Kabam, a company specializing in hardcore mobile strategies, has announced the acquisition of Exploding Barrel Games, a Canadian studio from Vancouver.
The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The founder and president of Exploding Barrel Games is Scott Blackwood, who worked as an executive producer at Electronic Arts Canada for 15 years, and his current team includes experienced industry veterans. At first, the studio was focused on creating AAA-class console games, but later refocused on social networks, and then on mobile projects. Let’s add that now it will be called Kabam Vancouver.
Kevin Chow from Kabam and Scott Blackwood from Exploding Barrel By the way, taking into account the new team, the number of Kabam employees has exceeded 600 people.
Since 2010, the company has made many acquisitions, including WonderHill Studios, Fearless Studios, Gravity Bear, Wild Shadow Studios and Balanced Worlds, as well as opened new divisions in Beijing and Austin (Texas).
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