Xona Games
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Xona Games is an independent Canadian video game developer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Games
The company makes shoot 'em up games, targeting primarily Xbox LIVE Indie Games and Xbox LIVE Arcade which are especially popular in the Japanese market. The company and many of their games have won awards, including the Rogers Small Business Big Idea Contest.
Games released by Xona Games:
| Year | Title | Platform | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Decimation X | Xbox 360 | Xona Games | #1 in Japan |
| 2010 | Decimation X2 | Windows Phone 7 | Xona Games | Launch Title |
| 2010 | Decimation X3 | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications | #1 in 4 Countries;Indie Games Uprising |
| 2010 | Score Rush | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications | #1 in Japan; |
| 2012 | Score Rush | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2012 | Score Rush MP | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2016 | Score Rush Extended 撃点 | PlayStation 4 | Reverb Communications | 80 Metacritic;#64 Best PS4 Game of 2016 |
Additional games in development by Xona Games include a new version of Score Rush, Decimation X4, and Duality ZF. Xona Games was announced as an official ID@Xbox Xbox One Developer.
Awards
Xona Games' games has won a total of $190,177.83 in contests, including the $100,000 Innovacorp I-3 competition and the $50,000 Tizen App Challenge. Decimation X3 was named one of the top Xbox Live Indie Games by Official Xbox Magazine. Duality ZF was a finalist in the 2010 Dream.Build.Play contest, ranking #5 worldwide.
Further reading
- Bulatovic, Peja (21 February 2011). . CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Comeau, Tina (7 June 2016). . PNI Atlantic News. Postmedia Network.
- . IGN. 4 May 2012.
External links
- at IGN