


Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, Star Wars: Hunters will connect players in real time to battle in arena settings inspired by iconic Star Wars locales in teams of four. “Our teams at NaturalMotion and Boss Alien are excited for fans to enter the fray and compete for galaxy-wide glory in the Arena next year.” “Today’s gameplay reveal gives players their first look at the Hunters in action, showcasing eight of the dynamic characters which will be available at launch,” said Bernard Kim, President of Publishing at Zynga. Highlighting each individual combatant’s unique fighting style – Rieve and J-3DI’s lightsaber wielding expertise, Zaina and Sentinel’s deadeye blaster accuracy, Imara Vex’s arsenal of bounty hunting weaponry, Grozz’s brute strength, the cunning tech of Slingshot’s droideka and Utooni’s resourceful use of scavenged scraps – the Arena becomes their stage for epic 4 x 4 battles. Today’s trailer showcases a selection of the competitive arenas and the diverse roster of Hunters fighting for glory within Vespaara’s in-game sporting complex. The fund said on Monday that it would receive $260m in cash and another $260m in Zynga shares from the acquisition./wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NEW-Gameplay-Trailer-Final-Cut-Zynga-1920x1080-Multiplatform-ESRB-T.mp4 Zynga’s acquisition of Peak is the largest exit to date for Berlin-headquartered venture capital firm Earlybird, which first backed Peak in 2011. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020. It also expects the acquisition of Peak to add around $600m of annual revenue to the business. Zynga said in a press release on Monday that the deal to buy Peak will increase the number of daily active users of Zynga products by 60pc. The company, which went public in New York in 2011, now has a market cap of $8.7bn. San Francisco-headquartered Zynga has become one of the world’s largest video gaming businesses thanks to “casual” games such as FarmVille and Words With Friends. The deal, which includes $900m in cash and $900m in Zynga stock, will see Zynga acquire 100pc of Peak.

Peak has developed popular free-to-play smartphone games including Toy Blast and Toon Blast. Zynga, the social video game developer, has bought Turkish video game business Peak for $1.8bn (£1.4bn) in its largest deal.
