Zynga has made another acquisition of a mobile social games developer: New York firm Astro Ape.
The deal has not been officially announced, but US site Business Insider has spotted that Astro Ape’s executive team have changed their LinkedIn profiles to reflect new employment at ‘Zynga NY’.
Astro Ape CEO Chieh Huang is listed as the new office’s director, starting in August 2011, while Astro Ape co-founder William Fong is now listed as director of engineering at Zynga NY.
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The Danish publicly traded computer game company Trophy Games is acquiring the French game developer Playrion from Paradox Interactive. This is the largest acquisition in Trophy Games' history and will form the foundation for a new series of simulation games. At the same time, the company is raising its revenue expectations for the year to €22.8-€24.1 million . With the acquisition of French Playrion, Trophy Games gains 30 new employees and a new foundation for future growth.
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