When Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games was forced to make the emotional admission that not only had he laid people off but that he was going to have to cancel his company's Wildman game kickstarter having been looking for additional funding, we all held our breaths. You can breathe out now.On the back of a stack of Belarusian Rubles,
World of Tanks makers, Wargaming.net, has come to the rescue, saving GPG and also Chris Taylor.
"Wargaming will take full ownership of Gas Powered Games, bringing into its fold a contingent of veteran developers, including CEO and company founder Chris Taylor. The acquisition will further bolster Wargaming's push into multiplatform expansion, including the recent acquisition announcement of Chicago-based Day 1 Studios and MMO middleware provider Big World Pty Ltd," says the official release.
Meanwhile to see how much good news this is, check out
Taylor's emotional announcement here.
Source:
HorsesMouth