General TT Games acquires Playdemic

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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/291170/Lego_game_developer_TT_Games_acquires_mobile_specialist_Playdemic.php

 

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Warner Bros. Interactive subsidiary TT Games, the publisher-developer behind Lego Star Wars and Lego Batman, has acquired mobile developer Playdemic for an undisclosed fee. 

Playdemic currently employs 33 staff, and has a portfolio of successful mobile titles that have racked up over 50 million downloads and $50 million in revenue . 

The UK-based developer will join TT Games' other studios in creating new kinds of Lego games specifically for mobile platforms. 

"Playdemic brings a unique set of skills to complement our existing studios, and a tremendous track record on mobile," said TT Games managing director, Tom Stone. 

"They're a perfect fit, and will enable us to take advantage of exciting new opportunities to build new kinds of socially-connected Lego games."

 

Hm. I wonder if we'll get anything interesting out of this or if it'll just be typical app store junk with LEGO themes.

[Shadowblaze]

Hey, if this ends up making TT better I'm all for it.

[Ben24x7]

So a friend of mine managed to steal the logo of one of Playdemic's LEGO Mobile games, and so far it looks... interesting...

 

...jokes aside, this is a bit of a risky move for TTGames, especially if the final game(s) turns into horrible little things dotted with pay-to-play microtransactions everywhere.

But I hope TTGames has done the right thing, and to be honest, making mobile games allows them to reach a broader range of players (instead of being limited to consoles, like Dimensions *grumble grumble*, or PC).

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