RockYou® Launches Studio Partners to Publish Innovative Social Games

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Leading social gaming company RockYou® is supporting the best independent talent in the social gaming industry with the formation of new third-party publishing unit, Studio Partners. Studio Partners is an open program that enables talented developers to expand the reach of their games through RockYou’s network, and to leverage RockYou’s advertising solutions, analytics tools, and broader marketing support.

“We’re expanding our portfolio of games while helping creative developers to reach their full potential.”

This new business unit is a natural progression following RockYou’s recent partnership with John Romero’s independent studio, Loot Drop. RockYou is funding and publishing two social game titles from Romero’s studio and the first game, Cloudforest Expedition, launches this summer. Through Studio Partners, the company will continue to support developers’ creative freedom while expanding and diversifying its own portfolio of engaging social games.

Josh Grant will head up the publishing unit as SVP and GM of Studio Partners. Formerly RockYou’s SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development, Grant has worked in the social gaming industry since its emergence, launching games and applications across an array of entertainment platforms, including Facebook, Valve’s Steam, iTunes, Android, Amazon’s Kindle, Verizon and AT&T. As the lead of Studio Partners, Grant will oversee RockYou’s efforts to discover top creative talent and integrate promising game titles into the RockYou network.

“We’re inspired by the originality and imagination of social game developers around the world,” said Grant. “Studio Partners gets to the heart of what RockYou believes in—delivering the very best, most innovative games to our players.”

“Studio Partners brings quality games that might otherwise have limited reach, into the public eye for our community to enjoy,” said Jonathan Knight, RockYou’s SVP of Games. “We’re expanding our portfolio of games while helping creative developers to reach their full potential.”

For more information about RockYou Studio Partners, contact Josh Grant at josh_grant@rockyou.com.

For information about RockYou, visit www.rockyou.com.

About RockYou

RockYou® is committed to defining the future of social gaming, creating products intended to serve players, advertisers, and developers alike. The company has dedicated itself to the development of high-quality games, including the award-nominated Gourmet Ranch™ and the celebrated Zoo World™ franchise. With advertising products that offer brands more meaningful interactions with players, RockYou creates an unmatched value-per-engagement for both brands and users. RockYou's partnerships with world-class talent are part of their steadfast commitment to working with the next generation of social game developers.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, RockYou is funded by Sequoia Capital, Partech International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DCM and Softbank.