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May 24, 2007
- Acquisition to play a key role in HeadGames’ growth as a game-building partner to other studios -
OTTAWA, Canada, May 24, 2007 – HeadGames, a division of bitHeads Inc. and a rapidly growing game-building partner to North American game studios, announced today that it has acquired RndLabs, a game development studio with employees in Montreal and Ottawa. RndLabs is the developer and publisher of BaboViolent2™, a popular multiplayer networked PC game that is available for free download at www.rndlabs.ca.
“The RndLabs team were being aggressively courted by the major publishers, so we’re very pleased that they decided to join forces with HeadGames,” states Scott Simpson, bitHeads CEO. “HeadGames is growing at well over 100% annually and this acquisition will provide us with an immediate boost in game development capacity to respond to that growing demand. Their skills in developing elegant game engines and level editors will also be a great benefit to our studio clients.”
“We’re passionate about game development and working in a fun, creative environment,” states Marc Durocher, RndLabs co-founder. “The HeadGames’ team shares our philosophy and we’re thrilled to be joining forces. The partnership will allow us to continue to support our large BaboViolent user base and to work on a variety of great projects for other studios.”
About HeadGames
HeadGames, a division of bitHeads, is the game-building partner that has helped Cryptologic, Fuel Industries, Adscape Media and others get new games and gaming technology to market faster. HeadGames’ unique GameStream™ approach provides rapid deployment development teams, a proven methodology for building new games faster and a partnership model based a commitment to successful delivery.
For eleven years bitHeads has been the leader in helping companies like Cryptologic, 3Com, IBM, and RIM get great games and software products to market faster. Millions of people around the globe play games and use software products that have been built by bitHeads. For more information visit www.bitheads.com and www.playheadgames.com.
Media enquiries:
Scott Simpson
scotts@bitheads.com
tel: +1 (613) 722-3232
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