Bigpoint has announced that it has acquired 49Games. The browser-based game publisher will shift the German studio towards online and mobile development, though projects that are already underway will continue.
“The team at 49Games is one of the best development teams in the console sports-games industry. We’re very excited to add them to the Bigpoint team for our online games,” explains Heiko Hubertz, CEO and founder of Bigpoint. “Together with our development team, we’re going to continue our mission to deliver our users top-quality gaming fun.”
“I’m very pleased with Bigpoint’s acquisition of our development team and I’m confident that the team will deliver fantastic 3D MMOs for the quickly growing international online company,” added Jan-Hendrik Ohl, CEO of 49Games.
