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Anino Games is a company based in the Philippines which is a third-party game developer for different platforms. It is comprised of two sister companies – Anino Entertainment, which focuses on PC, console, and virtual reality games, and Anino Mobile, which develops mobile games. The two companies have released numerous games for various platforms since 2001, including the award-winning Anito: Defend A Land Enraged (PC) and Black Ops (mobile). The name of the company is Filipino for "shadow".

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Anino Entertainment

Established in November 2001, Anino Entertainment is a third-party game developer of PC and console games. In 2003, Anino released the first Filipino-made game, Anito: Defend A Land Enraged, a single-player role-playing game for the PC. Anito placed the Philippines on the game industry world map and won two international awards: Innovation in Audio at the Independent Games Festival 2003 (also a finalist in all categories), and 2003 Gametunnel Role-Playing Game of the Year. Anino Entertainment has also created numerous titles for various platforms including PDAs, TV games, and serious games for business applications such as virtual reality and industrial design. They finished production on their second PC game, Timothy and Titus, a Christian-themed casual game for children, which was released internationally at the end of 2006. Recently, Anino Entertainment created its first PC casual game called Word Archery, which won 2nd place in the Casual category of the Indie Game Developers Showcase. Currently, Anino is working on additional titles on the PC.

Anino Mobile

Anino Mobile was established in April 2005 by Anino Entertainment and develops games for mobile phones. Their games include Black Ops, Anito: Call of the Land, The One Hope, and Snakes On A Plane. In October 2006, Anino Mobile was named a finalist in the International Mobile Gaming Awards. Their game Anima Wars was one of 25 finalists, chosen out of 400 studios from 42 countries around the world.

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External links

  • Anino Games - Official website of Anino Entertainment and Anino Mobile
  • Timothy and Titus - Official website of Timothy and Titus
  • IMGA - International Mobile Gaming Awards

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