East Side Games Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
East Side Games
Based in Vancouver, BC

Founding date:
July, 2011

Press / Business Contact:
info@eastsidegames.com

Social:
Twitter
Facebook
Google Plus
LinkedIn
Instagram
AngelList

Releases:
Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money
Pot Farm: Grass Roots
Pot Farm

Description

East Side Games is a proudly independent and profitable game studio with a collaborative, creative, and fun culture. Our games fund all our new projects, and everyone who works here has a direct impact on the day-to-day business.

East Side Games has released several hit mobile games including Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money, Pot Farm: Grass Roots, Munchie Farm, Idle Paws and a new puzzle game, Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch.

For more information about East Side Games, please visit www.eastsidegames.com

History

Founded in July 2011 by Josh Nilson, Jason Bailey and Galan Akin.
Published Pot Farm on Facebook in 2011, a smash hit with over 6 million players and 1.2 million Likes.
Released several hit games on mobile, including Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money, Pot Farm: Grass Roots, Pot Farm: High Profits, Munchie Farm, Idle Paws, and Dragon Up.
Successfully Kickstarted Pot Farm: The Board Game.
Collaborative team with over 100 years experience at AAA studios and over 60 years experience at social/mobile studios.
Collectively over 41.2 million downloads and well over half a million unique players each month across all titles.

Projects

Videos

Company Profile YouTube

Images

There are far more images available for East Side Games, but these are the ones we felt would be most useful to you. If you have specific requests, please do contact us!

Logo & Icon

download logo files as .zip (387KB)

Awards & Recognition

"Best Art Award - Dragon Up" - Indie Prize Showcase, 2013
"Best In Show: Audience Choice - Dragon Up! Match 2 Hatch" - Indie Prize Showcase, 2017
"Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Awards - #46 - Canada" - Deloitte, 2017
"Technology Fast 500™ - #265 - North America" - Deloitte, 2017
"British Columbia Export Awards - Finalist - Canada" - BC Export Awards, 2017

Selected Articles

"Vancouver Week: East Side Games on surviving the city's downturn without going potty"
- James Nouch, Pocket Gamer
"East Side Games grew a massive Facebook hit with $800 worth of marketing"
- Mike Thompson, Inside Social Games
"Top 10 mobile game developers to watch in 2013"
- Jon Jordan, Pocket Gamer
"East Side Games on why it's not afraid of DeNA, GREE and TinyCo setting up shop in Vancouver"
- Jon Jordan, Pocket Gamer
"GB Visits: East Side Games"
- Wyatt Fossett, Geek Badge
"The Best Thing About This Dragon Breeding Game is Definitely the Vomit"
- Mike Fahey, Kotaku
"Vancouver's East Side Games join cause to protect bald eagle habitat"
- Phylicia Torrevillas, Metro News
"Gaming Insiders announce GI 30"
- Steve Peterson, Games Industry
"Fiercely Independent: That's Just How East Side Games Rolls"
- John Gray, Tech Vibes
"In the battle for gaming business, Vancouver is about to ‘git gud"
- Business Vancouver, Business Vancouver
"A letter from a founder on equality"
- Jason Bailey, East Side Games
"Here at East Side Games, we have a motto: Community Is Everything"
- ESG, East Side Games
"East Side Games on Building a Community of 25 Million — An Inside Look"
- Scott Reyburn, Fyber