My.com

My.com
Subsidiary
Industry Mobile communication
Interactive entertainment
Video games
Founded October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
Area served
Global
Parent Mail.Ru Group
Website My.com

My.com is an integrated platform that powers a suite of online communication and entertainment applications, including myMail, myChat and myGames.[1] The platform is focused on delivering “communitainment,” communication applications subsidized by entertainment applications.[2]

My.com is a subsidiary of Mail.Ru Group (LSE:MAIL), Russia’s second largest Internet company, and was established in 2012 to introduce Mail.ru to the U.S. market.[3] Now focusing on US and European markets, My.com is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands with US office in Mountain View, California.[4]

Products

myMail
myMail is a mobile email app designed to replace native iOS and Android built-in platforms[5] by connecting a user’s existing email accounts in one place, and also offering new @my.com e-mail addresses. It features real-time, customizable push notifications.[6] MyMail won Award of Distinction[7] in the mobile app/productivity category of The Communicator Awards.

myChat
myChat is a mobile instant messenger for Android, iOS and Windows Phone, offering seamless text, voice and video messaging.[8]

myGames
myGames is a collection of PC and mobile games, based on a freemium model.[9] Obsidian Entertainment is developing Armored Warfare and localizing Skyforge, My.com’s upcoming MMO offerings.[10] World of Speed, the company’s MMO racing game, is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios, the company that redeveloped Need for Speed.[11] TenTonHammer[12] named Skyforge Best of Show and Armored Warfare Best Multiplayer game at the 2014 E3.

Title Year Platforms Genre
Lucky Fields[13] 2013 iOS, Android Simulation Game
Poker Arena 2013 iOS, Android Card Game
Evolution[14] 2014 iOS, Android Action, RPG
Jungle Heat[15] 2013 iOS, Android Combat Strategy Game
Armored Warfare[16] 2015 Windows Action, MMO
Allods Online[17] 2014 Windows MMORPG
World of Speed[18] TBA Windows Racing Game
Skyforge[19] 2015 Windows MMORPG
Legend: Legacy of the Dragons 2014 Browser MMORPG
RiotZone 2014 Browser Strategy Game
Might And Glory: Kingdom War 2015 IOS, Android Combat Strategy Game

References

  1. Metz, Rachel. "Three Questions for Russian Internet Mogul Dmitry Grishin". Technology Review. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. Bryant, Martin. "Russian giant Mail.ru launches in the US as My.com, with free email and IM apps subsidized by mobile gaming". The Next Web. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. Mac, Ryan. "You've Got Mail.Ru: Russian Internet Giant Looks For U.S. Expansion With My.com". Forbes. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  4. Krawczyk, Konrad. "Russia-based Mail.Ru launches My.com here in the U.S.". Digital Trends. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  5. Fried, Ina. "Russia's Mail.ru Hopes to Crack U.S. Market With Mobile Chat and Email Programs". Allthingsd. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  6. Grant, Rebecca. "Russia Internet giant Mail.Ru does something the Soviets never did: Invade America". Venture Beat. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  7. "20th Annual Communicator Award of Distinction Winners". Communicator Awards.
  8. "GNC Exclusive: My.com Launches myMail & myChat". Geek News Central. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  9. Mac, Ryan. "You've Got Mail.Ru: Russian Internet Giant Looks For U.S. Expansion With My.com". Forbes. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  10. Langshaw, Mark. "Skyforge, Armored Warfare MMO titles announced by Obsidian at GDC". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  11. Stuart, Keith. "World of Speed – UK developer Slightly Mad reveals major new racer". The Guardian. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  12. Waters, Reuben. "TEN TON HAMMER'S BEST OF E3 2014 AWARDS". Ten Ton Hammer. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  13. "Lucky Fields - next-gen farming game on Android". The Next Web.
  14. "My.com's Sci-Fi Action RPG Evolution: Battle for Utopia Now Live Worldwide in the Apple App Store". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  15. "Jungle Heat burns up Google Play". Gamasutra. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  16. "Armored Warfare Game Review". MMOs.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  17. Reahard, Jef. "Allods Team and Obsidian unveil Skyforge announcement trailer". Joystiq. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  18. Harman, Stace. "World of Speed: Former Need For Speed Dev Announces Racing MMO". IGN. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  19. Reahard, Jef. "Allods Team and Obsidian unveil Skyforge announcement trailer". Joystiq. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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