Shadow Cities Explained

Shadow Cities was an early location-based mobile game, created by the Finnish company Grey Area. The game took place in a "parallel world", using the player's physical GPS location on an in-game map, battling other nearby players.^[1] The game was exclusively available for iPhone devices.

Development started in 2008, only a year after the first iPhone was released, with $2.5 million of venture capital funding.^{[2] [3]} The game was initially launched on 10 November 2010 in Finland, expanding to North America and 13 European countries in 2011.^[4] However, Grey Area shut down the game on 7 October 2013.^[5]

See also

• Ingress

References

1. Web site: Shadow Cities finds that mobile gaming is surprisingly stationary. Etherington. Darrell. 2011-09-27. gigaom.com. en-US. 2018-10-08. 2018-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175232/https://gigaom.com/2011/09/27/grey-area-mobilize-2011/. dead.
2. News: Players Rule Their Real Neighborhoods with Shadow Cities, a Location-Based MMORPG for the iPhone (VIDEO). 2011-07-08. Singularity Hub. 2018-10-08. en-US.
3. News: Exclusive: Grey Area Raises $2.5 Million To Turn Your City Into A Game. TechCrunch. 2018-10-08. en-US.
4. Web site: Grey Area launches Shadow Cities in Europe EU-Startups. Ohr. Thomas. www.eu-startups.com. 24 June 2011 . en-US. 2018-10-08.
5. News: Shadow Cities closing down October 7. Engadget. 2018-10-08. en-US.