Deca Games,stylized asDECA,is a game publisher and developer of video games that is headquartered inBerlin,Germany.The company's primary focus is on acquiring and operating olderfree-to-playgames as a service.They are the current owners and developers of themassively multiplayer onlineshooterRealm of the Mad God.[2][3]The company has also acquired a number of free-to-play mobile games, includingDragonValeand multiple titles from Japanese publisherGREE(includingCrime City,Knights and Dragons,Modern WarandKingdom Age).[4][5]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
| Revenue |  €156.05 million[1](2022) |
Number of employees | 814[1](2022) |
| Parent | Embracer Group(2020-present) |
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| Website | decagames |
In August 2020, the company was acquired byEmbracer Group,which made it as the sixth major operative group in the company to focus on free-to-play mobile games.[6]
Acquisitions
editDeca Games acquired mobile gamesCrime City,Kingdom Age,Knights and Dragons,andModern Warfrom Japanese publisherGREEon October 17, 2019.[5]
Deca Games acquiredDragonValefromHasbro,who closed down the game's developerBackflip Studiosat the end of 2019, on March 17, 2020.[7]
In February 21, 2023, Deca Games acquired the rights to various games developed by Next Games, includingThe Walking Dead: No Man's Land,due to Next Games' acquisition byNetflix.[8]
References
edit- ^ab"Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022"(PDF).
- ^"One company's cast-off can be Deca Games' treasure".GamesIndustry.biz.October 28, 2019.
- ^"Kabam vet leads Deca Games' charge into live operations for old games".August 17, 2017.
- ^McAloon, Alissa (March 17, 2020)."Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure".gamasutra.
- ^abJordan, Jon (October 17, 2019)."Deca Games plays F2P's long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE".pocketgamer.biz.
- ^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 (March 17, 2020)."Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure".gamasutra.RetrievedMay 15,2021.
- ^"What's Happening to No Man's Land?".DECA Games.February 21, 2023.
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