PCH Games

PCH Games
Type of site
Internet games, lottery, website
Available inEnglish, French
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997) (as Candystand.com)
2016 (2016) (as PCH Games)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.
OwnerPublishers Clearing House
Created byNabisco, Inc, Skyworks Technologies (as Candystand.com) Publishers Clearing House (as PCH Games)
Founder(s)LifeSavers Company, a division of Nabisco, Inc. (as Candystand.com)
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedDecember 10, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-12-10)
Current statusDefunct (as Candystand.com)

PCH Games (formerly Candystand.com) is a casual game portal owned by Publishers Clearing House and based in New York City. Launched in 1997 as The Candystand,[1] by LifeSavers Company, a division of Nabisco, Inc.,[2] it was the first major advergame portal available on the World Wide Web. The site was created for LifeSavers by Skyworks Technologies, an online video game company founded in 1996 by Activision veterans Garry Kitchen and David Crane. In August 2007, Candystand was acquired by Funtank from the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.[3]

In December 2010, Publishers Clearing House acquired Candystand.com from Funtank and retained executives Scott Tannen and James Baker.[4]

Candystand is regarded for having a catalog of over 100+ Flash and Shockwave games. Some of its most popular games include Candystand Billiards, Candystand MiniGolf, Monster Trucks Unleashed, Vector Tower Defense (Vector TD), Slipstream and Fancy Pants Adventure 2.

In February 2016, PCH revamped the site, removing most of the games and emphasizing the lottery aspects over the games. In March 2016, Candystand.com was discontinued by PCH.

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  2. ^ "Dealipedia - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company acquires Kraft Foods Inc". Dealipedia.com. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  3. ^ "Wrigley's Candystand.com Acquired by Funtank - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
  4. ^ "Publishers Clearing House Buys Funtank, gaming site Candystand.com". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-12-06.