Stillfront Buys Storm8
Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million
$300 million upfront, with $100 million if financial targets are met
Company Profile
Storm8
Website storm8.com
About
Storm8 is the developer of the world's most downloaded social games on iPhone and Android, with more than 200 million total downloads to date.
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CEO
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Streamlining business
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Germany, Japan, and Russia play three times more casual games than any other market, claims Storm8
Most gaming done during the weekdays
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Murder House
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Blame Miss Scarlet
Simply The Best
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Blown Away
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Network is the way
Amplified Activity
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Driving syngeries from every game install
Sf Merry-go-round
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Reaching broad audiences
Bay Area Switch
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Aggressive hiring continues
Interview
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Partnership
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More than Monopoly money
Jobs
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We don't need a super-hit to achieve our goals
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The Global View
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This guy will play anything as long as it's free
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Looking to make the most of a $10 billion market
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Bringing Asian success to western markets
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Speaker list surges
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They're All Hot
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The shakers, makers and movers
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3 years on, its first game remains top grossing
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Platform reaches 200 million worldwide
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Looking to double headcount to double down
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A mobile Zynga is born
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Up 10 million in little over 2 weeks
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200 million downloads on 58 million devices to-date
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