NewsBrief: Ngmoco Acquires Miraphonic

This week ngmoco announced (via twitter) that it had acquired the social game publisher Miraphonic. Games published by Miraphonic include Epic Pet Wars and Epic Soldier Wars. The games are available both on Facebook and iPhone.  Miraphonic's games are generally freemium titles that monetize through sale of virtual goods. In the case of Epic Pet Wars it is an in-game virtual currency called Respect Points. 

The move seems to be the first fruit of ngmoco's recently-stated ambition to move into social game development, signified by the recent hire of former MySpace SVP of Business Development Jason Oberfest. Ngmoco is currently enjoying success with its first iPhone freemium game, Eliminate. The Miraphonic acquisition seems to hint that ngmoco may be interested in finding ways to extend its iPhone game experiences into Facebook.  [via Pocket Gamer]

[This story originally appeared on virtualgoodsnews.com.]

The move seems to be the first fruit of ngmoco's recently-stated ambition to move into social game development, signified by the recent hire of former MySpace SVP of Business Development Jason Oberfest. Ngmoco is currently enjoying success with its first iPhone freemium game, Eliminate. The Miraphonic acquisition seems to hint that ngmoco may be interested in finding ways to extend its iPhone game experiences into Facebook.  [via Pocket Gamer]

[This story originally appeared on virtualgoodsnews.com.]