Vivendi Universal Acquires Radical Entertainment
French publishing giant goes Canadian.
One of North America's most prolific and successful games developers has been acquired by Vivendi Universal Games. Radical Entertainment, whose Simpsons Hit-and-Run/Road-Rage titles, among others, have been published by VUG, has been snapped up for an undisclosed sum. VUG has retained the developer's 200 staff and exclusive game development technologies, with company founder Ian Wilkinson assuming the role of President of Radical Entertainment.
"We've had tremendous success working with VU Games over the past few years, and we believe our integration will be extremely positive for the future of Radical," said Wilkinson. "VU Games recognises and values our unique and creative work environment, as well as our commitment to developing top-selling entertainment products. We are excited to be part of VU Games' global development team."
"The purchase of Radical Entertainment reinforces our commitment to strengthening VU Games' creative talent and internal console development capabilities," said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. "Radical's focus will remain on entertainment-based console games for current and next generation platforms."
"We've had tremendous success working with VU Games over the past few years, and we believe our integration will be extremely positive for the future of Radical," said Wilkinson. "VU Games recognises and values our unique and creative work environment, as well as our commitment to developing top-selling entertainment products. We are excited to be part of VU Games' global development team."
"The purchase of Radical Entertainment reinforces our commitment to strengthening VU Games' creative talent and internal console development capabilities," said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. "Radical's focus will remain on entertainment-based console games for current and next generation platforms."
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