Apple Eyeing Chinese Gaming Firm
CUPERTINO, Calif. (
) --
Apple
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is in talks to buy Chinese game developer
Handseeing
, according to
China's Xinhua news agency.
Handseeing's deputy general manager Tian Bo told
Xinhua
that the two companies are discussing the acquisition price, which is rumored to be $150 million, as well as other details.
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Based in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, Handseeing specializes in rich Internet applications, which are widely used in online gaming.
This could prove key for Apple, particularly given the company's recent moves in this space. Apple is already touting its Game Center technology, part of the iOS 4 operating system, as a "new social gaming network."
Clearly keen to emulate
Microsoft's
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Xbox Live, Apple says that Game Center will be available to iPhone and iPod Touch users later this year.
The consumer tech giant, however, has not yet responded to
TheStreet's
request for comment on this story.
Apple rarely makes acquisitions. If it happens, the Handseeing deal would also mark the company's first Chinese M&A.
-- Reported by James Rogers in New York
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