tja, jetzt ists um den größten und besten britischen indepentent entwickler auch geschehen:
Arriving as today's surprise announcement, Electronic Arts today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Canon Europe, one that will see it acquiring Burnout 3 and RenderWare middleware develper, Criterion Software Group. The deal, which follows both Criterion's deal with EA over Burnout 3 and its showing of upcoming title Black at E3, will see Criterion managed from EA's UK Studio. While financial details behind the acquisition weren't gone into today, the deal not surprisingly sees Electronic Arts also gaining the publishing rights to Black.
This is a great fit," said EA Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. "Criterion offers us studio talent and a proven management team, globally recognized intellectual property and technology infrastructure that will accelerate our readiness on the next generation of consoles."
The acquisition, which is expected to close in 30 - 45 days, also saw the development of next-generation middleware, RenderWare 4, announced. Details on RenderWare 4 weren't in abundance at the time of today's announcement, but it was said development of the RenderWare business will be handled at a UK location separate from EA's UK Studio. The link above has a few more bits and pieces for those interested.
Arriving as today's surprise announcement, Electronic Arts today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Canon Europe, one that will see it acquiring Burnout 3 and RenderWare middleware develper, Criterion Software Group. The deal, which follows both Criterion's deal with EA over Burnout 3 and its showing of upcoming title Black at E3, will see Criterion managed from EA's UK Studio. While financial details behind the acquisition weren't gone into today, the deal not surprisingly sees Electronic Arts also gaining the publishing rights to Black.
This is a great fit," said EA Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. "Criterion offers us studio talent and a proven management team, globally recognized intellectual property and technology infrastructure that will accelerate our readiness on the next generation of consoles."
The acquisition, which is expected to close in 30 - 45 days, also saw the development of next-generation middleware, RenderWare 4, announced. Details on RenderWare 4 weren't in abundance at the time of today's announcement, but it was said development of the RenderWare business will be handled at a UK location separate from EA's UK Studio. The link above has a few more bits and pieces for those interested.
