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Zynga buys StarLark in a 525-million-dollar deal
Leading American social game developer – Zynga, has completed the buyout of the StarLark game development brand from Betta Games, in a 525-million-dollar deal.
The agreement will see the Betta Games-owned StarLark, based in China and famous for its Golf Rival game, be completely acquired by Zynga – a leading game developer in America.
StarLark’s China-based staff will be joining the team at Zynga shortly, however, the brand will continue being led by the founder and GM – Henry You, together with the former managing board.
Zynga’s CEO – Frank Gibeau, welcomed StarLark’s team on board and commented on the acquisition deal:
“We are very happy to have the incredibly talented and accomplished team at StarLark join our board here at Zynga.”
Via adding the brand’s number one hit game – Golf Rival, to their portfolio of gaming content, Zynga is entering a new set of possibilities by not only expanding their game offering with such a prominent game, but also positioning themselves in the prosperous Chinese iGaming market.
StarLark’s GM and founder – Henry You, also added a statement about the integration:
“Both of our teams share a common devotion to uniting mobile games internationally.
By teaming up with Zynga, we gain access to their large set of international resources and rich experience, while we continue making new and thrilling games for our fans.
We are excited to enter this new chapter together with Zynga.”
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