Grey Area

Grey Area was a Finnish mobile gaming company. It's first and most famous game was Shadow Cities, a location-based MMORPG for iOS. In 2012 Grey Area ranked on Wired’s Europe Top 100 Hottest Startups list and well as among top 20 European tech startups on GigaOM Euro 20 list. Grey Area released Shadow Cities for iPhone in 2011 at http://www.shadowcities.com/. The game has since become a category defining game http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/16/arts/video-games/shadow-cities-a-new-iphone-video-game-review.html Timeline: 2012 • Shadow Cities wins UN-based World Summit Award Mobile 2012 • Grey Area ranked among top 20 European tech startups on GigaOM Euro 20 list • Shadow Cities nominated for Best Mobile Content Award in The World Summit Awards 2012 • Grey Area ranked on Wired’s Europe Top 100 Hottest Startups list • Shadow Cities receives the Audience Award for Best iOS MMO of the Year 2012 • Grey Area ranked as on one of top 20 app companies in the world by Flurry • Shadow Cities nominated for Best Real World Game at International Mobile Gaming Awards 2012 2011 • Developers Choice Online Awards 2011: Shadow Cities wins Best Online Innovation Award