hi5 acquires social games developer Big Six
Co-founders take executive roles at social gaming network
Social gaming network hi5 has acquired developer Big Six, and will incorporate its work and technology into its core offering.
The founders of Big Six – Kevin Gliner, Monty Kerr and Chad Hansing – will take executive roles at the company, with Gliner having previously worked with hi5 chief technical officer Alex St John at WildTangent.
"The Big Six team and technology are a perfect complement to what we have already developed at hi5," said Bill Gossman, CEO of hi5.
"Over the last two years, we have made a substantial investment in building out the industry's most robust commerce infrastructure for virtual goods and gaming and this acquisition will considerably augment both our commerce platform and domain expertise."
"We are excited to be joining a company that shares our philosophy and vision for how social gaming will evolve," added Kevin Gliner, co-founder and CEO of Big Six. "This deal is a perfect match because it enables us to accelerate our go-to-market plans by leveraging hi5's huge global audience."