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Activision Blizzard To Acquire King Digital Entertainment For $5.9 Billion

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Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has agreed to acquire King Digital Entertainment , the developer of mobile games, including Candy Crush, in a deal worth $5.9 Activision said its wholly owned subsidiary, ABS Partners C.V., Activision said the acquisition will be highly complementary to its business.

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AdColony Acquired By Opera

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Los Angeles-based mobile video advertising firm AdColony has been acquird by Silicon Valley mobile ad company Opera , the two said Tuesday. Before AdColony, Kassoy had been at Activision Blizzard. video mobile acquisition merger opera adcolony' The deal is worth up to $350M. AdColony is led by Will Kassoy.

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Activision Blizzard Gets Clearance From South Korea For King Digital Acquisition

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Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard said late Monday that it has received clearance from the South Korean Fair Trade Commission, on its deal to acquire King Digital Entertainment. The clearance is one of a number of clerances required on the $5.9 billion deal, which was announced in November.

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Gamzee Shifts Staff, Looks Towards Smaller Games

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Los Angeles-based Gamzee , the HTML5 game development firm headed by Howard Marks, one of the founders of Activision, has shifted its staff as it rethinks how to approach the market. The startup develops the Skyscraper City social game, which lets users create and build a city, adding buildings, redeveloping neighborhoods, and more.

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Seismic Games Acquired By Niantic, Maker Of Pokemon Go

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Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The acquisition is the fourth acquisition in the last year by Niantic, which pointed out Seismic's work with such partners as Marvel, FoxNext, Sony Television, Alcon Interactive, and others. READ MORE>>.

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision , and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. 12 major acquisitions this year putting it over 100 since 05. Following that, I think mobile advertisement technologies. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? Finally, Google. 7 years, 100 companies.

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TechZulu Presents 2012 Startup Forecast | Featuring Science, Tech Coast Angels, Amplify, StartEngine, upStart.LA

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Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2012, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. He sits on several boards and is involved in the virtual worlds, gaming, mobile, media, and healthcare markets.