After creating the megahit social game,
Ravenwood Fair, John and Brenda Romero left
Lolapps to co-found Loot Drop and begin making social games. Due to the success of
Ravenwood Fair, several companies were interested in signing a game development and publishing deal with them.
RockYou was the first publisher to get to contract. The game that John Romero was developing was titled
Cloudforest Expedition. Four months into development, RockYou signed a second development deal with Loot Drop. The studio got funding for
Cloudforest Expedition from social game publisher
RockYou in 2011. Within a year, Loot Drop had four titles in development with multiple social game publishers. Romero stated that he wanted to focus on
game design rather than
monetizing players. The studio was stated to have four teams that would grow to 10 or 11 employees each. == Studio closing ==