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Take-Two buys mobile gaming giant Zynga

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publisher Take two acquired mobile gaming giant Zinga, in a $ 12.7 billion deal, the amount is even more than the purchase Bethesda from the side Microsoft

A Take two already takes place, for example, Rockstar from GTA or from Red dead redemption a 2K from NBA 2K, Mafia, by the way and even tried to buy Codemasters last year which was subsequently acquired Electronic Arts

A Zinga responsible for successful mobile games such as Farm villa e Harry Potter: puzzles and spells… This bet on mobile markets will take games Take two to new horizons and who knows if we will see GTA Mobile in the future.

Strauss Zelnik, CEO of Take-Two, will be the new CEO Zinga and will include Mobile Games T2… Of the purchase, the CEO said it “will significantly diversify our business and strengthen our leadership position in mobile, the fastest growing segment of the interactive entertainment industry.”

For Zynga, CEO Frank Guibault said it was an opportunity to “move further on the mission of connecting the world through games” using “Take-Two resources” and “Zynga’s expertise.”