Wanako Games made the Xbox Live Arcade title Assault Heroes 2.
Canada’s biggest independent game developer has gobbled up a Chilean game studio that specializes in titles for Microsoft.
Montreal-based Artificial Mind and Movement made the announcement late Thursday that it had acquired Wanako Games, which is the first and largest game studio in South America.
It changes hands from Activision Blizzard. Details of the deal were not released.
“The acquisition of Wanako Games is an opportunity to work with an experienced, motivated team, and to add successful downloadable games to our portfolio, including Assault Heroes 2 and 3D Ultra Mini Golf 2,” said Remi Racine, A2M’s president and CEO.
Racine said the addition of downloadable content has been part of the company’s growth strategy.
“We couldn’t miss this opportunity to provide A2M with a strong foot hold in the downloadable space and access to a great talent pool,” he added.
The company said it will now be able to expand its offering across Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.
A2M specializes in family games, such as Happy Feet, Ant Bully and Spider Man: Friend or Foe.
“The complementarities of our titles, target markets and technologies, combined with our understanding of the licence-based development, are paving the way to a solid alliance between the studios,” said Tiburcio de la Carcova, head of Wanako Studio. “In addition, we have developed relationships with prestigious universities and art schools in Chile, which will bring new approaches and favor exchange between the two cities.”
