Prettygreat was founded by Luke Muscat, Phil Larsen and Hugh Walters. The trio are veterans of Halfbrick, where Luke was creator and designer of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Phil served as Chief Marketing Officer, and Hugh was lead artist and Art Director for multiple projects. Also, Australia’s newest game development startup Prettygreat announced the close of its first round of funding with ist Partners, Matt Hall and Andy Sum, known worldwide as creators of the #1 mobile game Crossy Road with over 90 million downloads worldwide in just six months. An early stage seed investment of AUD$500,000 brings Hall and Sum on as shareholders and advisors. The funding will help deliver multiple titles to the global market from one of the most accomplished management teams in mobile gaming.
“Our priority is smart innovation and design excellence with every game we release,” said Phil Larsen, Managing Director. “Matt and Andy’s vision is to add more fun to the world in a mobile market more receptive to quality than ever. We’re absolutely stoked to have them on board, because making awesome stuff, sharing it with the world and doing it for the players is the Prettygreat way.” Prettygreat’s debut game will be announced soon for a 2015 release.
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