Mobile games network OpenFeint has been acquired for $104 million by Japanese games firm Gree.
Both firms have claimed that the OpenFeint brand, and its CEO, will remain intact following the buyout.
Its new owner, Gree, provides a similar service and said both forces will build a global ecosystem of distribution channels for game developers”.
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