![]() ![]() However, they mostly earned lukewarm receptions from game critics and gamers. Other non- Dash PlayFirst games includes the three-part, retro-style strategy-based Chocolatier series, which was released during 20 in collaboration with Big Splash Games. The five-part, adventure/ hidden object-mixing Dream Chronicles series was another highlight in PlayFirst's portfolio. Dream Chronicles was released during 20 in collaboration with KatGames.Ģ010–2015: Cancellation of releasing on PC/Mac and new direction Wandering willows item list series# In October 2010, PlayFirst announced a focus on the mobile and social market after raising $9.2 million from investors, and cancelled releasing further casual games in the near future. PlayFirst's forays into the social gaming market have proven unsuccessful, as low user counts forced the company to cancel all of its Facebook games, Diner Dash and Chocolatier, not long after launching them. Īs of late 2010, the company employed more than 100 workers, but laid off an unspecified number of its employees in early December 2011 due to "restructuring". Other social games veterans who joined the company in late 2010 from Playdom and Zynga have also left however, PlayFirst claims the layoffs will not change its emphasis on the mobile market. On October 8, 2012, PlayFirst emailed its subscribers informing them that the company will cease the production of PC and Mac games and move to a new website since November 12, 2012. The email read, "We have established a firm position as one of the leading producers for iOS mobile applications and are currently working on implementing our games into the Android marketplace," and that current games in its catalogue will still be available for purchase on the third party websites like Big Fish Games and GameHouse. The official statement from Glu Mobile CEO, Niccolo de Masi, read "We are pleased to officially add PlayFirst to the Glu family and look forward to delivering new DASH products to a worldwide audience," Published and/or co-developed on PC/Mac platforms On September 3, 2014, PlayFirst was acquired by Glu Mobile. Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water (+ Collector's Edition & Strategy Guide).Dream Chronicles: The Book of Fire ( CANCELLED).Cooking Dash 3: Thrills and Spills (+ Collector's Edition).Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air (+ Collector's Edition & Strategy Guide).Diner Dash 5: BOOM! (+ Collector's Edition & Strategy Guide).The Great Chocolate Chase: A Chocolatier Twist.SpongeBob Diner Dash: 2 Times the Trouble.Hotel Transylvania Dash (no longer available on App Store).Chicken (no longer available on App Store) Cloudy with a Chance of a Meatballs 2: Foodimal Frenzy (no longer available on App Store).Published and/or co-developed on iOS platforms Playground SDK is PlayFirst's game engine. It is discontinued.The majority of our older PlayFirst games have become obsolete after months or years of activity. They fall from our list of active products and no more work or updates are planned for these games. Most of these games were released before new operating systems existed. ![]() Behavior like screen alignment, screen aspect issues, game performance or game crashing at startup to name a few are a sign of a game not being compatible with new hardware or software. We regret to inform you that the game that you are inquiring about has been discontinued and is now considered a legacy game We no longer have updates or support for it unfortunately.
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