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Zynga has completed its first deal after becoming a part of Take-Two. The company has acquired Tel-Aviv based mobile growth platform Storemaven to expand its publishing capabilities.

Zynga has officially become a subsidiary of Take-Two. The GTA publisher has finally completed the $12.7 billion deal announced earlier this year.

Take-Two has announced that its stockholders have finally approved the proposed $12.7 billion acquisition of Zynga. As a result, the mobile publisher’s shares will stop trading on the stock market today.

Bernard Kim has decided to exit the games industry and step down from his role as Zynga’s president. He will now join Match Group, known for dating services and apps like Tinder, Match.com, and Hinge.

Take-Two has announced that it will be selling senior notes worth $2.7 billion in a new public offering. This money will go to partly fund the company’s acquisition of mobile publisher Zynga.

Only one month into 2022 and we have already witnessed one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of video games. Newzoo has shared some insights into the latest M&A activity, explaining how acquisitions of Bungie, Activision Blizzard, and Zynga will influence the market.

It was no surprise that Take-Two would like to use Zynga’s expertise to bring its main video games franchises to mobile. However, the company saw its stock fall soon after discussing the deal with its investors.

Take-Two announced a definitive agreement to acquire Zynga, creating “one of the largest publicly traded interactive entertainment companies in the world.” Take-Two will pay approximately $12.7 billion acquiring all of the outstanding shares of Zynga in a cash and stock transaction.

With 2021 almost over, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, reflects on the achievements of the year and what lies ahead.

Mobile publisher Zynga revealed its new title ReVamp, which will launch soon in select markets exclusively for Snapchat. ReVamp is the first social deception game to be released on Snapchat’s gaming platform, Snap Games.

Bernard Kim, President of Publishing at Zynga, discusses the company’s Q2 2021 financial results and acquisitions, as well as trends and challenges in the mobile gaming space.

Zynga had a record-breaking second quarter, generating $720 million in revenue. On top of that, the company also announced an acquisition of Chinese studio StarLark, known for its mobile hit Golf Rival.

Mike Verdu, a former EA, Zynga and Facebook exec, is joining Netflix as vice president of game development.

Publisher Zynga follows its ambitions of developing games for PC and consoles. To bring its existing franchises outside the mobile sector, the company has just bought Echtra Games, creators of Torchlight III.

Zynga is known as one of the leading mobile publishers. The company is now planning to expand its brands on PC and consoles with the first title expected to release this year.

Zynga agreed to acquire Turkish mobile game company Peak Games for a whopping $1.8 billion. The update came from Bloomberg.