Swedish Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) announced that its wholly-owned game studio Ninja Kiwi has acquired AutoAttack Games, the developer behind the tower defense success Legion TD 2.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
With the acquisition, Ninja Kiwi will expand its offerings.
AutoAttack Games was established in 2014 by Brent Batas (CEO and Founder), following his Legion TD mod for Warcraft III, with Julian Gari joining shortly after in 2016. Together they are responsible for the development, marketing, and community activities around Legion TD 2, supported by a small team.
MTG is an international mobile gaming group that owns and operates gaming studios with global IPs across a wide range of casual and mid-core genres. The group is focused on accelerating portfolio company growth and supporting founders and entrepreneurs. The company is based in Sweden but have an international culture and global footprint.
Commenting on the news, Scott Walker, CEO of Ninja Kiwi, said: “We love the deep gameplay and the rich single and multiplayer challenges players have in Legion TD 2. We also feel that there is a close alignment between us at Ninja Kiwi and Brent and Julian when it comes to our love of the Tower Defense genre, our passion for making fun and highly balanced game experiences, and how we approach and value our player communities. I am thrilled for AutoAttack to join the Ninja Kiwi family and look forward to achieving great things together.”
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16/04/2024