Playing for keeps with Israel’s game gurus (audio)

The fun guys from Funtactix, TabTale and Side-Kick tell us why Israelis are behind some of the most popular games, and what’s coming next.
The TabTale team.
The TabTale team.
The TabTale team.

The Hunger Games Adventures, Matific, Piano Mania, Paint Sparkles, Stormfall, Romans from Mars … Israeli startups are behind some of the world’s most popular digital games. Blue-and-white gaming companies chalked up a whopping $300 million in funding and acquisitions in 2014.

And with awesome technology advancements available in Israel, the future looks rosy.

ISRAEL21c asked Yaron Leifenberg, founder and CTO of Funtactix; Vic Boaron, head of business development at TabTale; and Ohad Barzilay, one of the founders of the Israeli Game Industry Association and a designer at Side-Kick, all about making the next big hit and where gaming is headed.

To listen to the program, click the audio link below.

 

Music: Lana Del Ray – Video Games

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ISRAEL21c in collaboration with TLV1.
ISRAEL21c in collaboration with TLV1.