Zynga Acquires Echtra Games Team Led by Developers of Diablo and Torchlight Franchises
- 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
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Zynga Acquires Echtra Games Team Led by Developers of
The Echtra Games team strengthens Zynga’s cross-platform play future by adding talented developers with extensive cross-platform play experience as well as proprietary cross-platform development tools and technologies that have been built on top of the Unreal Engine. Specifically, the Echtra Games team will be developing a new, yet to be announced RPG for cross-platform play in partnership with Zynga’s NaturalMotion studio.
“Max and his team at Echtra Games are responsible for some of the most legendary game properties ever created, and they are experts in the action RPG genre and cross-platform development. I’m excited to welcome the Echtra Games team into the Zynga family,” said
"Echtra Games is delighted to be joining the Zynga family,” said
Echtra Games was founded in 2016 and is led by an experienced group of industry veterans.
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