{"id":300651,"date":"2021-10-01T14:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=329050"},"modified":"2021-10-01T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:51:09","slug":"voodoo-targets-casual-gaming-with-beach-bum-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/voodoo-targets-casual-gaming-with-beach-bum-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Voodoo targets casual gaming with Beach Bum buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tFrance-based mobile games publisher Voodoo finalised a deal to acquire Israeli gaming studio Beach Bum to boost its play in the casual sector.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Voodoo described the takeover as an important step towards portfolio diversification, which aligned with a goal to increase its non-advertising gains.<\/p>\n

Financial details were not disclosed, though Israeli newspaper Globes reported the sum at between $250 million and $300 million.<\/p>\n

Beach Bum was founded in 2015, providing mobile versions of traditional board and card games. Its monthly active users (MAUs) currently total more than 2 million and its gross revenue was approximately $70 million in the past year, Voodoo stated.<\/p>\n

Alexandre Yazdi, CEO of Voodoo, argued the companies shared the same \u201cbusiness philosophy\u201d and ambition to create a global \u201cleading and inspiring\u201d mobile gaming company, with the tie-up a \u201cmajor step\u201d towards this goal.<\/p>\n

Co-founder and active chairman of Beach Bum, Gigi Levy-Weiss argued the deal forms\u00a0 a market “superpower\u201d.<\/p>\n

Voodoo has launched more than 100 mobile games since its creation in 2013: it claims MAUs of more than 300 million.<\/p>\n

The casual gaming sector is the subject of a number of recent deals, including\u00a0a $400 million takeover [1] of design entertainment app Redecor by Playtika, an acquisition of a puzzle title [2] by Huuuge Games and a recent injection of funds [3] for AviaGames.<\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/apps\/news-apps\/playtika-bets-400m-in-home-design-push
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/apps\/news-apps\/huuuge-games-buys-traffic-puzzle
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/apps-home-banner\/aviagames-expands<\/p>\n\n

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