Tag: Scopely
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Scopely Buys GSN Games For $1 Billion
Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely said on Monday that it is paying approximately $1 billion for GSN Games, the division of Game Show Network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. GSN Games owns a portfolio of free-to-play mobile and onli…
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Scopely Picks Up ‘Wheel of Fortune Slots’ and More Free-to-Play Games for $1 Billion
As major publishers bet big on free-to-play games, Sony Pictures Entertainment is taking a step back with the $1 billion sale of GSN Games to Scopely, one of Los Angeles’ most valuable startups. The cash-and-stock deal narrowly surpasses the total amo…
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Jam City Courts Hollywood with $165M Purchase of Game Maker Ludia
Jam City finalized its plans to pick up mobile gaming company Ludia – known for its “Jurassic Park” themed games – for $165 million, as the Culver City-based company seeks to become the “go-to studio for Hollywood.” The acquisition was first annou…
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Afterparty’s New Tool Aims to Make It Easy to Create Crypto Tokens and Tickets
The founders of Afterparty see themselves as on the forefront of a so-called “Web 3,” a reimagined internet that relies less on private intermediaries like Google and Facebook, and enables more direct connections between creators and their fans throug…