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Brawl Stars

A mobile hero shooter with diverse modes and unlockable Brawlers.

Supercell, a Finnish video game company, developed and published the multiplayer online battle arena and hero shooter title Brawl Stars.[1] The game became available globally on iOS and Android platforms on 12 December 2018.[1]

Quick Facts

Developer
Supercell
Platforms
Android, iOS
Released
12 December 2018 (WW)
Genre
MOBA, hero shooter
Modes
Multiplayer

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

The soft launch later expanded to Finland, Sweden, and other countries for iOS in January 2018.[2] Landscape mode and joystick controls replaced the original portrait mode and tap controls.[2] Frank Keienburg, the General Manager for Brawl Stars, explained that the team prioritized maintaining strategic depth while eliminating superfluous content.[3] A 522-day soft launch period saw extensive modifications to nearly every game element.[4]

An iOS-only soft launch in Canada commenced on 15 June 2017.[4] The official worldwide release date was 12 December 2018.[5] During its debut week, the game generated US$10 million in revenue, and within its first month, that figure reached US$63 million.[5] Tencent Games handled the mainland China release of Brawl Stars, which occurred on 9 June 2020.[5]

What the cited sources add

A Newsweek article from November 2018 reported that the soft launch lasted 522 days and involved massive reworks.[6] The same article noted that Keienburg said the team was inspired by League of Legends and Overwatch.[6] A Polygon review from December 2018 described Gem Grab as the core three-on-three experience.[7] That review also noted Showdown is a 10-player battle royale available in solo and duos.[7]

Harry Slater of Pocket Gamer awarded the game a score of 3 out of 5 and was critical of the Showdown mode.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Minotti, "Supercell's Brawl Stars launches on iOS and Android", GamesBeat, 12 December 2018; "'Brawl Stars' review: 'Overwatch' lite, on smartphones", Young Post, 28 June 2020; Takahashi, "Supercell's off year: revenues of $1.56 billion and profits of $577 million", GamesBeat, 11 February 2020; Minotti, "Supercell's Brawl Stars launches on iOS and Android", GamesBeat, 12 December 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Asarch, "'Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch", Newsweek, 20 November 2018; Hayward, "Supercell on Brawl Stars, a mobile action game tailor-made for tournaments", Red Bull, 22 January 2019; Hayward, "Supercell on Brawl Stars, a mobile action game tailor-made for tournaments", Red Bull, 22 January 2019; Asarch, "'Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch", Newsweek, 20 November 2018; Sowden, "Brawl Stars has soft launched on Android and here's where you can get it", Pocket Gamer en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hayward, "Supercell on Brawl Stars, a mobile action game tailor-made for tournaments", Red Bull, 22 January 2019; Asarch, "'Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch", Newsweek, 20 November 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Webster, "Supercell's new game mixes Fortnite and Clash Royale, and its out soon", The Verge, 14 November 2018; Callaham, "Clash of Clans developer Supercell reveals new game, Brawl Stars", Android Authority, 14 June 2017; Funnell, "'Brawl Stars' Has Soft Launched on the Canadian App Store, Android Version Coming Soon?", TouchArcade, 15 June 2017; Asarch, "'Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch", Newsweek, 20 November 2018; Hayward, "Supercell on Brawl Stars, a mobile action game tailor-made for tournaments" en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Minotti, "Supercell's Brawl Stars launches on iOS and Android", GamesBeat, 12 December 2018; Wilson, "Sensor Tower: Supercell's Brawl Stars rakes in $10 million in its first week", GamesBeat, 19 December 2018; James, "Supercell's Brawl Stars racks up $63m in its first month", PocketGamer.biz, 15 January 2019; Vincent, "Supercell's 'Brawl Stars' Clears Over $63 Million in One Month", Variety, 16 January 2019; "Tencent's latest game Brawl Stars rakes in US$17.5 million in first week", South China Morning Post, 23 June 2020 (original not read en.wikipedia.org
  6. Asarch, "'Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch", Newsweek, 20 November 2018. facts only, no text reused. newsweek.com
  7. Hayward, "Brawl Stars is a worthy, if simple, Clash Royale successor", Polygon, 19 December 2018. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Brawl Stars" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Slater, "Brawl Stars review - "Can Supercell make the midcore shooter cool?"", Pocket Gamer, 12 December 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Brawl Stars (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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