Savvy Video games Group, wholly owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF), has agreed to accumulate Scopely, a maker of cell video games primarily based in Culver Metropolis, California, for $4.9 billion, the businesses mentioned on Wednesday. Reuters experiences: Scopely, based in 2011, will turn out to be an autonomous operation below the Savvy umbrella, they mentioned in an announcement, noting the deal will “strengthen Savvy’s international place” and allow Scopely to speed up progress. Final 12 months, state information company SPA mentioned Savvy would make investments 142 billion riyals ($37.85 billion) in initiatives aimed toward making the dominion a world hub for gaming.