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Space Ape, founded in 2012, makes mobile games Samurai Siege,
Rival Kingdoms and Transformers: Earth Wars, published by
toymaker Hasbro Inc's digital unit.
Space Ape said Supercell had acquired 62 percent of its shares
in a deal valuing its total equity at $90 million.
The deal allows Space Ape to continue to operate as an
independent company - similar to the way Supercell operates with
its owner Tencent Holdings Ltd.
"Supercell works like we work: in small, collaborative teams...
We are masters of our own destiny and have operational
independence to run our company as we see fit," Chief Executive
John Earner said.
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen confirmed the deal on its Twitter
account.
Supercell previously acquired Finnish games start-ups Frogmind
and Shipyard Games.
Supercell's hit game Clash of Clans, a war strategy game, has
remained on the list of top-earning applications since its
launch in 2012.
(Reporting by Tuomas Forsell; editing by Jussi Rosendahl and
Jason Neely)
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