Xona Games
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Key people | Jason Doucette, Matthew Doucette |
Number of employees | 2 |
| Website | xona.com |
Xona Games is an independent Canadian video game developer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1][2]
Games
[edit | edit source]The company makes shoot 'em up games, targeting primarily Xbox LIVE Indie Games and Xbox LIVE Arcade which are especially popular in the Japanese market.[3] The company and many of their games have won awards, including the Rogers Small Business Big Idea Contest.[4]
Games released by Xona Games:
| Year | Title | Platform | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Decimation X | Xbox 360 | Xona Games | #1 in Japan[5][6] |
| 2010 | Decimation X2 | Windows Phone 7 | Xona Games | Launch Title[7][8] |
| 2010 | Decimation X3 | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications |
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| 2010 | Score Rush | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications | #1 in Japan;[12][13] |
| 2012 | Score Rush | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2012 | Score Rush MP | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2016 | Score Rush Extended 撃点 | PlayStation 4 | Reverb Communications |
Additional games in development by Xona Games include a new version of Score Rush, Decimation X4, and Duality ZF.[16] Xona Games was announced as an official ID@Xbox Xbox One Developer.[17]
Awards
[edit | edit source]Xona Games' games has won a total of $190,177.83 in contests,[18][19] including the $100,000 Innovacorp I-3 competition[20] and the $50,000 Tizen App Challenge.[21] Decimation X3 was named one of the top Xbox Live Indie Games by Official Xbox Magazine.[22] Duality ZF was a finalist in the 2010 Dream.Build.Play contest, ranking #5 worldwide.[23][24]
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Xona Games Interview Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, indiegraph.net
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ JAPAN'S #1 TOP RATED #1 BEST SELLING XBLIG: DECIMATION X, xona.com
- ^ インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox.com, web.archive.org
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Why it is necessary to to test my iPhone app on actual iPhone device, stackexchange.com
- ^ DECIMATION X3 #1 BEST SELLER IN 4 COUNTRIES, xona.com
- ^ インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox.com, web.archive.org
- ^ Indie Games Winter Uprise, web.archive.org
- ^ SCORE RUSH #1 AND #2 BEST SELLER IN 3 COUNTRIES, xona.com
- ^ インディーズ ゲーム - Xbox.com, web.archive.org
- ^ Metacritic - Score Rush Extended - PS4, metacritic.com
- ^ Metacritic - Game Releases By Score - PS4, metacritic.com
- ^ Our Games, xona.com
- ^ New Developers Sign On to ID@Xbox, xbox.com
- ^ Awards, Honors, & Accomplishments, xona.com
- ^ Prize Money & Funding, xona.com
- ^ Innovacorp Announces I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition Winners Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, progressmedia.ca
- ^ Tizen App Challenge, developer.tizen.org
- ^ The 16 best Xbox Live Indie Games, oxmonline.com
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lumi wins Dream-Build-Play 2010 Challenge Archived June 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, armlessoctopus.com
Further reading
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External links
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