Appcelerator wants to get into the game – its Titanium platform is already used by 1.5 million developers, and now Appcelerator is buying Particle Code in an attempt to make Titanium more robust for gaming apps. Particle Code bills itself as “one code to rule them all” – one code base that enables developers to write native and Web apps for every smartphone and tablet. The company got its start as a game developer, then sold its games and focused on the platform it created to develop those games.
Appcelerator says the acquisition will make it the leading integrated native application and HTML5 mobile Web applications development platform. The deal price was not disclosed, since Appcelerator and Particle Code are private companies. This acquisition follows Appceletor’s purchase of Aptana in January. Aptana focuses on Web applications.
Appcelerator says Particle Code’s 14 employees will join its team in Mountain View, Calif. They won’t have far to travel, as Particle Code is based in nearby Palo Alto.
Games are the most popular applications for smartphones. Nielsen research show that during the second quarter of this year, more than half of all smartphone owners played games, and that they spent about eight hours per month playing.
