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Gameloft SA
Public
Traded as EuronextGFT
Industry Interactive entertainment
Video game industry
Founded 14 December 1999
Headquarters Paris, France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michel Guillemot
(President and CEO [formerly])
Stephane Roussel (CEO)
Revenue Increase €164.4 million (2011)
Operating income
Increase €21.1 million (2011)
Increase €18.2 million (2011)
Total assets Increase €138.5 million (2011)
Total equity Increase €103 million (2011)
Number of employees
4,600 (2019)
Parent Vivendi (2016–present)

Gameloft S. A. ("SA" means Société anonyme, a French company type) is the world's biggest developer and publisher for mobile games, for example Java-based phones, Android, and iPhone. Its headquarters are in Paris, France. It was founded in the year 1999 by Michel Guillemot, who stepped down as head of the company during mass media company Vivendi's hostile takeover of Gameloft in 2015.

History

The company was founded in 1999, but it really started to make profits in 2003. At the end of 2007, Gameloft announced that it is now the biggest video game company for mobile devices, with a revenue of 26 million euros. At that moment, more than 4,000 employees were working for Gameloft.

In 2011, Gameloft had a revenue of US$164.4 million. This is an increase of 17% compared to 2010. Its games have been downloaded more than 125 million times.

Further information

Gameloft Live

Gameloft released a system called "Gameloft Live", a community platform for games. It lets players share their results, create profiles, etc. A free registration is required to use it. Games that support online multiplayer use Gameloft Live as their connection platform.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Gameloft para niños

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