Last updated on September 25th, 2024 at 11:06 pm
David Guo (Yaoqi Guo) is a software engineer, game developer, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience. He is the founder and CEO of Top Games Inc., a global indie video game development team. This article lists the accolades that the phenomenal game Evony and its team received in 2022 under David’s leadership.
A Brief Overview of David Guo’s Career
David Guo’s passion for technology began in high school when he sold a multimedia management software system to Guangzhou Southern TV Corporation. In 1998, before he graduated from university, he created the famed Skynet firewall, the most popular consumer firewall in China at the time. In 2004, he co-founded one of the largest virtual currency exchange platforms in the world.
David has co-led the design, development, and publishing of multiple products, including:
- Skynet Firewall (1998)
- MyIM (2000)
- Virtual Currency Exchange (2004)
- Evony: Age I (2009)
- Evony: Age II (2010)
- Tynon (2012)
- Digisocial (2012)
- Hi (2013)
- Heroes Charge (2015)
- Evony: The King’s Return (2016)
- Heroes Arena (2017)
Global Ambitions
Top Games Inc. was established in 2015. The company’s vision is to become the world’s most user-oriented game company, and its mission is to bring fun games to players all over the world.
Impressive Growth and Accolades
In 2022, Top Games Inc. achieved great success. The company’s flagship game, Evony: The King’s Return, is a distinctive strategy game that features seven major Civilizations from across the globe. Each civilization is accurately depicted with its unique lord, general, building, and troop designs based on real historical events. This attention to detail has allowed players to immerse themselves in the unique features of each civilization.
Evony has received critical acclaim for its immersive storytelling, diverse gameplay, and memorable historical characters. The game also incorporates an automatic translation system that connects players worldwide, removing language barriers. Learn more about David Guo: A Look into Evony’s Multi-Civilization System.
The worldwide net revenue reached $385,751,902, a 1.5 times increase from 2021’s revenue of $221,676,485. Evony: The King’s Return also enjoyed more than 62 million downloads in 2022.
“We aimed to create the best gaming experience possible and to cultivate long-lasting gaming communities that would continually enhance that experience,” said David Guo, CEO of Top Games Inc.
Here is a list of the awards that Evony: The King’s Return won in 2022:
- NYX Silver Award in the 2022 NYX Game Awards Season 1 cycle
- One of the top-grossing game developers for April 2022, according to data compiled through “Top Companies April 2022.”
- Ninth overall-grossing RPG company in the United States in June, according to tracking records from data.ai.
- Fifth in its list of Top Ten US-Headquartered Mid-Core Games in September, according to Data.ai.
- Fifth top-grossing American company in the world on Google Play and Apple App Stores in October.
- Samsung Galaxy Store 2022 Best MMO Award at the end of 2022.
Under the expert guidance of CEO David Guo, Top Games Inc. has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the gaming industry. With its commitment to delivering highly immersive and engaging games, the company is set to continue its upward trajectory in the years to come.
