Grinding Gear Games is a New Zealand video game developer company founded in 2006. They are headquartered in Auckland.
Grinding Gear Games Net Worth
In 2020, Grinding Gear Games has an estimated net worth of over $100 million. In 2020 alone, the company had a revenue of around $113 million, during the pandemic. In 2021, they reached around $90 million in earnings.
The founders of Grinding Games come from different countries. They came from diverse backgrounds ranging from artificial intelligence and software security to industrial design to professional tournament game play.
The company has been very profitable and has been expanding until now.
Grinding Gear Games History
Grinding Gear Games (GGG) was established in 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. The developers of the company came from different countries and have various expertise for the game.
The company is a former independent developer which was acquired by Chinese tech company Tencent in May 2018. The Chinese company then published the studio’s sole title, Path of Exile, in China, not including Hong Kong and Macau. In January 2013, the open-beta build of Path of Exile was released worldwide and the 1.0 version of the game was released in October of the same year.
GGG developed Path of Exile, which was released worldwide on October 23 2013. During the open beta, more than 46,000 people participated.
In 2018, Tencent became a majority holder in GGG, and acquired 86.67% of the company’s shares. There are three original co-founders who hold the remaining 13.26%. Two of the co-founders also sit on the board of directors, with 3 more appointed by Tencent in April 2018.
The key people of the company are Chris Wilson, the managing director, Jonathan Rogers, the technical director, and Erik Olofsson, the art director.
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