PCH Games
PCH Games (formerly Candystand.com) is a casual game portal owned by Publishers Clearing House and based in New York City. Launched in 1997 as The Candystand, by LifeSavers Company, a division of Nabisco, Inc., it was the first major advergame portal available on the World Wide Web. The site was created for LifeSavers by Skyworks Technologies, an online video game company founded in 1996 by Activision veterans Garry Kitchen and David Crane. In August 2007, Candystand was acquired by Funtank from the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
Type of site | Internet games, lottery, website |
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| Available in | English, French |
| Founded | 1997 (as Candystand.com) 2016 (as PCH Games) |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Owner | Publishers Clearing House |
| Created by | Nabisco, Inc, Skyworks Technologies (as Candystand.com) Publishers Clearing House (as PCH Games) |
| Founder(s) | LifeSavers Company, a division of Nabisco, Inc. (as Candystand.com) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | December 10, 1997 |
| Current status | Defunct (as Candystand.com) |
In December 2010, Publishers Clearing House acquired Candystand.com from Funtank and retained executives Scott Tannen and James Baker.
Candystand is regarded for having a catalog of over 100+ Flash and Shockwave games. Some of its most popular games include Candystand Billiards, Candystand MiniGolf, Monster Trucks Unleashed, Vector Tower Defense (Vector TD), Slipstream and Fancy Pants Adventure 2.
In February 2016, PCH revamped the site, removing most of the games and emphasizing the lottery aspects over the games. In March 2016, Candystand.com was discontinued by PCH.