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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2007 |
Headquarters | , |
Parent | Fremantle (2010–2021) Jam City (2021–present) |
Website | ludia.com |
Ludia is a Canadian video game developer based in Montreal, Quebec that creates and distributes cross-platform digital games with mass consumer appeal. Ludia produces original and branded properties based on game shows, television series, movies, books and board games. In addition to developing games for Facebook, iOS, Android and Amazon, Ludia has created games for Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, with Kinect, and Wii in the past.
The company works with the owners of original and branded properties such as Fremantle, DreamWorks Animation, Universal, Sony, CBS, BBC Worldwide, MGM Television, Disney, Nickelodeon and creates video games based on brands such as The Price Is Right, Family Feud/Family Fortunes, Press Your Luck, The 10,000 Dollar Pyramid, Hollywood Squares, Hole in the Wall, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, The Weakest Link and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
In addition to game show properties, Ludia creates games based on brands such as Jurassic World, Jurassic Park, How To Train Your Dragon, The Flintstones, Where's Waldo, Popeye, Betty Boop, Hell's Kitchen, The Amazing Race, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Bachelor.
Fremantle acquired a majority stake in Ludia in October 2010.[1] In September 2021, Ludia was acquired by Jam City for $165 million.[2]