Scopely acquires Scrabble Go developer PierPlay

Scopely has acquired game development studio PierPlay, the maker of the recently launched Scrabble Go mobile word game.

The deal follows a pattern where Scopely partners with an external game studio, launches a game, and then acquires the studio if the game is particularly successful. That’s what happened in 2019 when Scopely bought Digit Game Studios, maker of its successful Star Trek: Fleet Command mobile game. The price of the PierPlay deal was not disclosed.