MTV Networks has just acquired Social Express, a social game development company, for an undisclosed amount. By this fall, the network plans to launch several games based on Nickelodeon and MTV shows and characters. MTV will also be launching a

Marking another move for big media into video games, MTV Networks has acquired video game developer Social Express Inc.

Viacom subsidiary MTV Networks announced its acquisition of social games developer Social Express, a purchase the company points out is its first step into the burgeoning social gaming space. MTV Networks is currently developing social games based on original IPs, as well as on existing shows and characters from MTV, Nickelodeon, and other brands -- the company's portfolio includes over 150 ...

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MTV Networks has just acquired Social Express, a social game development company, for an undisclosed amount.

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MTV Networks has acquired Social Express, a San Francisco-based social gaming development startup, which the programmer expects to integrate into its Nickelodeon Digital group and use to launch "social games" for MTV, Nickelodeon and other brands.