Asia once again topped the list of the top acquirers of game companies. Nine of the top 10 deals in the game industry involved Asian acquirers, according to research by the Corum Group, an acquisitions advisory firm.

Last year, eight of the top 10 deals involved Asian firms as online gaming and an enthusiasm for mobile games spurred Asian game companies to grow faster than the rate of the overall market and spin off more cash for acquisitions. The value of all game deals rose 29 percent in 2013 to $5.6 billion while investment volume remained healthy at about $3 billion. Corum Group senior analyst Alina Soltys disclosed the data in a talk at the Casual Connect Europe game conference in Amsterdam...

Jim Perkins of the Corum Group said that 60 percent of acquisitions are now cross-border deals as big companies try to expand their geographic reach to new regions and move to consolidate markets. Overall, the game market is expected to increase from $70 billion to $100 billion by 2017.

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