Tuesday, February 24, 2009

PopCap Acquires Gastronaut Studios

Seattle-based casual gaming firm PopCap Games announced this morning that it has acquired Gastronaut Studios, an independent game development studio developing Xbox and Xbox 360 titles. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Gastronaut develops Small Arms, an Xbox Live arcade game, and has also worked with PopCap on its Feeding Frenzy 2 title. PopCap said it has acquired both the company's assets and employees, who will become part of its internal development team. The rights to Small Arms and Gel will remain with the founders of Gastronaut.