Hearst Newspapers Acquires Puzzle Gaming Platform Puzzmo

Puzzmo to be Rolled Out to Over 50 Hearst Publications and Other Publishers

Hearst Newspapers has acquired Puzzmo, a puzzle gaming platform developed by indie game developers Zach Gage and Orta Therox.
Puzzmo features a variety of games, including Gage-designed classics like SpellTower, Typeshift, and Really Bad Chess, as well as new games like Flipart and a daily crossword puzzle.
Puzzmo will be rolled out to readers of more than 50 Hearst publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle and Popular Mechanics.
Other publishers, including Digg, Postmedia, and Polygon, will also be licensing Puzzmo games, with each publisher getting a branded version of the Puzzmo site.
A subscription to Puzzmo Plus, priced at $40 a year, offers benefits like access to the archives, an extra profile to share with a family member, the ability to make own groups, no ads, and access to leaderboards.