Nexon announced that it will acquire DomiNations developer Big Huge Games, the independent studio founded by Civilization and Rise of Nations designer Brian Reynolds and Tim Train. Nexon, specifically its Nexon Korea subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to buy all of Big Huge Games’ outstanding shares. Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Nexon and Big Huge Games were already working together, as Nexon published the studio’s mobile strategy game DomiNations. According to Nexon, the game has “garnered critical acclaim and international success,” passing 19 million downloads globally (up from 17 million in December) since launch in April 2015.
“We are thrilled to be joining forces with Big Huge Games. One of Nexon’s core objectives is to empower the best game developers around the world enable them to succeed,” Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney said in a statement. “DomiNations has achieved great success in both the West and Asia, and we’re excited to work with Big Huge Games to deliver the best quality gameplay to fans for years to come.”
Big Huge Games is an independent game studio co-founded by industry veterans Brian Reynolds and Tim Train, renowned developers behindCivilization II and Rise of Nations. Nexon and Big Huge Games announced a strategic partnership in July 2013, and the debut title,DomiNations, has garnered critical acclaim and international success, including surpassing 19 million total downloads* worldwide since its launch in April 2015.
For its part, Big Huge Games CEO Train said, “We’ve had such a great relationship with Nexon on DomiNations, and we’re very excited to become part of the family. We share Nexon’s vision that games are most successful when passionate, talented designers can create innovative gameplay, and we look forward to many years of working together to create worldwide hits that change the mobile landscape.”
