- Her Interactive
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Her Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's Nancy Drew games have sold more than 10 million copies. This success, in part, is buoyed by the ever-increasing numbers of girls and women becoming avid game players. Nancy Drew players now include moms who have introduced their daughters to the girl detective, making her one of history's longest-running iconic figures spanning generations.
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History
The company, which spun out of the bankruptcy of American Laser Games in Albuquerque, NM in 1995 was relocated to Bellevue, WA in the late 1990s. The game development company is best known for their popular Nancy Drew adventure-mystery game series. The company employs about 25 people and has recently transitioned to a dual leadership role, with Stuart Moulder as acting CEO and longtime CEO and President, Megan Gaiser, now in the role of Chief Strategic Creative Officer. Her Interactive's electronic games have received 35 Best Software awards from Parents' Choice Foundation, iParenting Media, Children's Software Revue, National Parenting Center, and Good Housekeeping.
List of Games
Nancy Drew Adventure
- 1. Secrets Can Kill (PC 1998)
- Secrets Can Kill Remastered (PC/Mac 2010)
- 2. Stay Tuned for Danger (PC 1999)
- 3. Message in a Haunted Mansion (PC 2000)
- Message in a Haunted Mansion (GBA 2001)
- 4. Treasure in the Royal Tower (PC 2001)
- 5. The Final Scene (PC 2001)
- 6. Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC 2002)
- 7. Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (PC 2002)
- 8. The Haunted Carousel (PC 2003)
- 9. Danger on Deception Island (PC 2003)
- 10. The Secret of Shadow Ranch (PC 2004)
- 11. Curse of Blackmoor Manor (PC 2004)
- Curse of Blackmoor Manor (DVD 2006)
- 12. Secret of the Old Clock (PC 2005)
- 13. Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (PC 2005)
- 14. Danger By Design (PC 2006)
- 15. The Creature of Kapu Cave (PC 2006)
- 16. White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC 2007)
- White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Wii 2009)
- 17. Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC 2007)
- 18. The Phantom of Venice (PC 2008)
- 19. The Haunting of Castle Malloy (PC 2008)
- 20. Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC 2009)
- 21. Warnings at Waverly Academy (PC 2009)
- 22. Trail of the Twister (PC/Mac 2010)
- 23. Shadow at the Water's Edge (PC/ Mac 2010)
- 24. The Captive Curse (PC/Mac 2011)
- 25. Alibi in Ashes (PC/Mac 2011)
- 26. Tomb of the Lost Queen (PC/Mac 2012)
- 27. Mystery at Pine Hill (PC/Mac 2012)
Nancy Drew Dossier
- 1. Lights, Camera, Curses (PC 2008)
- 2. Resorting to Danger (PC 2009)
Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries
- 1. Shadow Ranch (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch 2011)
Other Releases from Her Interactive
- The Vampire Diaries (PC 1995)
- McKenzie & Co (PC 1995)
- The Cody Capers: Cody Pops the Case (PC 2007)
- The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks (Nintendo DS 2009)
References
- Press Release
- Awards
- Her Interactive website
- Interview with Megan Gaiser (President) and Sheri Hargus (Development Manager) of Her Interactive, Adventure Classic Gaming (2000)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser and Robert Riedl, Adventure Gamers (2005)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, Pop Entertainment (2006)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, Tech Talk for Families (2010)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, GeekDad (2011)
- Interview with Megan Gaiser, GamingAngels (2011)
Categories:- Companies based in Bellevue, Washington
- Companies established in 1995
- Video game companies of the United States
- Entertainment Software Association
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