Glu Mobile agrees to acquire Diner Dash developer PlayFirst

The mobile developer responsible for deer-hunting, robotic-policing, and eternal-warring is getting into the Diner Dash business.

Glu Mobile, which makes Deer Hunter, Robocop, and Eternity Warriors, announced that it has acquired Diner Dash developer PlayFirst for a $12 million all-stock deal. This brings the full lineup of Dash properties as well as PlayFirst’s development team under Glu’s control. This adds another popular brand to its stable of properties, which will help it continue its recent success that is largely driven by the big bucks its free-to-play Deer Hunter releases are making. The deal will also have Glu taking on approximately $3.5 million of PlayFirst’s debt, and it will likely close in May.