Gameloft Acquires New York-Based SongPop Publisher FreshPlanet

Gameloft further secures their foothold on the casual gaming market with the acquisition of New York-based developer FreshPlanet, the makers of the widely-popular music trivia game SongPop and SongPop 2. “We are excited to welcome FreshPlanet as a part of the Gameloft family and to them in their journey towards new, even more ambitious projects,” says Gameloft Charimand and CEO Stéphane Roussel.

“FreshPlanet is the unmatched category leader in music trivia. Their mobile games gather a large and engaged audience and are developed with a level of craft and ion that is everything we stand for. This naturally led us to bring them on board. With FreshPlanet’s talent and creativity, we see great opportunities to develop new ways of having fun and to reinforce our presence in North America.”

Under the acquisition agreement, FreshPlanet CEO Mathieu Nouzareth will continue to head the studio which will remain in New York operating as a Gameloft studio. “We are proud to forces with Gameloft, the global leader in mobile gaming with many hit titles,” Nouzareth adds. “Our experience in developing highly captivating and monetizing trivia games, and Gameloft’s global footprint, expertise and massive audience are the perfect match to lead the mobile pop culture trivia category.”