{"id":4015,"date":"2018-12-04T17:02:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2018-12-04T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:02:30","slug":"playtika-acquires-mobile-game-developer-wooga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/playtika-acquires-mobile-game-developer-wooga\/","title":{"rendered":"Playtika Acquires Mobile Game Developer Wooga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/playtika-acquires-wooga.jpg\" alt=\"Playtika Acquires Wooga\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4016\" \/>Casual games developer <strong>Wooga<\/strong> will now come under the roof of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playtika.com\">social casino game giant Playtika<\/a>, after the company put down more than $100 million to complete the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the deal, Playtika will acquire Wooga\u2019s 190 employees, including founder <strong>Jens Begemann<\/strong>, who played a key role in Wooga\u2019s success. Playtika plans to keep the entire team, but won\u2019t disclose the exact amount involved in the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Wooga stood out among competitors in the mobile games industry which is estimated to have a market value of $70 billion. Wooga made an impression in the market with its popular casual games such as <em>Bubble Island<\/em> and <em>Diamond Dash<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>It ventured into hard core games but failed, resulting in layoffs. Wooga then focused its attention on story-based casual games like <em>Pearl\u2019s Peril<\/em> and <em>June\u2019s Journey<\/em> where players find hidden objects and solve puzzles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wooga<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5vgaGC9BQkQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Perfect Combination<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Robert Antokol<\/strong> and <strong>Uri Shahak<\/strong> founded Playtika in 2010. The Israel-based company was behind the hit game <em>Slotomania<\/em> which still brings in a steady stream of incoming for the company, generating around $20 million to $22 million per month, based on a report from analyst firm <strong>Eilers &#038; Krejcik Gaming<\/strong>. In 2011, gambling company Caesars Interactive bought Playtika for $150 million. <\/p>\n<p>Antokol said Playtika\u2019s acquisition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wooga.com\">Wooga<\/a> puts the company in a better position as it expands to the casual games genre. Playtika\u2019s notable live-operations, large-scale performance marketing and state of the art technology, combined with Wooga\u2019s creativity in developing story-led games, will bring the company\u2019s gaming experience to a whole new level.  <\/p>\n<h2>Top Social Casino Games Maker<\/h2>\n<p>Playtika currently sits at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10casinowebsites.net\/news\/mobile-devices-are-helping-to-boost-social-gaming-revenues\/\">social casino games market<\/a> with a 28.6 percent market share, dwarfing its nearest rival Aristocrat. Playtika\u2019s revenue for the third quarter stands at $372 million. The company was acquired for the second time after a consortium led by China\u2019s Giant decided to put down $4.4 billion in 2016 to acquire the company. Caesars had to part with Playtika as it was looking to pay down its large debt. <\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of Wooga will enable Playtika to boost its strategy as it diversifies into a new genre of games. Casual games will comprise half of Playtika\u2019s titles after the acquisition. Playtika has a massive user-base, with 22 million active users playing its games. It has 2000 employees and has a total of 12 offices in Israel, US, the UK, Japan and South America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casual games developer Wooga will now come under the roof of social casino game giant Playtika, after the company put down more than $100 million to complete the acquisition. As part of the deal, Playtika will acquire Wooga\u2019s 190 employees, including founder Jens Begemann, who played a key role in Wooga\u2019s success. 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