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Developer(s) | Justin Hook |
Platform(s) | Browser, iOS, Android |
Release | April 23, 2013 |
Genre(s) | Trivia |
Mode(s) | Single Player |
Google Feud is a browser-based trivia game featuring answers pulled from Google. It is based on American show Family Feud, and is unaffiliated with Google itself.
History[edit]
The game was created in 2013 by American indie developer Justin Hook, a writer for Bob's Burgers on FOX, as well as other TV shows and comic books.[1][2]
Google Feud went viral in March 2015, when it was featured on the front page of BuzzFeed,[3] played on @midnight with Chris Hardwick,[4] referenced in the monologue of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,[5] and featured in dozens of other outlets. Google Feud has since been played over half a billion times by nearly 30 million players.[6]
Google Feud has become a popular game with YouTubers, including Dan and Phil,[7] Markiplier,[8] PewDiePie,[9] and jacksepticeye.[10]
In 2017, Google Feud was featured on the Fine Brothers program Celebs React on Fullscreen, with contestants including Tyler Oakley.[11]
According to Colin McMillen, a staff software engineer at Google who shared the game on his Google+ page, a very similar game was played by employees in Google's offices around the world.[12][13]
Other versions and platforms[edit]
An app version of Google Feud called Autocompete is available for iOS and Android. A bot version, also called Autocompete, is available on Amweb [14][failed verification][non-primary source needed]
Google Feud is also available as a Tor hidden service.[citation needed]
Controversy[edit]
Google Feud became the subject of some controversy for promoting the online game Push Trump Off A Cliff Again!, also created by Hook, after celebrities including John Leguizamo and Rosie O'Donnell promoted the game on their Twitter profiles.[15]
Awards[edit]
Google Feud won the "People's Voice" Webby Award for Games in 2016, presented by Nick Offerman.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Starbucks Name Generator Predicts How Starbucks Baristas Will Misspell Your Name". Huffington Post. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Justin Hook ( of Bob's Burgers, Volume 1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Sami Main (12 March 2015). "Can You Beat "Google Feud"?". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Rapid Refresh - It's Time to Play "Google Feud"". Comedy Central. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Google has created a new game based on 'Family Feud' called 'Google Feud,' which allows..." @FallonTonight on Twitter. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Google Feud". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "PLEASE DO NOT GOOGLE THIS! - Google Feud #3". DanAndPhilGAMES on YouTube. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!! - Google Feud". Markiplier on YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "IS MY DAD GAY? (Google Feud w/ KickThePJ)". PewDiePie on YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "WHAT KIND OF ANSWERS ARE THOSE?? - Google Feud". jacksepticeye on YouTube. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Celebs React (2016– ) #Science and More". IMDB. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "We used to play Google Suggest Family Feud in the Google Cambridge office, circa 2010. Glad someone's made a web app :)". Google+. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Play The Google Feud Game & I Bet You'll Lose". Search Engine Land. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Autocompete". Microsoft Bot Framework. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "'Push Trump Off a Cliff Again' game draws fire, gets a nudge from Rosie O'Donnell". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Google Feud". The Webby Awards. 2016.