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Metacore Games snaps up animation studio Piñata

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Merge Mansion creator Metacore Games has acquired animation studio Piñata. The games company purchased all of the animator's shares; details of the deal were not made public. Read more

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What REALLY Happened with Apex Legends Mobile

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TWiG 218 - Everdale's Metacore Move / Death of E3 / EA Abandons Mobile Shooters ✉️ Received this email from a friend? Apex was one of the largest games in the company’s steeply declining mobile portfolio. The franchises of both companies have had a steep fall along with the quick exodus of leaders. Subscribe here!

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

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It’s a company where highly talented developers from around the World form into small squads with the unprecedented creative freedom to craft games that are played (and loved) by hundreds of millions of players. Not even companies that Supercell has a majority holding in have been able to replicate this culture. Both amazing.”

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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming

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Overall, consolidation has been the name of the game during the bear market as several top mobile publishers got acquired by larger gaming companies, which in turn will lead to more gaming IPs entering the mobile gaming market. Yet Merge Mansion from Metacore is going against the trend. But typically they are also the most expensive.

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How To Overcame Post-Launch Slump - The Case of Merge Garden

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It's worth mentioning that Merge Mansion faced a similar issue a couple of years ago, so the developers at Supercell portfolio company Metacore, just a stone's throw away, decided to use existing characters to thicken the plot, while also adding some new ones.

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2021 Predictions #1 Puzzle Games Becomes the Top Grossing Genre on Mobile

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This past year, some companies seem to understand this better than others. We decided it was unlikely that they would sell, but the rationale for the acquisition holds true: Tactile is the only top developer by revenue share without a parent company. To be clear, Playrix key titles have been on an absolute tear.

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What’s next for Rovio? 7 Questions that Paint the Picture.

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This week, now that the big news on Rovio is confirmed, we look at the question on the industry’s mind — what’s next for the company under Sega? TWiG #231 - Xbox Admits Defeat in the Console Wars + Riot & Activision Gender Discrimination Lawsuits How did Metacore land one of Hollywood's hottest stars at the absolute peek of his fame?