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Ubisoft purchases Ketchapp, the studio behind ZigZag, 2048, and more

It'll either be very good or very bad

Ubisoft purchases Ketchapp, the studio behind ZigZag, 2048, and more
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If you haven't seen it in the news already, you'll probably be surprised to know that Ubisoft has recently purchased the prolific developer, Ketchapp (Stick Hero, Twist, Jelly Jump, etc.).

Ketchapp is a renowned studio, known especially for their reputation of making free-to-play insta-hits. At only two years old, the studio's games have been downloaded nearly 700 million times, an average download of 23 million downloads per month. It's no wonder Ubisoft's had its sights on them.

"With Ketchapp, Ubisoft acquires a highly profitable publisher with a successful portfolio of free-to-play games for mobile," said Jean-Michel Detoc, executive director of Ubisoft's mobile business in yesterday's press release. "This acquisition gives Ubisoft one of the world's leading mobile game publishers and reinforces our advertising capabilities in mobile gaming."

However Antoine and Michel Morcos, managing directors and co-founders of Ketchapp seem to be pretty pleased with the deal as they stated: "We are thrilled to become part of Ubisoft's international network of talented teams. We founded Ketchapp with the intention of creating captivation gaming experiences, and we are looking forward to leveraging Ubisoft's creativity and resources to enrich our existing and upcoming titles."

Iffy reputation or not, we'll have to wait and see what the future brings with this new partnership. Dream team – or match made in hell? Can't wait to find out.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.