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Aeria Games Secures Investment From Sony

By TechTaffy Desk

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Aeria Games, a publisher of free-to-play online multiplayer games, has received a strategic investment from So-net Entertainment, a listed subsidiary of Sony. So-net becomes Aeria Games’ second external investment partner, following a 2011 investment by NHN Corporation.Terms of the So-net Entertainment agreement were not disclosed.

Founded in 2006, Aeria Games provides free-to-play online games in North America, Latin America, and Europe.

So-net was established in 1995. The company boasts over four million subscribers; its media and entertainment business is centered on online games. In addition to being one of the largest ISPs in Japan, So-net is one of the founding and largest shareholders of DeNA, a mobile gaming company, and the owner of Gamepot, a Japanese game publisher.

[Image Courtesy: Aeria Games]

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