Ngmoco acquires Facebook developer Lionside

DeNA subsidiary Ngmoco has purchased Facebook sports game developer Lionside for an undisclosed sum. Lionside is best known for NBA Legend, a mid-level Facebook title which peaked with over a million monthly active users, although that figure has recently fallen to under 300,000. "We are very excited to have Lionside join the Ngmoco and DeNA family," Ngmoco said in a statement issued to Gamasutra. "They are working on new products for the Mobage social gaming platform, bringing their passion and experience to our continuously expanding first party development capabilities." Mobage, the enormously popular Japanese mobile social gaming network, launched on the Android Market in English-speaking countries around the world in July.

Source: Gamasutra