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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Key people | Jason Doucette, Matthew Doucette |
Number of employees | 2 |
| Website | xona.com |
Xona Games is an independent Canadian video game developer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1]
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. [2] The company and many of their games have won awards, including the Rogers Small Business Big Idea Contest. [3]
Games released by Xona Games:
| Year | Title | Platform | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Decimation X | Xbox 360 | Xona Games | #1 in Japan [4] [5] |
| 2010 | Decimation X2 | Windows Phone 7 | Xona Games | Launch Title [6] [7] |
| 2010 | Decimation X3 | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications |
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| 2010 | Score Rush | Xbox 360 | Reverb Communications | #1 in Japan; [11] [12] |
| 2012 | Score Rush | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2012 | Score Rush MP | Turbulenz | Turbulenz | |
| 2016 | Score Rush Extended 撃点 | PlayStation 4 | Reverb Communications |
Additional games in development by Xona Games include a new version of Score Rush, Decimation X4, and Duality ZF. [15] Xona Games was announced as an official ID@Xbox Xbox One Developer. [16]
Xona Games' games has won a total of $190,177.83 in contests, [17] [18] including the $100,000 Innovacorp I-3 competition [19] and the $50,000 Tizen App Challenge. [20] Decimation X3 was named one of the top Xbox Live Indie Games by Official Xbox Magazine. [21] Duality ZF was a finalist in the 2010 Dream.Build.Play contest, ranking #5 worldwide. [22] [23]
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