PC Game Distributor

Macrovision Buys PC Game Distributor Trymedia for $34 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 26, 2005 - 8:04am.

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Macrovision, a developer of copy-protection technologies for DVD, VHS, CD and other media, announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Trymedia Systems, a provider of secure downloadable PC games, for $34 million in cash. In conjunction with the acquisition, Macrovision said it will incorporate San Francisco-based Trymedia into a new business unit that will provide video game publishers with tools to secure, distribute, promote and continuously renew their game titles. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Macrovision said the deal will add secure game distribution to the DVD and VHS movie protection it provides to Hollywood studios, and the CD copy-protection technology it offers major record labels.