Gamefam Studios, also known as Gamefam, is an American game developer company founded in 2019 in Los Angeles, California, United States by Joe Ferencz, the current CEO. It is the first professional company to utilize Roblox as its primary video game development platform, and is known for developing various games and works on said platform with various brands such as Minecraft and Fortnite Creative as they are engines to create maps and minigames. This company's most popular Roblox game is Sonic Speed Simulator. This company was also accused for mistreatment of its employees..
History[]
On 2023, Gamefam partnered with Paramount Global and Nickelodeon to make official Roblox experiences for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and SpongeBob SquarePants.[1]
This company has developed TMNT: Battle Tycoon and SpongeBob Simulator.[2]
Employee mistreatment accusations[]
On December 11, 2022, a former employee of Gamefam Studios, Digital Purgatory, came out on Twitter with allegations against the company.[3] They accused Gamefam of making a monopoly on the Roblox platform, underpaying and overworking their employees, poor communication, and cutting hours without notice. They also stated they were let go from the company without an immediate notice. Evidence was then provided that Gamefam broke their contract with Purgatory. The contract required the studio to give them a 10 day notice of their termination. Purgatory was notified 3 days after they were terminated. Industry data shows Purgatory's reported salary, $30,000 a year, was the lower end of what the average Roblox dev earns.
Another former Gamefam Studios employee came out to say they were also not fairly compensated, was overworked, received bad communication from the CEO, and was coerced into working a week without a contract. A Twitter user who applied to Gamefam stated they were offered "40-50 percent" less than what they expected for a software engineer position.
The statement did not stop Twitter users from campaigning against the company. After the statement was tweeted, another former employee came out to say Gamefam was lying. They stated they were laid off without warning; failing to provide a two week notice. Twitter users also provided evidence Gamefam Studios were banning users on their Discord server who spoke about the studio’s layoffs and allegations.
In April 2023, Gamefam settled with a programmer after a complaint had been filed with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the company had violated the National Labor Relations Act by threatening retaliation against employees who spoke with coworkers about their salaries.
Nickelodeon games developed[]
| Game title | Image | Platform(s) | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMNT: Battle Tycoon |  |
Roblox platform IOS Android Microsoft Windows MacOS Xbox One PC iPad |
August 2023 |
| SpongeBob Simulator |   |
Roblox platform IOS Android Microsoft Windows MacOS Xbox One PC iPad |
September 9, 2023 (beta) February 2, 2024 (official) |
Trivia[]
- This company also hosted a NFL Nickmas Game event on Roblox in which it will happen on December 14, 2023 and ended on December 25, 2023 as TMNT: Battle Tycoon is part of the event.
- Same thing happened with Super Bowl LVIII: Live from Bikini Bottom.
References[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Gamefam on Wikipedia
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