iOS Game Developer Tapulous Acquired by Disney
Tapulous has been acquired by Disney. The iPhone gaming startup with several hits on its hands was founded by Bart Decrem, who will join Disney as a VP. COO Andrew Lacy is also joining Disney as a VP. Disney is very interested in social and mobile gaming, having recently invested in Playdom's $33 million round.
Long an App Store staple on the iPhone, Tapulous moved onto the iPad earlier this year with the release of Tap Tap Radiation.The acquisition is notable not only as an example of small development firms being able to see significant enough success to appeal to major media players, but also for Disney's connection to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is the company's largest individual shareholder.
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25 months ago
Crazy to think how quick that's happened. They owe a lot to El Jobso.. maybe buy him a drink at the next Disney meeting? ;)
25 months ago
damn only twenty employees and raking in million a month, there probably set then :) kudos, fun games.
25 months ago
Not a fan of the company and their style of development (tens of Tap Tap Tap [insert band name here] apps) but good for them. Success stories like that always give hope to other indie devs out there.
25 months ago
Didn't these gents start out in Cydia?
I believe so - before there was an official app store.
25 months ago
This is very interesting, especially considering Steve Jobs' position at Disney.
25 months ago
Not a fan of the company and their style of development (tens of Tap Tap Tap [insert band name here] apps) but good for them. Success stories like that always give hope to other indie devs out there.
Thats interesting. All your companies apps are (for the most part) complete copies of other apps. You have even posted several of the almost exact same apps under different names. I'm not a fan of your style of development.
25 months ago
Uh oh, mark my words...
Tap Tap Revolution - Disney Princess' Edition
Tap Tap Revenge... of Jafar
Tap Tap Toy Story III
Tap Tap Revolution - Disney Princess' Edition
Tap Tap Revenge... of Jafar
Tap Tap Toy Story III
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