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MAY 18, 2011 • DNA Games, best known for its Facebook games such as Casino City, Slot City and Bar World, was acquired by Zynga. DNA becomes the 14th acquisition by Zynga during the last 12 [...]

MAY 17, 2011 • In line with its previously stated strategy of fewer but more profitable releases, and further expansion into casual online and mobile games, Atari announced in financial [...]

MAY 4, 2011 • Digital distributor Direct2Drive launched a fully localized portal in Germany. On May 26, Direct2Drive itself was acquired from IGN by video game rental service GameFly. Terms were [...]

MAY 1, 2011 • UGO Entertainment was acquired by News Corp. from Hearst Corp. The purchase is viewed as an opportunity to bolster the fortunes of News Corp.’s IGN portal prior to spinning [...]

APRIL 26, 2011 • Private equity firms TA Associates and Summit Partners will pay $350 million to Comcast Interactive Capital’s Peacock Equity Fund, GMT Communications partners and General [...]