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Javaground

Mobile game industry services provider

Javaground was an American provider of a suite of development and porting tools for the mobile games industry called the Xpress Suite. The company was also a developer of mobile games. Javaground's Xpress Suite was noted for its set of automated converters, which were used to create games for a range of platforms including the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, BREW, and Flash, from a single set of Java ME source code.2 It ceased to exist in 2010.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

Javaground was an American provider of a suite of development and porting tools for the mobile games industry called the Xpress Suite. The company was also a developer of mobile games. Javaground's Xpress Suite was noted for its set of automated converters, which were used to create games for a range of platforms including the iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, BREW, and Flash, from a single set of Java ME source code.2

The story

Javaground was founded in 2001 in Brussels, Belgium by Xavier Kral. Javaground USA, Corp was based in Irvine, California since 2004. The company had offices in Imola (Italy), Montreal (Canada), Chengdu (China). Javaground USA and all its offices were closed in March 2010. Javaground's technology was acquired by Australian start-up Codengo in 2011.

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Products and brands

In addition to numerous game porting projects, Javaground has completed the following original mobile games, most of which have been published by Sony Online Entertainment:

2012: Apocalypse (2009)

The Inferno (2009)

Angels and Demons – iTunes App Store (2009)

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Uniwar (iPhone) – iTunes App Store (2009)

Jeopardy (iPhone) – iTunes App Store (2009)

Blood+ (2009)

Wheel of Fortune (iPhone) – iTunes App Store (2009)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

Afterworld (2008)

Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (2008)

Wheel of Fortune Road Trip (2008)

James Bond Top Agent (2008)

Jeopardy! Deluxe (2008)

Wheel of Fortune Deluxe (2008)

Ivan Mosecovich's Brain Waves (2007)

Spider-Man 3 Puzzle (2007)

God of War: Betrayal (2007)

Spider-Man 3 Action (2007)

Snoop Dogg Cruisin' (2007)

Fish n' Tunes (2007)

James Bond: Casino Royale (2006)

Some of Javaground's porting projects include:

Ghouls 'n Ghosts – Capcom (2007)

Q*Bert – Sony Online Entertainment (2007)

Volfied – Taito (2007)

Caterpillar – Tiki Games (2006)

Elevator Action – Sony Online Entertainment (2005)

The Legend of Zorro – Sony Online Entertainment (2005)

In mid April 2009 Javaground released their first major independent title, UniWar, which debuted on the iPhone. In less than a week it was in the list of top 10 games on the iPhone App Store, carrying a constant 4.5 star average rating for most of the week.

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Timeline

  1. Mar 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2001Founded Founded1

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