Candystand
 |
|
|
Type of site
|
Internet games lottery website |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, French |
| Founded | 1997 (As Candystand.com) 2016 (As PCH Games) |
| Owner | Publishers Clearing House |
| Created by | Nabisco, Inc (As Candystand.com) Publishers Clearing House (As PCH Games) |
| Founder(s) | Nabisco, Inc. (As Candystand.com) |
| Slogan(s) | Free Online Games, Sweepstakes, and Prizes! |
| Alexa rank |
 649 (As of February 2016[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | March 30, 1997 |
| Current status | Defunct (As Candystand.com) |
PCH Games (formerly Candystand.com) is a casual game portal owned by Publishers Clearing House and based in New York City. Launched in 1997 by Nabisco, Inc., it was the first major advergame portal available on the World Wide Web. The site was created for Nabisco by Skyworks Interactive. In August 2008, Candystand was acquired by Funtank from the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. Publishers Clearing House's acquisition of the property was announced in December 2010.
Candystand is regarded for having a catalog of over 100+ Flash and Shockwave games. Some of its most popular games include Candystand Billiards, Monster Trucks Unleashed, Vector Tower Defense (Vector TD), Slipstream and Fancy Pants Adventure 2.
As of February 2016, PCH has revamped the site, removing most of the games and emphasizing the lottery aspects over the games.
March 30, 1997: Nabisco, managed through its Life Savers portfolio, launches Candystand.com.
2001: Nabisco is acquired by Kraft Foods. After Kraft's acquisition of Nabisco, the tagline "The Hottest Games Online" is introduced.
Spring 2003: Candystand.com did a voting poll on what will be the 5 new flavors for the Life Savers Five Flavor variety.
February 2007: Candystand.com became one of the first free game portals to offer an interface for the Wii at Wii.Candystand.com
November 2008: Candystand.com launched its first iPhone game, Blackbeard's Assault for iPhone
January 12, 2009: Candystand.com launched Slipstream 2 a sequel to one of the site's most popular games, created by Silent Bay Studios.
...
Wikipedia