MyTona (MayTona LLC) is a Russian developer and publisher of mobile free-to-play games . The company was founded in 2012 by the twin brothers Athanasius and Alexey Ushnitsky. MyTona Headquarters is located in Yakutsk , Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) . The company has offices in Ivanovo , Vladivostok , Singapore , St. Petersburg [1] and Auckland [2] . At the beginning of 2019, the number of employees numbered 500 people [3] .
| MyTona | |
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| Type of | Private company |
| Base | 2012 |
| Former names | Sulus games |
| Founders | Alexey Ushnitsky, Athanasius Ushnitsky |
| Location |  Russia : Yakutsk |
| Industry | Mobile games |
| Number of employees | more than 500 |
| Site | mytona.ru |
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History
The founders of the company, Alexey and Afanasy Ushnitsky, began developing games in 2005. On their first computer, they created Boxy Goxy [4] in two months.
In 2006, they created the first company to develop games for personal computers and browsers - Sulus Games [4] .
In 2008, the Boxy Goxy remake was released with improved graphics and gameplay - Xango Tango [4] .
In 2009, another casual game appeared - Strange Cases [4] .
In 2012, Ushnitski created a new company to create mobile free-to-play games - MyTona [5] .
Every year, MyTona holds an internal conference MyTonaCON, where employees from all offices traditionally gather to exchange experience and discuss company plans [6] .
Since 2017, the company has been organizing the annual republican conference on digital 2D and 3D graphics in Yakutsk - MyTona CG eXPo [7] .
Products
At the beginning of 2019, 5 games were released on mobile devices - Seekers Notes, Cooking Diary, Ravenhill, Riddleside, Manastorm.
In 2015, the company released the game Seekers Notes (Notes of the Seeker) [8] . Seekers Notes is included in the “Top Grossing Games of 2018 from Teams from Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic States” according to App Annie [9] .
In 2018, the company launched Cooking Diary, a time management game. On March 19, 2019, Cooking Diary won the People's Choice Award at the 15th International Mobile Gaming Awards in San Francisco. [10] .
In 2018, the company released the game Ravenhill: Hidden Mystery, in the hidden object genre.
In 2019, the company released its new match-3 project - Riddleside: Fading Legacy.
In 2019, the company released its first midcore project - Manastorm: Arena of Legends in the brawler arena genre [11] .
Notes
- ↑ MyTona opened a new office in Yakutsk . Yakutia.Info. The appeal date is February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Results of 2018: Alexey and Athanasius Ushnitsky from MyTona on the main thing for the year . app2top.ru. The appeal date is February 5, 2019.
- ↑ Yakutia.Info. Sardana Avksentieva: companies such as Maiton create a special atmosphere in Yakutsk . Yakutia.Info. The appeal date is February 5, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Yakut quest: The Ushnitsky brothers earn millions on games
- ↑ "The first game code we wrote in a notebook" - Stories on vc.ru
- ↑ Minister of Communications of the Russian Federation Konstantin Noskov about MyTona: “I want to extend their experience to the whole country”
- ↑ MyTona CG eXPo. MyTona CG eXPo. The appeal date is February 5, 2019.
- ↑ All-in game: how the export of mobile games develops the Russian market
- ↑ 11 mobile games from teams from Russia, Ukraine and the Baltic States, which bring in $ 25 million for half a year | App2top
- ↑ MyTona Game Awarded at International Mobile Gaming Awards
- ↑ Yakutsk MyTona announced its first hardcore project - Manastorm
Links
- Official Russian site MyTona
- Official English site MyTona
- The official MyTona page on the social network VKontakte
- MyTona official Facebook page
- MyTona RU on Instagram
- MyTona EN on Instagram
- MyTona RU on Twitter
- MyTona EN on Twitter