Boss Fight Entertainment

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Boss Fight Entertainment
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Predecessor Zynga Dallas
FoundedJune 2013;12 years ago (2013-06)
Headquarters Allen, Texas, US
Number of locations
3
Key people
David Rippy (chief executive officer)
Bill Jackson (chief creative officer)
Scott Winsett (chief operating officer)
Stephen Rippy (composer)
Dave Luehmann (director of game development)
Number of employees
130
Parent Netflix (2022–present)
Website bossfightentertainment.com

Boss Fight Entertainment is an American video game development company based in Allen, Texas, [1] with a second studio based in Austin, Texas. [2] Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in June 2013.

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History

Boss Fight Entertainment was founded by David Rippy, Scott Winsett, and Bill Jackson following the closure of Zynga's Dallas studio in June 2013.

In September 2014, Boss Fight announced that they were working on a game called Dungeon Boss. [3] Big Fish Games was announced as Dungeon Boss's publisher in March 2014. [4]

In May 2015, former Amazon Game Studios director Dave Luehmann joined Boss Fight Entertainment as VP of Production. [5] [6] Boss Fight opened an office in Austin, Texas in July 2015. [2]

In March 2022, the studio was acquired by Netflix as part of Netflix's venture into video game offerings. [7]

Games

Release dateTitlePlatform(s)GenreReferences
March 15, 2021myVEGAS Bingo iOS
Android 		Social Casino/Bingo
September 7, 2015Dungeon Boss iOS
Android 		Collectible RPG [8]
May 31, 2023Dungeon Boss: Respawned iOS
Android 		Collectible RPB [8]
September 13, 2023Netflix Stories iOS
Android 		Visual novel [8]
January 4, 2024 Money Heist: Ultimate Choice iOS
Android 		Visual novel [8]
December 17, 2024 Squid Game: Unleashed iOS
Android 		Party [8]

Office

Boss Fight's offices at the Cotton Mill in McKinney, TX Bossfight Studio Pic July 2015.jpg
Boss Fight's offices at the Cotton Mill in McKinney, TX

Boss Fight's McKinney office was initially located at the newly renovated Cotton Mill, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas. Their new headquarters is located in Allen, just north of the Watters Shopping district. [9]

Boss Fight has two studios one in Austin, Texas and the other in Seattle, Washington. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Venture Beat: Leaders of the undead Zynga Dallas team start Boss Fight Entertainment". 2014-02-03.
  2. 1 2 "Boss Fight Entertainment opens new Austin studio". MCV. 3 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Former Zynga CastleVille team creates Dungeon Boss mobile title for Big Fish Games". 2014-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Big Fish will publish Boss Fight Entertainment's first casual game". Polygon . 2014-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Silicon Angle: Boss Fight Entertainment nabs former Amazon Game Studios Director". 2015-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Greg Costikyan Linkedin". Linkedin. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Netflix Acquires Its Third Game Studio, Boss Fight Entertainment". Variety. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Boss Fight Entertainment, Inc". MobyGames. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  9. ↑ "Boss Fight Plays Key Role in Allen, Texas' Economic Growth | Boss Fight Entertainment". bossfightentertainment.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  10. ↑ "About". Boss Fight. Retrieved 2025-04-19.


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