Glu Mobile has recently added a huge chunk to its mobile gaming empire, acquiring the developer behind the popular mobile game Diner Dash, PlayFirst.

Gluy Mobile will pay for three million shares of PlayFirsts’s common stock, worth around $12 million, and cover $3.55 million of PlayFirst’s debt. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of May 2014, though PlayFirst will continue to operate on a standalone basis.

“PlayFirst brings to Glu one of the largest casual gaming brands of all time, as well as the studio DNA to take Glu’s casual portfolio to even greater heights,” said Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi. “We are delighted to add PlayFirst to the Glu family and look forward to the launch of a free-to-play Diner Dash mobile game in Q4 2014.”

“Glu continues to search for globally-recognized IP that can be reinvigorated by leveraging our global studio and publishing organizations,” de Masi concluded.

Source: Polygon