Gamefam
American video game company
Gamefam Studios is an American video game company. It primarily utilizes Roblox as a video game development platform, while also using Fortnite Creative and Minecraft as engines to create maps and minigames. It has produced content for brands such as Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Speed Simulator), the National Football League, Hot Wheels, Doctor Strange, Kung Fu Panda, Samsung, and Puma and staged virtual concerts for musicians such as The Chainsmokers and Saweetie.
History
Gamefam was founded in 2019 in Los Angeles, California, United States, by Joe Ferencz, who served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) until 2026. Ferencz was originally involved with bringing Hot Wheels into the Forza series and Rocket League, and while doing so, he was observing Roblox's success as a free-to-play video game platform. Explaining his reason for founding Gamefam, Ferencz told TechCrunch, "Roblox truly is the Metaverse for this younger generation. What that means is that each game needs to have a very distinctive and attractive immersion to it, in a way that mobile free-to-play doesn't." The company is described by Ferencz as the "first and only fully-dedicated, professional game publishing company on Roblox" and has recruited veteran game developers.
In November 2020, Gamefam, with the partnership of Mattel, released Hot Wheels Open World on Roblox, which is a Hot Wheels-themed open world racing game.
In 2021, Gamefam made a financial investment in the RoMonitor Stats platform and subsequently acquired its parent company, Silicon Digital.
In October 2021, Gamefam partnered with WowWee to create toys for their popular Roblox game Twilight Daycare.
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