Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Jam City Acquires Bingo Pop, Expands In Canada

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is announcing this morning that it has acquired the mobile game Bingo Pop, from Canadian game developer Uken Games. According to Jam City, Bingo Pop's mobile games team has joined Jam City, which is expanding its global operations to Toronto, Canada. Finacial details of the acquisition were not announced. As part of the acquisition, Jam City said it is specifically looking to tap into a large pool of talent that can be found in Toronto, saying that the area is "a haven" for top game developers, engineers, designers, and artists from around the world. Jam City cited the area's prestigious universities, universal healthcare, affordable housing and diverse communities for its attractiveness as a location for talent. The game developer also said there are 35,000 students are enrolled in digital gaming related programs across the Toronto and Ontario regions.

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