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Cie Games Acquired By Glu Mobile For $100M

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Long Beach-based Cie Games , the maker of the social and mobile game Car Town and Racing Rivals, has been acquired by Glu Mobile , the two said Wednesday afternoon, in a deal worth $100M. Glu Mobile said it would pay $30M in cash and $70M in stock for Cie Games, whose games are popular on both iOS and Android.

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Flywheel Expands Into Los Angeles, Ramps Up Taxi vs. Rideshare Battle

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The fight between Los Angeles taxicab drivers and services like Lyft and Uber haas just gotten even more interesting, as mobile app developer Flywheel said it has launched in Los Angeles. angeles losangeles launch mobile rideshare ride taxi smartphone sidecar lyft uber flywheel' READ MORE>>.

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Cie Games Debuts New Auto Racing Game

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Long Beach-based mobile games developer Cie Games said today that it has laucnhed a new mobile game, called Racing Rivals , a social game which lets users race their friends with virtual drag racers. racing rivals racingrivals mobile nitto tire auto ciegames games social videogame development content' READ MORE>>.

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Car Town Maker Opens Tokyo Office

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Long Beach-based Cie Games , the maker of the Facebook game Car Town , said this week that it hsa opened up a new office in Tokyo. The new title is Car Town Japan, which has debuted on DeNA's mobile social network, Mobage. The firm said the title has been localized and translated to appeal to the Japanese mobile market.

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Cie Games Debuts Android Title

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Long Beach-based mobile game developer Cie Games said Monday that it has released an Android version of the company''s game, Racing Rivals. Cie Games develops a number of mobile and social games focused on auto-related activities, which are sponsored and built around automotive brands. The game is sponsored by Nitto Tire.

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Cie Games Names VPs

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Long Beach-based Cie Games , which publishes the Car Town mobile and social games, has named two new executives this morning. The company said it has named Matt Nutt as Vice President of Business Development and Operations, and Chong Ahn as Executive Producer overseeing mobile game design and creation. READ MORE>>.

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Cie Studios Powers Nitto Tires

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Long Beach-based interactive applications developer Cie Studios , the developer of the Facebook game Car Town, reported this week that it has launched a new website and online experience for tire brand Nitto Tire. Cie Studios said the mobile-optimized site includes ways for customers to engage with the brand on Facebook and Twitter.