Acquired by Topgolf Entertainment Group
Industries 3D TechnologyAppsSportsVideo GamesVirtual RealityHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Founded Date Feb 2007 Founders Chad Nelson, YuChiang Cheng Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Venture - Series Unknown Also Known As World Golf Tour
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email info@worldgolftour.com Phone Number 4156063471
Based in San Francisco, WGT Media is an innovative sports gaming company with over 15 million players worldwide across online, social and mobile platforms. Our mission is to combine our love of sports with unsurpassed high definition visual quality and innovative game play to be the leading online sports gaming and media company. Our games combine
both 2D and 3D technologies to create the world’s most photo-realistic online gaming experience, in both Golf and Baseball, with highly interactive multiplayer game play.
WGT Golf (www.wgt.com) is the #1 free golf game with over 450 million virtual rounds played. WGT Golf features 21 famous virtual golf courses including Merion, Pebble Beach® and St Andrews. WGT Golf runs the annual Virtual U.S. Open in partnership with the USGA, and has partnered with NBC's Golf Channel and David Leadbetter. WGT Golf offers a variety of virtual golf equipment from leading manufacturers, including Callaway, Cleveland, Nike, Ping, Srixon and TaylorMade.
In 2012, WGT Media launched WGT Baseball: MLB (www.wgtbaseball.com) in partnership with Major League Baseball Advanced Media. WGT Baseball is a realistic baseball game that puts fans inside their favorite MLB ballparks in HD virtual reality with MLB uniforms and players. In a unique blend of social gaming and fantasy baseball, players manage their rosters, making strategic in-game decisions and competing head-to-head against other players in rival games and mini seasons.
Transaction Name WGT Media acquired by Topgolf Entertainment GroupAcquired by Topgolf Entertainment GroupAnnounced Date Jan 28, 2016