Social gaming firm Zattikka acquires gaming portal Gimme5games
Fledgling company makes first acquisition in move to expand gaming portfolio
Social gaming company Zattikka has acquired the browser gaming portal and iPhone publisher Gimme5games and, in the process, its team of mobile and Flash game creators.
The acquisition of the company's development talent was a key motivating factor in the decision, it said today, with Matt Spall, Ian Willey and Ronny Batty all joining Zattikka on a full time basis.
"This is a fantastic first acquisition for us," said Zattikka founder and CEO, Tim Chaney. "In Gimme5games we have a talented team and a superb collection of games. These guys are experts in the browser gaming and download space, having racked up over 140,000,000 plays globally."
"We're really pleased to find such an exciting new home for Gimme5games, and with the combined industry heritage of Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer at the helm, we see Zattikka doing great things with this, and all its planned exploits," added Matt Spall, head of product development at Gimme5games.
Zattikka was set up earlier this year by Tim Chaney and ex Yahoo Europe CEO Mark Opzoomer. The company's focus is on building a network of both broad and niche flash gaming sites, and also a portfolio of iPhone, Blackberry and Android games.