Mobile game developer Digital Chocolate, one of the biggest developers on the App Store, has acquired Sandlot Games, makers of Cake Mania and a few other popular App Store titles. Sandlot has offices in Seattle and Eastern Europe, and Digital Chocolate says it plans to use the developer to expand operations in both places.
Unfortunately, there’s no word on how much the deal is worth. Both companies have seen plenty of app downloads, and have big titles on multiple platforms, including Apple’s devices and the PC, so this is likely a substantial acquisition for both sides. As Digital Chocolate’s Trip Hawkins says, “We expect to be the leading game company in at least 5 of the 7 cities where we now have development studios.”
That said, I don’t think this is the last we’ll hear of either company. This space is extremely volatile at the moment, and it’s just as likely that we’ll see Digital Chocolate pick up more developers as it is that we’ll see a larger company buy out the whole company if so inclined.
[via Touch Arcade]
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