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Chillingo Acquired For $20 Million By EA [UPDATED]
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) has acquired Chillingo, the gaming company that developed Angry Birds. The acquisition was made for about $20 million in cash according to a source with Reuters. Angry Birds was one of the fastest selling games on the Apple App Store and they recently released the game for Android free of charge. By releasing the game for free on Android, they saw about 2 million downloads in 3 days. “By acquiring Chillingo, EA Mobile is increasing its market leadership on the Apple Platform as well as reaffirming its position as the world’s leading wireless entertainment publisher,” stated a spokesperson for EA.
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Categories Angry Birds, Chillingo, EA, Electronic Arts Inc.
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Cut The Rope iOS Game Hits 1 Million Sales In 10 Days
Cut The Rope, a game for the iPhone and the iPad has hit one million sales in 10 days. This makes it the “fastest selling title on the App Store to date.” Chillingo is working with ZeptoLab to create updates for the game. Cut the Rope costs $1 for the iPhone and $2 for the iPad. There is also a free Lite version of the game. [Joystiq]
Categories Apple App Store, Apple iPad, Apple iPhone, Chillingo, Cut The Rope, ZeptoLab
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