RockYou has announced their acquisition of TirNua. The 3D engine technology and team will devolp new social games for RockYou.
“TirNua has built a fantastic team of engineers but the most satisfying thing is to see your technology in the hands of millions of players,” said Greg Kearney formerly President of TirNua, now VP of Engineering at RockYou. “RockYou is an industry leader whose scale of users will allow us to reshape social gaming faster than we could do on our own.”
“TirNua’s powerful technology will deliver a robust gaming experience for our players,” said Lisa Marino, Chief Operating Officer at RockYou. “We believe the pace of innovation for social gaming has accelerated in the last six months and 3D experiences using synchronous play will deliver 2011 s richest experiences. We welcome the TirNua team to the RockYou family and know their experience will add valuable development and design skill to our company DNA.”
