Google Games Ramps Up with Potential Purchase
Search company wants in on the browser games market.
Google is set to launch a comprehensive competitor in the online social games market this year with Google Games. It is preparing content for it by acquiring developer Slide for $182 million. The deal is expected to be made official on Friday.
Tech Crunch reports that Google will not stop at buying Slide to beef up its competitive edge, as it aims to "cobble together a serious social gaming an apps strategy to counter Facebook."
Previously, Google invested in Zynga "FarmVille" Games to help create the foundation of the Google Games initiative. According to CEO Eric Schmidt, the gaming platform will launch later this year.
With so many companies eager to jump on the social gaming market, what do you see happening? Imminent competition bloodbath or total market saturation? Or both? Let us know your thoughts in the forum below.
Tech Crunch reports that Google will not stop at buying Slide to beef up its competitive edge, as it aims to "cobble together a serious social gaming an apps strategy to counter Facebook."
Previously, Google invested in Zynga "FarmVille" Games to help create the foundation of the Google Games initiative. According to CEO Eric Schmidt, the gaming platform will launch later this year.
With so many companies eager to jump on the social gaming market, what do you see happening? Imminent competition bloodbath or total market saturation? Or both? Let us know your thoughts in the forum below.
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Biby 6 Aug 2010 09:56
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I wonder if they killed Google Wave so they could shift the engineers onto games and Google me. Whoelse things that google is hopeless at the social stuff and will fail again?