Vivendi Games to Buy Wanako Games For Online Downloads
By Rafat Ali - Tue 20 Feb 2007 08:21 AM PST
Vivendi Games, the interactive entertainment unit of Vivendi, has bought Santiago, Chile-based Wanako Games, the largest game development studio in Latin America. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The acquisition will help VUG’s Sierra Online division grow its development of downloadable online console games...it will retain and Wanako’s team of developers.
Sierra was already working with Wanako on the development of the Xbox Live Arcade title, Assault Heroes, released in December 2006. Details in release.
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