Ubisoft just announced the next stage in their plan to take over the world; the acquisition of the video game development studio Blue Mammoth Games. Blue Mammoth is most known for Brawlhalla, their free to play fighter which is crushing it on Steam and PS4 right now.
"The team at Blue Mammoth Games is expert at developing and running scalable, competitive, multiplayer online games, and they'll be a great addition to Ubisoft's network of studios," said Laurent Detoc, President of Ubisoft NCSA. "With Brawlhalla, we're getting a hugely popular and highly-profitable title that aligns with our strategy of expanding our audience and providing players with long-lasting, entertaining gaming experiences."
Hopefully, Blue Mammoth won't let Ubisoft just consume them, but then again, that's kinda what Ubisoft does. Blue Mammoth spoke briefly on this issue in an official release:
"Blue Mammoth will continue to run Brawlhalla just as we always have. The studio will grow (slowly, we don’t want to mess up the good thing we have here by growing too fast.) We will have more stability and more resources to improve the game and add new features (including some long overdue). We will get opportunities to raise Brawlhalla’s profile among gamers. And we’ll be able to confidently share a roadmap with you for the next years of Brawlhalla development. One thing goes without saying, but I will say it anyway: We’ve worked very hard over the last three years to earn your trust that Brawlhalla will be always free to play and never pay to win. None of that will ever change. Ubisoft shares that philosophy, and that’s another reason we agreed to this partnership."
Brawlhalla is free to play on Steam and PS4 now.
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