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Analyzing the Newest and Most Exciting Game Developers of the Last Five Years Share As the gaming industry continues to evolve, the approaches of up-and-coming game developers also need to change. Given the sector’s vastness, it’s arguably more troublesome than ever before for new creators to establish themselves. That said, several have triumphed over the last five years, and now they’re creating quite a buzz in the gaming market. Because of that, let’s look at several promisi...

Zynga acquires Echtra, maker of Torchlight 3, to double down on RPG games Games company Zynga has been on an acquisition tear the last several years to beef up its activity, in particular in mobile and casual-puzzle games, spending over $3 billion to pick up a range of startups across Europe (specifically Turkey and Finland) in the process. Today, however, it’s taking a turn toward more immersive, highly graphic cross-platform experiences. The company has announced that it is acquiring San Fr...

“This acquisition will be instrumental in growing our iconic licenses and brands from mobile to PCs and consoles, while helping to further expand Zynga’s total addressable market.” | MCV/DEVELOP

Zynga has acquired Torchlight III developer Echtra Games for an undisclosed fee to bolster its cross-platform development capabilities.

Adds a talented development team with extensive cross-platform experience to Zynga Brings Echtra Games’ proprietary cross-platform development tools and technologies Strengthens Zynga’s development capabilities for future cross-platform projects The Echtra Games team will be developing a new, yet to be announced role-playing game (RPG) for cross-platform play, in partnership with Zynga’s NaturalMotion studio SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS

Torchlight 3 (Via Rock Paper Shotgun). The studio was started by Blizzard North co-founder and Diablo series co-creator Max Schaefer after he left his previous stint at Runic Games in 2016. Runic, which Schaefer co-founded as well, had worked on the first two Torchlight games, as well as the criminally underrated Hob. And it’s his involvement in Echtra Games that drew Zynga, which is best known for games like FarmVille, to the studio. "Max and his team at Echtra Games are responsible for s...

Torchlight II, the older aRPG from Diablos original Blizzard North developers, is now free on the Epic Games Store launcher.