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Fresh off a $33 million funding round, Playdom is producing its fifth acquisition from the year these days. The gambling giant is purchasing interpersonal gambling startup Hive7. Terms from the deal had been not disclosed.

Hive7, that is backed by Accurate Ventures and was founded in 2005, develops interpersonal games for Facebook and MySpace. The startup is greatest recognized for its flagship video game, Knighthood, which combines combat and diplomacy inside a medieval setting. Other titles consist of Youtopia, Kick-Off, and Sindicate. Hive 7′s developers and team have currently joined Playdom’s Mountain View offices.

Playdom may be on very a purchasing spree more than the past couple of months. The organization, which lately brought over a new CTO, has steadily been expanding its presence on Facebook and within the interpersonal gambling room, most lately acquiring MMORPG builder Acclaim Games, Facebook video game builder Offbeat Creations and builder 3 Melons. Playdom also invested $5 million in Facebook video game builder MetroGames. And Playdom purchased well-liked branded video game builder Merscom.

Obviously, the gambling organization may be raising big quantities of cash to fuel these acquisitions of gambling platforms and talent. This week, the organization raised $33 million from Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and New Globe Ventures. And in November, Playdom raised a massive $43 million at a $260 million valuation. Based on our stats from November, Playdom has 28 million monthly video game users. 60% of visitors is from MySpace v. 40% from Facebook. Playdom’s primary competitor is gambling giant Zynga, that is a leading video game builder on Facebook.

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