Where is MobyGames located?

MobyGames is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at Brněnská 700 50006 Hradec Králové.

How many employees does MobyGames have?

As of Dec 31, 2020, MobyGames has 14 employees, reflecting a 22% year-over-year decline in headcount.

Where does MobyGames rank among its competitors?

MobyGames ranks 7th amongst 1818 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Gamurs, which secured $12M in Oct, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of MobyGames?

MobyGames' top competitors include IGN, Polygon and GameSpot. Among them, Gamurs secured the most recent funding round in October, 2022.

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Q: Is MobyGames an acquired company?

MobyGames got acquired by Atari on Mar 09, 2022.

MobyGames is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 1971 by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt. It operates as a Game database. The company has 1818 active competitors, including 7 funded and 54 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like IGN, Polygon and GameSpot.

Company Details

MobyGames is an online database of video game industry. The platform catalogs all relevant information - credits, screenshots, formats, and release info - about electronic games (computer, console, and arcade) on a game-by-game basis, and then offer up that information through flexible queries and data mining. The company claims to be the world's largest video game documentation project.

Website: mobygames.com
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Registered Address: Brněnská 700 50006 Hradec Králové

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Founded Year

1971

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

7^th among 1818 active competitors

Employee Count

14 as on Dec 31, 2020

Similar Companies

IGN & 1911 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Atari (Mar 09, 2022)

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MobyGames is associated with 8 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Mindware s.r.o. CIN: 28960777 , Czech Republic, Active	Oct 10, 2009	-	-
Centauri Production s.r.o. CIN: 27127290 , Czech Republic, Active	Feb 27, 2004	-	-
PLAYMAN s.r.o. CIN: 25960750 , Czech Republic, Active	Oct 24, 2001	-	-
Technologies reality s.r.o. CIN: 14004089 , Czech Republic, Active	Nov 24, 2021	-	-
Mindware Development s.r.o. CIN: 05503353 , Czech Republic, Active	Oct 24, 2016	-	-
J2ME s.r.o. CIN: 04726961 , Czech Republic, Active	Jan 18, 2016	-	-
NIBIRU GROUP s.r.o. CIN: 03841944 , Czech Republic, Active	Feb 27, 2015	-	-
ATARI, INC. CIN: 133689915 , United States, Active		-	32 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

MobyGames got acquired by Atari on Mar 09, 2022 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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MobyGames has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of MobyGames are Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt.

Here are the details of MobyGames' key team members:

Jim Leonard: Former Co-Founder of MobyGames.
Brian Hirt: Former Co-Founder & CEO of MobyGames.

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MobyGames' employee count trend

MobyGames has 14 employees as of Dec 20. The total employee count is 22.0% lower than what it was in Dec 19. Here is MobyGames's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of MobyGames include IGN, Polygon and GameSpot. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of MobyGames, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	IGN 1996, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Online platform offering video gaming news	$35M	Great Hill Partners, Generation Partners & 4 others	72/100
2nd	Polygon 2012, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired	Provider of gaming and entertainment news, culture, and review content	-	DeepTech Ventures, Shinhan Venture Investment	52/100
3rd	GameSpot 1996, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Video game news, reviews, and fan community platform	-	-	50/100
4th	Gamurs 2014, Sydney (Australia), Series A	Network of publications providing gaming, entertainment, and esports news content	$17M	Aura Group, Elysian Park & 7 others	44/100
5th	Vandal 1997, Spain, Unfunded	Provider of news guides and digital content regarding video games	-	-	43/100
6th	Kotaku 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired	Gaming reviews, news, tips, and guides for serious gamers	-	-	42/100
7th	MobyGames 1971, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Game database	-	-	41/100
8th	Famitsu 1982, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded	Online platform providing news on gaming	-	-	41/100
9th	Pocket Gamer 2005, United Kingdom, Unfunded	Online platform offering poker gaming news	-	-	41/100
10th	Rock Paper Shotgun 2007, Bath (United Kingdom), Acquired	Media company focusing on PC games	-	-	40/100