Google is continuing to invest heavily in social gaming firms ahead of a widely expected reveal of its new games division.
The search engine giant has now acquired Canadian start-up studio SocialDeck, following recent buyouts of fellow social game groups Jambool and Slide, as well as reportedly investing some $200 million in Facebook games titan Zynga.
The news follows the departure of Google games boss Mark DeLoura last week.
Develop has the full story.
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The entertainment industry’s leading full-service creative agency, Fluid, promotes Mark Lisle to Director - Packaging and Creator Kits. Mark’s new title reflects his pivotal work driving growth and creativity in the division, who design and produce special edition packaging and influencer kits for the world’s biggest entertainment companies, including Riot, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Xbox and Sony to name just a few.
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