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Chicago, here we come!

Sleepy Giant — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:37:08 +0000

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-Jim Malone

Sleepy Giant Entertainment is proud to announce the opening of our brand new office in Chicago!

When you work at Sleepy Giant, talk of company growth is daily fair. We tout an impressive portfolio backed by legends in the online gaming industry. Where do you see yourself in five years? Where are you now? Its time to make your mark. There are no excuses… Come join our highly dynamic team and play a fundamental role in the dawn of a new era in Online Gaming. Check out our job postings here to see what opportunities are available in Chicago, Ill as well as Newport Beach, CA.

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National Geographic Kids – ANIMAL JAM!

Sleepy Giant — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:11:04 +0000

Animal Jam is already a huge hit with kids!

National Geographic Kids, Smart Bomb Interactive, and Sleepy Giant Entertainment have all partnered together to bring you and your children a safe haven on the internet.

Animal Jam is a smart, creative and down right AWESOME interactive kids game. Think of it as an online playground where your children can go worry free to have a blast playing a wide array of mini games and making new friends. This playground comes complete with its own “Shaman” mascots too… they help kids find their way around this rockin’ new world called Jamaa!

To learn more about Animal Jam please visit: www.animaljam.com

UFC Undisputed Fight Nation!

Sleepy Giant — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:20:12 +0000

Are you on Facebook? Of course you are! Have you stepped into the cage yet? We have.

Sleepy Giant Entertainment is now providing infrastructure services for what is sure to be the next social gaming phenomenon: UFC Undisputed Fight Nation. We’ll be assisting THQ by propelling YOU into a mixed martial arts frenzy in between commenting on your grandma’s status and un-tagging yourself from your ex-girlfriend’s photos. So what are you waiting for? Choose your camp, develop your personal technique, deliver a message to all who oppose you, and get your brag on!

UFC Undisputed Fight Nation is free to play and currently in open beta. Fight card sign-ups are open to the first 3,000 participants each day on a first come, first-serve basis. Once you’re on the fight card you will have unlimited access to play the game any time you want.

Get started playing UFC Undisputed Fight Nation at the facebook app page located here: UFC Undisputed Fight Nation

To learn more about UFC Undisputed Fight Nation please visit: www.ufcundisputed.com

Company Of Heroes Online!

Sleepy Giant — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:22:08 +0000

We are beyond excited to be working with THQ and Relic on the mind blowing game, Company of Heroes Online.

The Company of Heroes Online game provides players with a crisp, and visually stunning free-to-play strategic World War II experience. Fighting as either the Allies or the Axis you will push toward total domination with the help of your friends. Pair up with your comrades in arms to bring the enemy to swift destruction, or go it alone, destroying everyone in your wake – how you go about conquering your foes is entirely up to you.

THQ and Relic have tapped Sleepy Giant Entertainment to assist in managing the live operations of the game. We are thrilled with the opportunity and eager to leave the community begging for more WAR!

To learn more about Company of Heroes Online please visit: www.companyofheroes.com

See You At E3!

Sleepy Giant — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:54:40 +0000

Sleepy Giant will have several team members attending E3 this year. Please contact partners@sleepygiant.com if you’d like to set up a meeting or meet them for a drink!

Sleepy Giant Execs Speaking @ LOGIN 2010

Sleepy Giant — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:12:35 +0000

Sleepy Giant is excited to be part of this year’s LOGIN Conference!

DATES: May 10-13, 2010

LOCATION: Seattle, WA

EVENT URL: http://2010.loginconference.com

Sleepy Giant CEO Matthew Hannus will join moderator Jason Wonacott of Wonacott Communcations and Calvin Yang of ijji.com in a panel titled, “Beyond Building Community: The Trials of Player Retention.”

COO David Lee will join Hugh Bowen of Bowen Research and Bill Grosso of Live Gamer to discuss “Optimizing Micro Transactions.”

Be sure to say hello if you are attending!

Sleepy Giant Helps Take CrimeCraft free to play

Sleepy Giant — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:22:47 +0000

When Vogster Entertainment decided to transition CrimeCraft from a traditional retail/subscription model to Free To Play, Sleepy Giant was a critical partner in quickly adapting to the new approach.The change required a shift from a single subscription level to three, each entitling the player to a different set of permissions and options both in the game and on the community website. Both parties collaborated on an approach that would yield greater flexibility while not disrupting the experience for the growing base of retail customers. Sleepy Giant took the opportunity to radically expand the capabilities and flexibility of our Account and Subscriptions applications, both of which are now easily adapted to any scenario involving multiple subscription levels, an exchange of virtual currency for game time, and the integration of more payment methods than most top-tier subscription games.

The success of Free To Play games is dependent upon players seeing value in the benefits of paid membership and being in control of how they spend on the game. Sleepy Giant developed an intuitive subscription management application to support these ambitions and this has resulted in a measurable conversion of free to standard to premium accounts.

Customer Support represents a real cost to running any game, but is a critical point of contact for building a positive repor with the community. As part of the transition, we updated our support procedures to bring an appropriate level of support to players at different subscription levels while ensuring that all players had the best possible interactions with our representatives. This approach has aided the free to paid conversion and yielded many messages of thanks from satisfied customers.

Moving away from the retail/subscription model is not right for all games, but the process doesn’t have to be painful or drawn out. Sleepy Giant is proud of the work we’ve done on this project, and looks forward to bringing the benefits of the experience to several upcoming (still top secret!) projects.

Visit Us @ GDC – March 9-13, 2010

Sleepy Giant — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:41:50 +0000

Sleepy Giant is gearing up for an exciting GDC in San Francisco this year. Our team is looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. If you happen to be attending and would like to set up a meeting, feel to get in touch with us. DATES: March 9-13 2010 LOCATION: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA EVENT URL: http://www.gdconf.com/ GDC returns to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco March 9-13 for five days of learning, networking, and inspiration. Join a global community of programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers as we convene gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry.