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Vivendi Acquires Game Developer Swordfish Studios

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2005 - 8:31am.
Birmingham, England -- Vivendi Universal Games announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Swordfish Studios, a U.K.-based video game developer, for an undisclosed sum. Swordfish recently completed work on a first-person shooter, "Cold Winter," for VU Games The company has also earned several awards for game development, including the Independent Game Developers Association's "Developer of the Year" award and the best "New U.K. Studio" at the Developer Industry Excellence Awards. Under terms of the deal, VU Games will retain Swordfish's team of 45 development professionals, as well as the company's office in Birmingham. Furthermore, acting Swordfish managing director Trevor Williams will continue to lead the studio in the same role, VU Games said.
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