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  • March 21st, 2012

    The Hong Kong Firm Behind Those Quirky Animated News Shorts Bets $5M On Red Robot Labs

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    The Yakuza, Chinese Triads and more. There’s just so many more mafias for Benchmark-backed mobile gaming studio Red Robot Labs to infiltrate.

    So the gaming company, which has made a huge bet on location, said it’s partnering with Next Media to enter Asian markets. (Yes, Next Media is the Hong Kong-based owner of that Taiwanese animation subsidiary that’s become infamous for its off-key and… → Read More

    December 9th, 2011

    Red Robot Labs acquires Supermono, Appirio buys Saaspoint to expand to the UK

    Two acquisitions today that were for the most part executed so Silicon Valley companies could buy their way into the UK (and Ireland) market.

    Freshly funded location-based mobile gaming company Red Robot Labs has acquired UK-based indie gaming company Supermono Studios.

    Cloud solutions company Appirio, which just raised funding from Salesforce.com and other strategic backers, has acquired → Read More

    December 9th, 2011

    Red Robot Labs Acquires Supermono, Appirio Buys Saaspoint To Expand To The UK

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    Two acquisitions today that were for the most part executed so Silicon Valley companies could buy their way into the UK (and Ireland) market.Freshly funded location-based mobile gaming company Red Robot Labs has acquired UK-based indie gaming company Supermono Studios.

    Cloud solutions company Appirio, which just raised funding from Salesforce.com and other strategic backers, has acquired → Read More

    August 26th, 2011

    Life Is Crime: If You Try To Shakedown My Virtual TechCrunch Office, I Will Virtually Beat You Down

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    There’s a simple fundamental reason why Grand Theft Auto exploded into a phenomenon. Everyone has criminal tendencies sometimes. And virtually indulging them is a hell of a lot better then actually indulging them and dealing with the moral consequences — or the physical consequences. Like prison.

    But what if you could make the Grand Theft Auto concept even more immersive by tying it to the… → Read More