Playdom has been on a roll of late, and today the company continued pushing forward with its growth plans by announcing an expansion into Europe. Playdom is already one of the largest North American-based social game developers and believe now is the time to expand their reach by localizing a number of top titles for European players.
Their first localized title will be Bola, an “arcade-style” football title for Facebook. Bola will be available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish upon release. The beta version of the title is already tracking well, with Appdata showing it as the 45th most popular app on Facebook.
“In 2010 thus far, Playdom has acquired Offbeat Creations, Three Melons, Merscom and Acclaim,” says Playdom CEO John Pleasants. “We’re building a formidable line-up, and steadily increasing our free-to-play games. We’re now able to make our games even more accessible throughout Europe, with Bola leading the way.
“Bola is an easy-to-play soccer game where players build and manage a team, then challenge their friends to a nail-biting tournament of fast feet, devastating slide tackles and amazing goalie saves. Combining arcade play with resource management, its one of the best football offerings on Facebook, and one we expect will be embraced by European football fans as well.”
