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Gaming company opens SF subsidiary

BigPoint subsidiary opens in San Francisco

BigPoint, a fast growing German online gaming company...is opening a San Francisco subsidiary that executives say could employ nearly 40 people by the end of the year.

BigPoint GMBH, which develops and hosts browser-based games in which users can play against one another real-time, is an eight year old firm with revenue of more than $100 million a year.

BigPoint anticipates hiring up to 30 employees locally in 2010, and is now interviewing for positions across the board, including in game development, engineering, business development, marketing and public relations.