Arcade Game Central

In early January, Big Fish Games) acquired the French-based casual game developer (FunPause), a leading European casual game developer. FunPause is known for the cinema-quality game production values, soothing music and addictive game play of best-selling games such as Atlantis, and Fairies.

Big Fish Games is a developer, publisher and distributor of casual, family-friendly games. Their website portal offers more than 300 downlodable game titles. The acquisition gives Big Fish control of FunPause’s portfolio of titles, which includes 20 downloadable games and 55 online games. Patrick Wylie, Vice President Big Fish Games Studios said that “FunPause brings AAA production values found in core console games to the easy-to-get-into addictive world of casual games.”

All current FunPause employees will join Big Fish Games, but will remain in a new branch office in Montpellier, France. “We are excited to be a part of the fastest growing casual game site in the world,” said Emmanuel Marty, former CEO of FunPause, and now Director of Big Fish Games Studios Europe. “We are being given the liberty to maintain our creative freedom to produce award winning games, while benefiting from the years of experience and success that Big Fish Games brings to this market.”