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27-09-2007, 00:19
Activision Acquires Bizarre Creations

This press release (http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=265950) announces that Activision has acquired Bizarre Creations, the UK based game developer best known for their Project Gotham Racing series for the Xbox. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bizarre Creations has finished work on Project Gotham acing 4 which is due to ship to stores next week and is also working on The Club which the press release stated will still be released by its current publisher Sega in early 2008. Bizarre Creation's first game for its new owners will be released in Activision's 2009 fiscal year (which begins on April 1, 2008). The press release indicated that the developer has two unannounced games in the works. Here is a snip:

Activision continues to grow and drive greater value for our shareholders by broadening our portfolio and entering new gaming categories with strong global appeal," said Robert Kotick, Chairman and CEO of Activision, Inc. "Bizarre Creations is the leading independent developer with a proven track record in developing highly successful and influential original properties, especially in the racing field. They are one of the most innovative and creative studios in the industry, and we are very excited to welcome this talented creative team to Activision.Update: The official Bizarre Creations web site (http://www.bizarrecreations.com/article.php?article_id=5277) has posted up an update explaining the new deal with Activision:


It's not easy being independent. Signing new is tough, and bringing new IPs to market as an indie (like we're doing with The Club) is one of the most challenging things our company has ever faced. As I'm sure you can imagine, the most dangerous time for any independent is the period in between projects (or more precisely in between publishers).

Our management team have been preparing for the future for some time now. We've finally found a solution which allows us to not only stay as secure and profitable as we already are as a company, but also to continue to create kickass games in exactly the same way as we're doing now.

The perfect solution for us is to join the ranks of Activision, alongside their other talented studios. It's a pretty incredible chance for Bizarre to improve ourselves and make the most of all the fantastic new opportunities this opens up. Also, given the excellent support Activision offer this can mean only one thing: better games.


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