Metacore Games Acquires Piñata
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Mergers and Acquisitions
16 October 2023 15:00
Metacore announced the acquisition of the illustration and animation studio Piñata. The financial details of the deal were not revealed. The company previously worked with Zynga, Housemarque, and SuperCell.
Metacore’s CEO Mika Tammenkoski stated ”Traditionally, mobile games have been apps on your phone. Our mission is to create entertainment with our games but also with our marketing and community building. Piñata brings us not only animation skills and capabilities, but creative storytelling both for our games and marketing,”
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