Kung Fu Factory

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Kung Fu Factory
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded2002
Headquarters Los Angeles, California
Number of employees
70
Parent Netmarble (2021-present)
Website www.kungfufactory.com

Kung Fu Factory is an American video game developer located in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The company was formerly known as Just Games Interactive, which developed Mortal Kombat: Unchained and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon , and worked on UFC Undisputed 2009 . [1] [2] Kung Fu Factory is the first third party developer to have worked on a Mortal Kombat game. [3] Recently the company has released several #1 Mobile games including the Adventure Time: Card Wars Series, SpongeBob Moves In , and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run. The company's latest Top Grossing mobile F2P game is WWE Champions, which was developed in partnership with Scopely and WWE. On February 19, 2021, it was announced by Kung Fu Factory that a majority stake of the company was acquired by Netmarble. [4]

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