Playstudios Inc., a maker of casino-themed free-to-play video games, must defend the majority of shareholder claims in a proposed class action stemming from its billion-dollar merger with special purpose acquisition company Acies Acquisition Corp.
The complaint alleges that the company concealed bugs in its role-playing game known as Kingdom Boss to facilitate the acquisition.
To pitch the merger to investors, the company claimed in its proxy/registration statement that Kingdom Boss would launch in the second half of 2021, boosting its revenues from $269.8 million in 2020 to $435.2 million in 2022, lead plaintiffs Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd. and Phoenix ...
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