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February 27, 2007
Rockpool Games Acquired For Up To £7.7M
Sci Entertainment has acquired UK-based Rockpool Games, a developer of games and content for mobiles, for its Eidos New Median division. The deal, worth up to £7.7M by 2010 included the acquisition of an IP holding company, Ironstone Partners, and SoGoPlay, a casual mobile games developer.
Worms Is A Winner At Rockpool
MocoNews sees the purchase as part of a bid by Eidos to move into the casual and mobile gaming markets.
The acquisition will see SCi acquire the company's Manchester studios along with 36 staff who will continue current development work. All three companies will become an integral part of the Eidos New Media division, building additional resource and adding expertise of an internal development team, said Sci.
Read - SCi Entertainment PR
Read - MocoNews - Unhealthily Obsessed with Mobile Content - Eidos Buys Rockpool For Up To 7.7 Million Pounds
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