- 52 Leisure has acquired Blackout for an undisclosed sum
- Blackout’s catalogue attracts greater than 19.6 million month-to-month gamers
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Informal video games writer 52 Leisure has bolstered its portfolio with the acquisition of Barcelona-based studio Blackout.
The deal sees 52 Leisure choose up Blackout’s catalogue of video games, which incorporates Phrase Search Quest, Spades and Bubble Shooter Rainbow. These titles at the moment appeal to greater than 19.6 million month-to-month gamers with a presence throughout Europe, North America and Latin America.
Along with its current video games, Blackout titles at the moment in growth can even be part of its new proprietor’s library.
Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Increasing a portfolio
“I’m completely thrilled to announce the acquisition of Blackout,” stated 52 Leisure president and CEO Olivier Comte.
“This new chapter strengthens our place as a frontrunner within the on-line gaming business and marks a turning level in our quest for innovation and diversification.
“By welcoming thousands and thousands of recent gamers, we reaffirm our dedication to offering revolutionary and charming gamingexperiences that deliver folks from all walks of life collectively. Imagine me, we’re going to have numerous enjoyable.”
Blackout CEO Michel de Voronine commented: “Blackout and 52 Leisure are a successful mixture: the identical imaginative and prescient, the identical values, and above all, a shared ardour for creating unbelievable gaming experiences.
“This acquisition is an thrilling step for our studio and can enable us to work collectively to pool our experience and the assets wanted to proceed creating high-quality informal video games. It will deliver extra alternatives for our gamers to have the ability to take pleasure in even higher video games.”
52 Leisure CMO Vincent Tessier referred to as Blackout a “implausible success story” on LinkedIn, praising the studio’s “robust lineup of video games”.
