Lands $150m for social games JV.
Zynga is without doubt the darling of the casual gaming sector, thanks to the colossal success of Farmville, and has now received a whopping $519 million in VC funding.
The Softbank deal will extend Zynga into Japan, where social play is far more advanced than in the West.
“Zynga is a leader in social games and I am delighted to partner with them to introduce their social games to Japan,” said Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank. “We share the same vision as Zynga in social games and look forward to working together to create a social game powerhouse.”
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