DECA Games
Topic: Company
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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Revenue |  €156.05 million [1] (2022) |
Number of employees | 814[1] (2022) |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Embracer Annual Report & Sustainability Report 2021-2022". https://embracer.com/year-in-brief-22/assets/pdf/Embracer-Annual-Report-and-Sustainability-Report-2022_EN.pdf.
- ↑ "One company's cast-off can be Deca Games' treasure". 28 October 2019. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-10-28-one-companys-cast-off-can-be-deca-games-treasure.
- ↑ "Kabam vet leads Deca Games' charge into live operations for old games". August 17, 2017. https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/17/deca-games-uses-live-operations-to-breathe-life-into-old-games/.
- ↑ McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure". https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/359705/Deca_Games_acquires_DragonVale_following_Backflip_Studios_closure.php.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing (17 October 2019). "Deca Games plays F2P's long tail, buying 4 one-time hits from GREE". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/71804/deca-games-f2p-long-tail-buying-one-time-hits-gree/.
- ↑ 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". https://www.gematsu.com/2020/08/embracer-group-acquires-4a-games-deca-games-new-world-interactive-palindrome-interactive-pow-wow-entertainment-sola-media-rare-earth-games-and-vermila-studios.
- ↑ McAloon, Alissa (17 March 2020). "Deca Games acquires DragonVale following Backflip Studios closure" (in en). https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/359705/Deca_Games_acquires_DragonVale_following_Backflip_Studios_closure.php.
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