{"id":500,"date":"2014-02-14T13:54:54","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T21:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/?p=500"},"modified":"2014-02-20T17:08:27","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T01:08:27","slug":"clutchplay-games-turns-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/clutchplay-games-turns-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ClutchPlay Games Turns 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-503 alignright\" alt=\"ClutchPlay Turns 2\" src=\"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two-300x288.jpg\" width=\"168\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two-1024x983.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two-624x599.jpg 624w, https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Two.jpg 1403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a>Valentine&#8217;s day isn&#8217;t just a day of love. \u00a0It&#8217;s also ClutchPlay&#8217;s official birthday. Two years ago today,   we became an official corporation and every day since has been a crazy adventure. \u00a0We&#8217;ve had a lot of help along the way so this seems like a good time to say thanks to those who have helped and supported us.<\/p>\n<p>So big,   huge heart-felt thanks to the following:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.ign.com\/jdavisign\">Justin Davis (IGN)<\/a> &#8211; for taking a chance on us and writing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2012\/11\/26\/little-chomp-review\">our first big review for Little Chomp<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The PAX <a href=\"http:\/\/indiemegabooth.com\/\">Indie Megabooth<\/a> team for selecting our game Little Chomp as one of the six games featured in the <a href=\"http:\/\/n4g.com\/news\/1162167\/indie-showcase-games-at-pax-east-2013-are-revealed\">2013 PAX East Indie Showcase<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toucharcade.com\/author\/hodapp\/\">Eli Hodapp<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/toucharcade.com\/author\/dlcraddock\/\">David Craddock<\/a> from Touch Arcade for the a<a href=\"http:\/\/toucharcade.com\/2013\/04\/16\/little-chomp-review\/\">mazing review of Little Chomp<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/people\/chelsea-stark\/\">Chelsea Stark<\/a> for naming Little Chomp one of the 1<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/03\/29\/indie-games-pax-east\/\">0 Best Indie games of PAX East 2013<\/a> and for having this coolest hair I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/li>\n<li>PR Wonderkind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eriksr\">Erik Sebellin-Ross<\/a> who has continued to help us learn and grow in the areas of marketing and PR.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/towerofrobots\">Caryl Shaw<\/a> for being our champion and bringing us to KIXEYE Inc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kixeye.com\/game\/backyardmonsters\/home\">KIXEYE Inc<\/a> for being the best clients we could have asked for. \u00a0You have always treated us like part of the family and it&#8217;s been our true pleasure to work with such an amazing team.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmlglaw.com\/\">Hughes Media Law Group<\/a> for being the best lawyers on the planet. Seriously, when have you ever heard anyone say that about their legal team. And yet, it&#8217;s true. Best. Attorneys. Ever.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/blogs\/JoelDreskin\/937865\/\">Joel Dreskin<\/a> for getting us in front of the right people at the right times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/yulia-vakhrusheva\/8\/6a6\/160\">Yulia Vakhrusheva<\/a> for selecting Little Chomp for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indieprize.org\/games\/index_usa.html\">Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect North America 2013<\/a>.<span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Katherine Krajnak and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdc.us\/welcome.aspx\">Portland Development Commission<\/a> for selecting ClutchPlay Games as one of the six winners of the first ever <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdc.us\/for-businesses\/business-programs\/startup-pdxchallenge-2013.aspx\">PDX Startup Challenge<\/a>\u00a0in 2013.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/peter-s-goodman\/\">Peter S. Goodman<\/a> for featuring us in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/10\/29\/silicon-forest_n_4170464.html\">Huffington Post article<\/a> about the startup scene in Portland, Oregon, which was a very unexpected honor.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps-world.net\/northamerica\/\">Apps World North America<\/a> for giving us a booth and a forum to debut a few levels of our new game <a title=\"Press Kit \u2013 Skullduggery!\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchplaygames.com\/cp\/press-kit\/skullduggery-press-kit\/\">Skullduggery!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.linkedin.com\/in\/sylin86\">Stephanie Lin<\/a> and the Chartboost team who recently selected us to participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chartboost.com\/chartboost-university-introducing-the-class-of-spring-2014\/\">2014 class of Chartboost University!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billmudron.com\/\">Bill Mudron<\/a> for the brilliant art work on Skullduggery! and for just being an all around great guy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.linkedin.com\/pub\/hagen-deloss\/1b\/462\/393\">Hagen Deloss<\/a> for his amazing art work on our upcoming turn-based multiplayer game and for his incredibly positive attitude and great spirit.<\/li>\n<li>And last, but certainly not least, all of our family members and significant others for patiently putting up with all the ups and downs that go along with starting a new company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We sincerely thank each and every one of you for all that you&#8217;ve done for us. \u00a0Without every single one of you, our journey so far would be that much harder and certainly less fun. It&#8217;s been an exciting ride and it keeps getting better! \u00a0We can&#8217;t wait to see what this year has in store for us.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Amy, Bernie, John and Jon<\/p>\n<p>&lt;3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine&#8217;s day isn&#8217;t just a day of love. \u00a0It&#8217;s also ClutchPlay&#8217;s official birthday. 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