User:Sublimeharmony/sandbox11
| Industry | Game Development |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
Key people | Arz Nader, Lebnan Nader |
| Products | Birdy Nam Nam |
| Website | http://www.gamecooks.net/ |
Game Cooks is a privately owned game development company based in Beirut, Lebanon. (AA) (CB) (GI) (LI) (MDJ) All games are created for iPhone, Android and other mobile platform operating systems, and they are Arab culture based, featuring customs, language and habits specific to the Middle-east region. (CB) (DS) (MEA).
Background
Arz Nader and Lebnan Nader, brothers and longtime game designers and players, are the founders of Game Cooks. (GC) (LIL) Arz Nader, an accomplished artist and painter since he was a teenager, received his BA in Graphic Design from the American University of Science and Technology in 2011. (IL)(LIA)
Lebnan Nader previously served as Market and Content Development Specialist for Resource Group Holding and Business Development Manager for Cubiic after just under three years with Publicis Dubai. (LIL) He was named CEO of Game Cooks after the company received $400K in Angel funding in January of 2012. (CB) (DS) (MEF) (NYT)
Products
Game Cooks' signature product, designed and produced by the Naders prior to the founding of the company, is "Birdy Nam Nam." (GC) (JS) (TFF) (TNW) Introduced in August of 2011 and available in Arabic, English, Russian and French, it is a bird shooting game set primarily in the streets of Cairo, Dubai and Beirut. (GC) (TFF) (WMD) The company's second contribution to the Arab gaming world is "Run For Peace," a linear run and jump game designed to promote peace in the Middle-east, a portion of the proceeds presently designated for UNESCO. (GC) (KG) (NHP) The third is "Deja Vu," a mood music sound effects game, the essence of which is a visual memory motif. (AG) (PRW) (WDV) In the second quarter of 2013, the company is preparing to launch two new games for the international market, NERDS and Captain Oil.(NHP)