Other September 19, 2013 Iconicfuture acquired Virtual Greats Using brands in apps is a double–edged sword. Moreover, both for developers and for holders of a particular franchise.
Other September 10, 2013 Twitter buys MoPub Last night it became known about the friendly takeover of the advertising company MoPub by the social platform Twitter.
Other September 6, 2013 Corona now works together with PlayHaven The game and application development platform Corona has announced a partnership with PlayHaven. Corona customers will have access to tools for attracting, retaining and monetizing users.
Other June 14, 2013 SGN bought Mob Science The publisher of Social Gaming Network (formerly MindJolt), known for the Panda Jam project, has acquired the California studio Mob Science. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
Other April 29, 2013 Facebook bought Parse Last Friday, Facebook announced the purchase of the Parse cloud service. The transaction amount was $85 million. Why is Facebook and what threatens the mobile industry – read in our material.
Industry March 28, 2013 SoftBank bought 25% of GungHo shares for $265 million Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank has received permission from its board of directors to acquire a controlling stake in GungHo Entertainment, which literally blew up the cash tops of mobile app stores with the Puzzle & Dragons game.
Other December 26, 2012 The most high-profile deals of 2012 Specialized resource Pocketgamer.biz he told readers which deals of 2012 his editors consider the most significant for the mobile games business.
Other October 31, 2012 LucasArts will focus on mobile games Mobile and social games will become a priority for the gaming division of the George Lucas company, which is now owned by the Disney Corporation.
Other October 15, 2012 Nokia sold Vertu The Finnish giant has completed a deal to sell its Vertu division, specializing in the creation of luxury phones, to the private investment fund EQT VI.
Other August 9, 2012 Samsung is not going to buy RIM The management of the Korean company denied rumors about possible cooperation with the creators of BlackBerry.
Other June 26, 2012 Hasbro is coming to the mobile market One of the largest manufacturers of children’s toys has signed a contract with the French company Gameloft to develop and publish applications under such brands as My Little Pony and Lillest Pet Shop.
Other June 9, 2012 Samsung wants to buy Nokia It became known about Samsung’s claims to the fading leader. Moreover, Koreans are ready to buy Nokia for a price that is much higher than its market value. However, analysts do not understand why Samsung needed Nokia.
Other May 29, 2012 Promsvyazbank launches Angry Birds cards into circulation This summer, the Russian bank will start issuing its own cards with the heroes of the popular Finnish game Angry Birds. Thanks to this announcement, the number of Angry Birds downloads in Russia also became known.
Other March 22, 2012 New Zynga Purchase One of the leading players in the social games market has acquired the creators of the social and mobile hit Draw Something – OMGPOP company for almost a quarter of a billion dollars. There is an opinion that this is one of the most successful Zynga deals.