintendo DSi platforms, and advertising technology was implemented on iOS apps.
In 2010, Skyworks successfully fought efforts to put the company into bankruptcy, and was awarded punitive damages.
By the end of 2011, Skyworks Interactive had had five #1 game apps and 21 top 100 apps in the Apple App Store, with an estimated share of over 5% of sports game downloads. Leading game apps included Arcade Hoops Basketball, Arcade Bowling, World Cup Table Tennis, Goaaal!, and Field Goal Frenzy Football. Its World Cup Table Tennis HD iPad game, which was launched during the summer of 2011, had been a #1 app in the Apple App Store in 70 countries, and was noted by Apple in 2011 Apple Rewind as a Top 100 Free App of 2011.