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| Google Feud | |
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| Developer | Justin Hook |
| Platforms | Browser,iOS,Android |
| Release | April 23, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-23) |
| Genre | Trivia |
| Mode | Single player |
Google Feud is a browser-basedtrivia game featuring answers pulled fromGoogle. It is based on the American showFamily Feud, and is unaffiliated with Google.
The game was created in 2013 by American indie developer Justin Hook, a writer forBob's Burgers onFox.[1]
Google Feud was demonstrated on@midnight with Chris Hardwick,[2] referenced in the monologue ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[3][non-primary source needed]Time declared it "the online game we didn't know we were waiting for".[4]
According to Colin McMillen, a staff software engineer atGoogle, a very similar game was played internally at Google.[5]
Google Feud became the subject of some controversy for promoting the online gamePush Trump Off A Cliff Again!, also created by Hook, after celebrities includingJohn Leguizamo andRosie O'Donnell promoted the game on theirTwitter profiles.[6]
Google Feud won the "People's Voice"Webby Award for Games in 2016.[7]