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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Octopi Re-Acquires Assets from FUN Technologies

2008_07_29_octo.jpgOctopi, developer of the multiplayer strategy game Pox Nora has announced an agreement to re-acquire all of the assets of Octopi from its parent company, FUN Technologies.

Octopi was founded in Tuscon, Arizona in 1998, and has a history developing single-player and multiplayer online and mobile games. Octopi's online strategy game, PoxNora, has more than 2,000,000 registered users from around the world according to company literature.

The return of Octopi’s assets follows FUN Technologies acquisition by Liberty Media Corporation.

Daniel Kopycienski, founder and president of Octopi, commented, “We look forward to continuing to develop new features and enhancements for PoxNora, and bringing some exciting new game titles to market in the coming years. There is a large market for casual strategy/MMO-style games, and Octopi has the experience and development tools to rapidly deliver some exciting products.”

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Posted by mathewk on July 30, 2008 5:00 PM |

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