12 Facts About Gameloft

Gameloft SE is a French video game publisher based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot.

Gameloft operates 18 development studios worldwide, and publishes games with a special focus on the mobile games market.

Formerly a public company traded at the Paris Bourse, Gameloft was acquired by media conglomerate Vivendi in 2016.

Gameloft was founded by Michel Guillemot, one of the five founders of Ubisoft, on 14 December 1999.

In July 2010, Gameloft instead attempted to sell Android games directly through its website, avoiding the use of Google Play.

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In February 2012 and February 2016, Gameloft penned publishing contracts with GREE, Inc and GungHo Online Entertainment, respectively, to facilitate its presence in the Asian market.

Employees of Gameloft were presented with an open letter welcoming them to the new parent company's family.

Gameloft is headquartered at 14 rue Auber, 9th arrondissement of Paris.

In January 2016, Gameloft opened a Nigerian marketing office for regional expansions, and shut down its Auckland studio, firing roughly 160 employees.

At the time, Gameloft Auckland was New Zealand's largest video game studio.

In July 2017, Gameloft appointed John-Paul Burke as country manager for its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In October 2019, Gameloft announced a partnership with mobile operator Telecom Italia to open TIM I Love Games, a games subscription service for Android and iOS, exclusive to Italy and TIM Italy customers.