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September 2001
First funding
NaturalMotion received its first, pre-incorporation seed funding of £25,000 from Oxford university in September 2001.
October 2001
NaturalMotion Limited Incorporated
Incorporated by Torsten Reil in Oxford, England.
February 2007
Morpheme Launched
NaturalMotion’s run-time animation product, Morpheme, is the industry’s first graphically authorable animation engine. Morpheme is the most widely used animation engine in the console and PC games industry.
September 2009
Backbreaker: Tackle Alley - Worldwide Release
First game iOS/Android - Only a Few Have Left Tackle Alley 'Alive'. The Backbreaker series goes on to be downloaded over 7 million times.
June 2010
Backbreaker
NaturalMotion's first venture into the sports arena on Console PS3/Xbox360.
December 2010
Backbreaker 2: Vengeance & Jenga - Worldwide Release
NaturalMotion reveals two new games for iPhone, iPod touch and iOS: Backbreaker 2: Vengeance, sequel to the multi-million selling title for iPhone, and the skill game Jenga, based on the wildly popular block tower game.
June 2011
Icebreaker - Worldwide Release
He shoots, he scores! Icebreaker takes the fastest sport on Earth and cranks it up… Backbreaker style!
August 2011
NFL Rivals - Worldwide Release
NaturalMotion strikes a deal with the National Football League, allowing you to play as one of the 32 NFL teams on iOS.
September 2011
MyHorse - Worldwide Release
Our First free to play game: My Horse lets users live the dream of owning and looking after their own realistic horse. Featuring jaw-dropping visuals and accessible yet deep gameplay, users spend time with their horse in authentic 3D environments.
June 2012
CSR - Worldwide Release
CSR - the first in the series of ultimate street drag racing, was one of the top 10 grossing games on iOS in 2012.
August 2012
BossAlien acquired
NaturalMotion acquires Brighton based developer Boss Alien, after collaborating on CSR Racing.
October 2013
CSR Classics - Worldwide Release
CSR Classics is the follow-up title to the successful CSR Racing, drag race classic cars from the 1950s to the 1980s.
November 2013
Clumsy Ninja - Worldwide Release
Clumsy Ninja released on iOS and Android. Within its first week of release, Clumsy Ninja was downloaded more than 10 million times.
February 2014
Zynga aquisition
Zynga acquires NaturalMotion for $527m to provide next-generation technology and tools; expanding Zynga’s creative pipeline and accelerating planned mobile growth.
June 2016
CSR2 - Worldwide Release
CSR2 released for iPhone and Android, setting a new standard in visuals, CSR2 delivers hyper-real drag racing to the palm of your hand.
December 2016
Dawn Of Titans - Worldwide Release
Dawn of Titans released on iOS and Android, immersing players in a breathtaking, high-fantasy world where they build their own kingdoms and wage war with epic titans.
January 2017
CSR2 become a smash hit
CSR2 garners more than 1 million 5-star reviews and becomes the #1 Top Grossing Racing Game in over 50 countries.
August 2018
The force is strong with NaturalMotion
Multi-year licensing agreement signed with Disney to develop new Star Wars games.
October 2018
Best Places to Work 2018
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
September 2019
Best Places to Work 2019
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
2020
Joined the #RaisetheGame pledge
#RaiseTheGame is designed to inspire meaningful, cultural and behavioural change in all games businesses, companies and organisations
September 2020
Best Places to Work 2020
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
2021
Became Women in Games Corporate Ambassador
The program consists of a worldwide network of studios, companies & organisations who are aligned and engaged with the WiG agenda to support, empower and celebrate female talent in the games industry
September 2021
Best Places to Work 2021
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
2022
Take-Two and Zynga Combine
Take-Two completes its acquisition of Zynga. “Combining Zynga’s expertise in mobile and next-generation platforms with Take-Two’s best-in-class capabilities and intellectual property will enable us to further advance our mission to connect the world through games while achieving significant growth and synergies together”
September 2022
Best Places to Work 2022
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry for the 5th year in a row, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
September 2023
Best Places to Work 2023
NaturalMotion Games named as one of the Best Places To Work in the UK video games industry for the 6th year in a row, at the Gamesindustry.biz Awards
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