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{{short description|Video game developer from Austria}}
'''Bongfish GmbH''' is a video game developer and publisher in [[Graz]], [[Austria]]. Originally founded as a start-up<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lampz.tugraz.at/~startupmap/frontend/en/|title=TU Graz - Startupmap|website=lampz.tugraz.at|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> in the science incubator of [[Graz University of Technology]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencepark.at/p/bong-fish/|title=Bong Fish|website=Science Park Graz|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-18}}</ref> the company was established in its current form in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wko.at/branchen/information-consulting/unternehmensberatung-buchhaltung-informationstechnologie/game-development-studie-2019.pdf|title=Game Development Studie 2019. Die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der österreichischen Spieleentwicklungsbranche. (in German)|last=Austrian Economic Chambers|date=|website=|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3025914/|title=Graz als "Hotspot" der Spieleentwickler|last=red|first=steiermark ORF at|date=2019-12-13|website=steiermark.ORF.at|language=de|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gratzer |first=Roland |date=21 June 2012 |title=Schnee und Dreck |url=https://fm4v3.orf.at/stories/1700507/index.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=[[FM4]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2009 |title=Virtuelles Snowboard in realer Welt |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1253808115773/geistesblitz-virtuelles-snowboard-in-realer-welt |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=[[Der Standard]] |language=de-AT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Marlene |date=2010-09-09 |title=Bongfish - Spielend erfolgreich |url=https://www.diepresse.com/593407/bongfish-spielend-erfolgreich |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=[[Die Presse]] |language=de}}</ref>
== History ==
Bongfish published its first video game, ''[[Stoked (video game)|Stoked]]'' for [[Xbox 360]], in 2009. A year later, 2010, ''[[Harms Way (video game)|Harms Way]]'' was the first title by Bongfish developed for [[Microsoft Studios]]. This was followed up in 2012 with the title ''Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect'' on the [[Xbox 360]] console for Red Bull Media House<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/red-bull-crashed-ice-kinect/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect|website=Metacritic|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> and [[Microsoft Studios]]. With ''[[Motocross Madness (2013 video game)|Motocross Madness]],'' a third title was published for the Xbox 360 in 2013.
In 2015, Bongfish started a co-development partnership with [[Wargaming (company)|Wargaming]] to create game-play features and content for their [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]] ''[[World of Tanks]]'' and their ''Frontline'' game mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wargaming.com/en/news/wot-bongfish/|title=World of Tanks Team Up with Bongfish to Create New Game Mode {{!}} Press Releases {{!}} News {{!}} Wargaming|website=wargaming.com|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> Together with Flashman Games LLC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://flashmangames.com/games/|title=Games|website=Flashman Games|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> Bongfish acquired the rights to produce ''Smurfs' Village'' a social [[mobile game]] based on the [[The Smurfs|Smurfs]] franchise in 2016.
In 2019, Bongfish founded Blackshark.ai, a sub-division of the company focusing on geospatial analytics and spatial computing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackshark.ai/|title=blackshark.ai|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref> In 2020, Blackshark.ai was mentioned as the company that generated the world's surface for the [[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020 video game)|Microsoft Flight Simulator]] utilizing Bing images.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet the startup that helped Microsoft build the world of Flight Simulator|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/17/meet-the-startup-that-helped-microsoft-build-the-world-of-flight-simulator/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=TechCrunch|date=17 August 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Flight Simulator": Was eine Grazer Firma mit einem der wichtigsten Spiele des Jahres zu tun hat - derStandard.de|url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000119369368/flight-simulator-was-eine-grazer-firma-mit-einem-der-wichtigsten|access-date=2021-02-10|website=DER STANDARD|language=de-AT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Now boarding: A trip anywhere in Microsoft Flight Simulator's virtual world|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/now-boarding-trip-anywhere-microsoft-flight-simulator-s-virtual-world-n1241893|access-date=2021-02-10|website=NBC News|date=4 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
== Titles published ==
* ''[[Stoked (video game)|Stoked]]''
*''Stoked - Big Air Edition''
* ''[[Motocross Madness (2013 video game)|Motocross Madness]]''
* ''[[Harms Way (video game)|Harms Way]]''
*''Diving Champions'', official mobile game of the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]
*''Red Bull Racers''
*''Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect''
*''Ski Slopestyle Challenge'', official mobile game of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]]
*''Calibre 10 Racing''
*''Smurfs' Village''
*''World of Tanks: Frontline''
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://bongfish.com Official website]
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