Complex sentence: In August 2010, Slide was acquired by Google, and almost a year later SPP announced drastic changes including removing gold buying, quests, and updates to the games features, due to the game finally reaching the point where it could grow on its own.
Split into simpler sentences: In August 2010, Slide was acquired by Google, and almost a year later SuperPoke! Pets announced drastic changes including removing gold buying, quests, and updates to the games features, due to the game finally reaching the point where it could grow on its own.