Earlier on, Elder-Geek reported on another social game maker buyout between Social Gold payment system-maker Jambool and multi-industry titan Google. Jambool has since confirmed the acquisition, although the conjectured price of $55 million (plus another $15 million at deal’s closing) was neither confirmed nor denied, as no official price was disclosed by either entity.
The in-fashion accessory for multi-national companies this season is social game developers, if Disney’s acquisition of Playdom is any indication. A TechCrunch report states that Google is looking into the market, specifically at Jambool, the developer of the Social Gold payment system (which allows game creators to build payment options directly into the game build). […]
Google is looking to get into the gaming world in a major way. Becoming the latest big budget firm to heavily endorse Facebook-related products, Google has invested between $100 and $200 million in social-games maker Zynga (Mafia Wars, Farmville). Adding that to the estimated $300 million the developer has already received this year in additional […]
Following their posting of games-related job position notices, Google recently announced their plans to open a browser-based application store for their internet browser, Chrome. Similar to Firefox’s “Add-ons”, these applications will be able to be downloaded and installed directly from the store, and offer a variety of entertainment and informational services similar to Apple’s iPhone […]