1999
WhatIfSports.com is born! The office's passion for sports leads to the creation of the online sports simulation game industry
2000
SimMatchup and Dream Teams are unleashed, capturing national attention across the most popular newspapers and magazines
2001
SimLeague Baseball debuts as the site's first pay-to-play game, quickly followed by Football, Basketball & Hockey
2003
The line of Dynasty games debut with Hoops Dynasty, Gridiron Dynasty, and Hardball Dynasty
2004
The game engines take on new life as predictions for upcoming sporting events are announced, ranging from March Madness round-by-round picks to the full slate of weekly NFL and college football games
2005
WhatIfSports is acquired by FOX Interactive Media, a division of NewsCorp
2010
After transitioning to the FOX Sports Digital team, the office doubles in size to begin building a full line of FOX Fantasy games ranging from Fantasy Football to Bracket Challenge
2013
Office growth continues with the goal of becoming the data centralization hub to power the FOX Sports website, mobile apps, fantasy and more
2016
Mobile development expands resulting in the release of the FOX Sports app on Android (4 stars and climbing)
2017
WhatIfSports.com is sold to SportsHub Technologies
2018
The team's first machine learning project goes live - recommendations within the FOX suite of TVE apps
2018-19
The FIFA World Cup ™ experiences goes live across FOX Sports Digital making the FOX Sports App the #1 sports app in both stores
2020
The team successfully unleashes the Super Bowl LIV experience to the nation on FSCOM and FSAPP where it helped set the most live-streamed Super Bowl ever
2020
The new FOX Sports digital experience is unveiled with a re-imagined website and mobile app
2021
The FOX Sports App & FOX Sports Websites see dozens of feature additions including a deeply integrated Odds experience
2022
We moved into a new, state-of-the-art office, launched the USFL site, introduced personalized recommendations and supported the FIFA Men's World Cup & World Series within our new special event sections.
2023
We streamed Super Bowl LVII, created the go-to experience for the FIFA Women's World Cup and launched the new free-to-play FOX Super 6 game for the NFL season.
2024
We rolled out a new scores experience, an easier registration flow and interactive polls to start the year with much more planned for the FOX Sports app and website.
2024
Added new FOX Sports Digital experiences including Copa América & UEFA Euro, top scores, AI-powered search, interactive polls and a special Tom Brady section.
2025
Introduced INDYCAR, LIV Golf, MotoGP and Formula 1 experiences to the FOX Sports App & Website.