Scopely

Scopely, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Founders
Headquarters
Culver City, California
,
U.S.
Number of locations
15+ (2024)
Key people
  • Walter Driver (Co-CEO)
  • Javier Ferreira (Co-CEO)
  • Tim O’Brien (CRO)
  • Ankur Bulsara (CTO)
  • Eunice Lee (COO)
  • Ben Webley (CMO)
  • Phil Hardin (CFO)
Products
Number of employees
2,000[1] (2022)
ParentSavvy Games Group (2023-present)
Subsidiaries
  • DIGIT Game Studios
  • PierPlay
  • Genjoy
  • GSN Games
  • Omnidrone
Websitescopely.com

Scopely, Inc. is an American interactive entertainment company and mobile-first video game developer and publisher.[2] The company is headquartered in Culver City, California, with offices across the US, EMEA and Asia.[3]

Scopely has both internal game development studios as well as partners with external development studios to create free-to-play games.[4][5] Scopely also partners with intellectual property holders to create video games based on popular entertainment brands.[6]

Savvy Games Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), acquired the company in July 2023 for $4.9 billion.[7]

  1. ^ "Disney sells 'Marvel $$ Force' game studio FoxNext". Los Angeles Times. 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Scopely". Growjo.com.
  3. ^ "Scopely Taps Former Disney Exec to Head New Japan Offices". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
    - Taylor, Haydn (5 October 2017). "Scopely to open Barcelona office:LA-based mobile publisher going international after receiving $60m investment earlier this year". Games Industry. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
    - "Scopely Acquires Dublin-Based DIGIT Game Studios, Expanding European Footprint". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ LaPorte, Nicole (24 September 2013). "Scopely finds hit apps the same way Hollywood lands blockbusters". Fast Company. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn (16 August 2018). "Scopely To Bring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck And Other Looney Tunes Characters To Mobile Gaming". Deadline. Deadline Holloywood. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (16 August 2018). "Scopely To Bring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck And Other Looney Tunes Characters To Mobile Gaming". Deadline. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Savvy Games completes acquisition of Scopely in e-gaming push". Arab News. 13 July 2023.