The History of Talking Tom and Outfit7: 10 years and more than 10 billion downloads - Tom Cat - Video Pielnachrichten, instructions, exemplary procedures, reviews and culture

Outfit7, which is mainly known for his leading Talking Tom game series, was founded by seven Slovenian entrepreneurs as a small business. In the 10 years since its founding, it has been developed into a multinational entertainment company and a true titan of mobile playing.

I assume that in 2010 they hardly find someone who has not played the Talking Tom Cat app or does not know. It was an incredibly easy game that used a fundamental audio recording function and a slight interaction with the now iconic Tom figure.

You can of course contribute and initiate Tom to see how it reacts, or talking simple lines into your microphone so he crashes to her. The focus of the game on Slapstick humor and prestigious thinking - even if it is still easy to understand - meant that it had a widespread attraction. As I remember, it was impressively popular with those in the age of my parents, for the Talking Tom Cat was one of their first mobile gaming experiences.

In the following years, the studio doubled with updates, spinoffs and finally My Talking Tom to his Tamagotchi-like games. This was a larger title than anything that has offered outfit7 previously. Basically, they serve a multi-layered pet SIM equipped with accessible mini-games, lightweight competition elements and puzzles. It was not surprising that it was another Megahit, which finally produced more spin-offs, including My Talking Angela and My Talking Hank.

After OUTFIT7 has meanwhile become one of the greatest names in the field of mobile gaming, it only makes sense to think about where it could go next and should. Enter Boris Dolenc, the current Chief Creative Officer of Outfit7. Boris, an award-winning filmmaker, recognized the potential to bring the beloved characters of the studio into other media. Now, a few years later, we have two amazingly popular animated shows: Talking Tom and Friends and Talking Tom Heroes. Talking Tom video content was considered a total of over 40 billion times.

Among the creatives involved are Stefan Fjeldmark (Help! I am a fish, Terkel in trouble), Greg Manwaring (Animation Department of The Iron Giant, the Lion King, the framed Rodger Rabbit) and Tom Martin (writer of The Simpsons and SNL) . Likewise, the vote cast is a true WHO-IS-WHO of Branchengers, from Tom Kenny to Colin Hanks.

While all that happened, the game edition of Outfit7 was still good. The team began to explore the other popular genres with his runners Talking Tom Gold Run and Talking Tom Hero Dash. Last year we also saw the first full continuation of My Talking Tom. And it's easy to see what progress has been made between these early games and the current, highly polished production of the company.

10 years and more than 10 billion downloads later is outfit7 in one place, which only a few hope. With branches in Beijing, Cyprus, London, and most recently in Barcelona, ​​the company today is a multinational entertainment company at the highest level. This modest Talking Tom Cat app has developed into a portfolio of 22 games, and the animated shows are dragging millions of calls per episode.

During my interview with Boris Dolenc in Barcelona last week, I focused on the future of the company, including the discussion on the upcoming feature film, the extension to other gaming platforms and the potential for new games in the Talking Tom series. That's what this week later.