52 Leisure has acquired Barcelona-based „informal video games“ studio, Blackout.
52 Leisure says the acquisition „will add a brand new dimension to 52 Leisure’s current portfolio,“ and provides the corporate „entry to new synergies, increasing its international footprint and welcoming hundreds of thousands of recent gamers to its rising group.“
Blackout attracts over 19.6 million gamers every month and has achieved greater than 344 million downloads, most notably for titles like Bubble Shooter, Rainbow, Phrase Search Quest, and Spades.
“This acquisition is an thrilling step for our studio and can permit us to work collectively to pool our experience and the sources wanted to proceed creating high-quality informal video games,“ mentioned Blackout CEO Michel de Voronine.
„This can carry extra alternatives for our gamers to have the ability to get pleasure from even higher video games.”
52 Leisure president and CEO Olivier Comte added: „I’m completely thrilled to announce the acquisition of Blackout. This new chapter strengthens our place as a frontrunner within the on-line gaming business and marks a turning level in our quest for innovation and diversification.“