‘Let’s Play the Feud’ as Arkadium Celebrates National Video Games Day with Family Feud

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‘Let’s Play the Feud’ as Arkadium Celebrates National Video Games Day with Family Feud

Leading Browser-based Gaming Company Partners with Fremantle to Share Fun Facts for Fans of the Iconic Game Show

 

Survey Says… National Video Games Day is today, Thursday, September 12, and the leading browser-based games company Arkadium is excited to spotlight one of its most popular games, Family Feud. In doing so, Arkadium is encouraging fans of the iconic game show and gamers from all around the world to step up to their connected device, computer / mobile / tablet / television, to play and test their pop culture knowledge and skills online via the official Family Feud browser-based game.

To help celebrate National Video Games Day, Arkadium has partnered with Fremantle, the game show producer and licensing distributor, to share seven must-know facts about Family Feud.

Top Must-Know Facts About Family Feud:

  • Family Feud has inspired over 50 international adaptations, including versions in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Africa, the UK, Vietnam, and more.
  • Since Steve Harvey became host, nearly $25 million in prize money has been awarded.
  • The show debuted in 1976 with Richard Dawson as the original host, and Steve Harvey has since filmed over 2,500 syndicated episodes.
  • Family Feud has asked more than 80,000 questions since 1976.
  • Family Feud has won numerous awards, including the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show in 1977. It also earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host: once with Dawson in 1978, and three times with Harvey in 2014, 2017, and 2022. In 2019, Family Feud won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show and Outstanding Directing for a Game Show (Ken Fuchs).
  • The show is taped in front of a live audience in Atlanta, Georgia. Previous hosts include Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O’Hurley, and Al Roker also hosted Celebrity Family Feud. While Steve Harvey hosts both Syndicated Family Feud and Celebrity Family Feud.
  • The show has been featured in various sitcoms, sketch shows, and movies, including Saturday Night Live, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Family Guy, and Cheaper by the Dozen.

Family Feud is one of the most popular games on Arkadium.com, with over 21 million games already played and over 2 million cumulative hours spent on the game this year to date. Play Arkadium’s official Family Feud game to see if you have what it takes to be the winning contestant.

Watch the Family Feud trailer

Arkadium makes games you can feel good about. Its mission is to create and curate quality browser-based games that can be enjoyed by grown-ups anywhere, anytime. With an active portfolio of 75 first party games and counting, Arkadium titles are played by 18 million players monthly, resulting in 150 million unique game starts. Arkadium’s distribution network goes beyond a single URL as the company powers more than 300 game channels of some of the largest web destinations in the world, including The Washington Post, AARP, DailyMail, USA Today, and Mashable. Arkadium serves a global audience, with a majority of its players being based in North America and over 18 years old.

To learn more, visit  Arkadium.com or follow them on Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Family Feud
Since its premiere in 1976, Family Feud has remained one of television’s most popular and enduring game shows. Featuring two families who compete for cash,  cars and family vacations, contestants try to guess the most popular answers to questions posed to 100 people surveyed. As host, Steve Harvey engages competing family members in hilarious repartee, and his honest reactions to their responses have brought a fresh sense of comedy to the show.

Fans are invited to follow Family Feud on Twitter @FamilyFeud, on YouTube at youtube.com/familyfeud, and on the web at www.familyfeud.com, where they can answer survey questions, find out about upcoming auditions and more.

Taped in front of a live audience from its home in Atlanta, Georgia, Family Feud is produced by Fremantle, and is distributed by Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury. Myeshia Mizuno is the Executive Producer and Jim Roush is Executive in Charge of Production.

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