Zynga Buys OMGPOP for a Cool $200 Million, Promises Draw Something Will Only Improve
Zynga, owner of the popular “with friends” mobile app series has officially bought out OMGPOP for a staggering $200 million. According to All Things D, Zynga will pay around $180 million for OMGPOP, plus another $30 million for employee retention payments. OMGPOP’s CEO Dan Porter will stay on board with Zynga as a VP and has assured their fanatic users that Draw Something will only change for the better.
“The game will stay true to you and what you love, and it’s my solemn vow that the magic of Draw Something will not change,” he said. “With the added resources we now have, and the deep gaming experience we can draw from, we can’t wait to continue to surprise our users. If you’re a fan, a player of ours, I can’t wait to show you what’s in store – it’s going to be drawsome.”
If you’ve been living in a cave somewhere and haven’t heard of OMGPOP, they’re the developer genius behind the over-night sensation Draw Something. Draw Something is a Pictionary like game for Android and iOS users where you basically draw something and hope the other person guesses it right.
In just 6 short weeks, Draw Something has been downloaded over 35 million times. If that doesn’t impress you, then just think about the 1 billion drawings its users have created in just the past week alone. Geez, doesn’t anyone have a day job around here?
If you haven’t jumped the Draw Something bandwagon yet, download it from the Play store here.
