Company Factsheet
Developer:
Rose City Games
Based in Portland, OR USA
Founding date:
June 17, 2015
Website:
rosecitygames.com
Business contact:
corey@rosecitygames.com
Social:
twitter.com/rosecitygames
facebook.com/rosecitygames
Releases:
The World Next Door
Address:
2236 SE 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97214

Description
Rose City Games is a full-service game studio partnering with innovative brands to create original, interactive experiences. Based out of Portland, OR, they specialize in the development of new and existing IPs to tell stories though games. Their mission is to make better games, by assembling teams of passionate developers for whom hard work, authenticity, and creativity are a top priority. Founded by indie game community organizers Will Lewis and Corey Warning in 2015, the studio has produced a game jam event for Cartoon Network, helped launch Headmaster for PlayStation VR, and activated the local development scene by organizing the Portland Indie Game Squad.
History
Early History
Founded by Will Lewis and Corey Warning in 2015, Rose City Games formed from its work on the Cartoon Network Game Jam. Working with the studio’s experience with Portland’s community and game jam culture, Rose City Games realized that collaborating with passionate local game developers was key to formally introducing themselves and others to the game industry at large.
Recent
After working with various projects in VR development, AR development, games marketing, and tabletop production, the studio’s deep knowledge of the games ecosystem and its talented creators prompted a partnership with VIZ Media. Rose City Games continues to work with VIZ Media to innovate in creative IP development, indie game publishing, and community management while also working in experimental VR and AR technology.
A game studio founded by community organizers, Rose City Games continues to focus on partnership- and relationship-building, culture, and process in its work.
Awards & Recognition
“In Feb 2016, we partnered with Rose City Games to execute a Cartoon Network sponsored game jam in Portland. The event was flawlessly executed from top to bottom. It’s no surprise that Will and Corey command respect and trust with the Portland gaming community, and we could not have succeeded without them. Looking forward to working with them again!” — Ryan Harwell, Director of Digital Development, Cartoon Network
”We’re excited to be able to bring an entirely new offering to our audience. VIZ Media has always been fan-first, and the team at Rose City is the perfect fit for developing games that our audience will love.” — Brad Woods, Chief Marketing Officer, VIZ Media
Selected Articles
PC Gamer
"Manga Publisher VIZ Media Announces Indie Program and First Original Game"
GamesIndustry.biz
"Viz Media Turns Games Publisher with Three-game Indie Partnership"
Polygon.com
"Viz Media Enters Games Publishing with an Anime-inspired Debut"
The Oregonian
"Rose City Games Just Signed a Major Deal and Announced Its First Original Title"
VentureBeat.com
"Viz Media Adds Indies to Its Manga Empire with Publishing Deal with Rose City Games"
Additional Links
Will Lewis on Twitter - @gamewillpdx
Corey Warning on Twitter - @coreywarning
Logos and Media
Team
Will Lewis
Director & Co-founder
Corey Warning
Director & Co-founder
Nic Biondi
Game Developer & Designer
Marlowe Dobbe
Artist & Animator
Christian Scandariato
Game Designer
Jenny Windom
Community Manager
Contact
Press Inquiries
hello@rosecitygames.com
Twitter
twitter.com/rosecitygames
Facebook
facebook.com/rosecitygames