DECA Games
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Number of employees | 177[1] (2021) |
| Parent | Embracer Group |
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| Website | decagames |
DECA Games is a game publisher and developer of video games that is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company's primary focus is on acquiring and operating older free-to-play games as a service. They are the current owners and developers of the massively multiplayer online shooter Realm of the Mad God.[2][3] The company has also acquired a number of free-to-play mobile games, including DragonVale and multiple titles from Japanese publisher GREE (including Crime City, Knights and Dragons, Modern War and Kingdom Age).[4][5]
In August 2020, the company was acquired by Embracer Group, which made it as the sixth major operative group in the company to focus on free-to-play mobile games.[6]
Acquisitions[]
DECA Games acquired mobile games Crime City, Kingdom Age, Knights and Dragons, and Modern War from Japanese publisher GREE on October 17, 2019.[5]
DECA Games acquired DragonVale from Backflip Studios, which closed at the end of 2019, on March 17, 2020.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Embracer Group Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2020 / 2021" (PDF). Embracer Group. 25 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "One company's cast-off can be Deca Games' treasure". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^ "Kabam vet leads Deca Games' charge into live operations for old games". August 17, 2017.
- ^ McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure". www.gamasutra.com.
- ^ a b Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing. "Deca Games plays F2P's long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE". pocketgamer.biz.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Romano, Sal (August 13, 2020). "Embracer Group acquires 4A Games, DECA Games, New World Interactive, Palindrome Interactive, Pow Wow Entertainment, Rare Earth Games, Sola Media, and Vermila Studios". Gematsu.
- ^ McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
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