Supercell, the Finnish-based cellular video games firm behind the likes of Conflict of Clans and Brawl Stars, introduced right this moment that it’s opening a brand new workplace in London. This expands its international group and offers it entry to expertise in London, alongside its present places of work in Helsinki, Shanghai, Seoul and San Francisco. Based on Supercell, the London group will work on each new and present reside service video games, together with its just lately launched title Squad Busters.
Ilkka Paananen, Supercell CEO, stated in an announcement, “We believe the best teams create the best games, so we are really excited to find our place within London’s incredibly talented games ecosystem by joining forces with Space Ape. This move will bring in amazing new colleagues and make our games teams even stronger. With the best talent globally, we move faster on our mission of creating great games that as many people as possible play for years and that are remembered forever.”
As a part of the announcement, Supercell additionally revealed that it raised its funding in subsidiary developer House Ape to 100%. The previous first acquired 62% of the latter in 2017 for the quantity of $55.8 million. Since then, it elevated its funding with $37 million in 2022, which gave it possession of 75% of the studio. Now, for an undisclosed sum, Supercell may have full 100% possession of House Ape, with the acquisition deliberate to be accomplished someday in 2025.
John Earner, House Ape CEO, added in the identical assertion, “We’ve loved working closely with Supercell for many years, and this move is the next stage in that partnership. I am so proud of Space Ape’s contribution to the gaming industry over the last twelve years. I am looking forward to this next step in our evolution as part of the Supercell team.”
