Los Angeles - Vivendi Games announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Chile-based Wanako Games, the largest game development studio in Latin America.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Vivendi's Sierra Online division previously teamed with Wanako to distribute the developer's "Assault Heroes" on the Xbox Live Arcade downloadable game service for the Xbox 360.

Wanako's next title will be "3-D Ultra Minigolf Adventures" for Xbox Live Arcade.

"[Wanako] has an extensive offering of valuable tools and technologies that can be leveraged across all of Sierra Online's development studios. The combination of Wanako's development experience, creativity and technical capabilities will contribute greatly to our presence as a leading publisher of console download online games," said Sierra Online president Ed Zobrist.

Wanako founder and CEO Esteban Sosnik will become head of Sierra Online Latin America, and also assume a broader role for the company's overall efforts in the region.

Related Links:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070220/latu078.html?.v=95

http://www.sierra.com

http://www.wanakogames.com