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Acquihire of Animal (Rawmen)
Acquihire of Animal (Rawmen).
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 1516J\n tinyBuild, Inc.\n 19 August 2021\n \n \n \n \n NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF US PERSONS, AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE \"US SECURITIES ACT\"), OR IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.\n \n \n The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n 19 August 2021\n \n \n \n \n tinyBuild, Inc\n \n (\"tinyBuild\" or the \"Company\")\n \n Acquihire of Animal (Rawmen)\n \n tinyBuild, a leading video games publisher and developer with global operations, is pleased to announce the acquihire of development studio, Animal. The Company has been working with Animal for two years, developing Rawmen, a light-hearted, multiplayer arena shooter where players use food as a weapon to neutralise opponents.\n \n \n In Rawmen, up to eight players battle alongside or against each other in various battle modes, including quickplay to fight off 'soupsters' from around the world or private games where players can get messy with friends.\n \n The consideration for the acquihire includes both upfront and deferred payments over the following three calendar years, up to a max of $10.2 million, split approximately 30%-70% between cash and newly issued tinyBuild shares, subject to stretched operational targets being met. The game is still under development, and it will be slightly accretive in 2021.\n \n It is core to tinyBuild's strategy to elevate core franchises from third-party, to first and second party. By bringing Animal in-house, the Company expects to create value for shareholders, while high visibility on platform revenues helps reduce execution risk.\n \n Alex Nichiporchik, Chief Executive Offi...