San Francisco, CA – July 12, 2011 – Today, Ubisoft announced the acquisition of free-to-play game developer Owlient. The team at Owlient has extensive expertise in the management of online game-playing communities, and their Howrse brand has almost two million monthly active users.
Founded in Paris in 2005 Owlient, with its 40 team members is a forerunner in creating free-to-play games. The company set itself apart for its ability to develop the expertise and technology necessary to manage and entertain an online game community.
"We are thrilled to welcome the talented team at Owlient to Ubisoft. Over the last five years they have developed an architecture dedicated to delivering and monetizing games as a service, as well as the skills of attracting and retaining online communities," said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. "This acquisition is the next step in the acceleration of Ubisoft's free-to-play strategy following last year's launch of Settlers Online, CSI Crime City and Heroes Kingdoms, as well as the recent beta launch of our ambitious title Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online."
"Joining the Ubisoft team will allow us to accelerate our international business and to expand our expertise and our games to new platforms. It also lets us integrate our proven online services architecture with Ubisoft's so that we can help grow their brands online," affirmed Olivier Issaly, chief executive officer of Owlient. "We are proud of what our team has accomplished and confident that joining Ubisoft will allow us to continue that success. We'd also like to thank our shareholder Innovacom, who has accompanied the Owlient team over the years as we developed."
Following acquisitions of Massive Entertainment, Nadeo and Quazal, Owlient represents the continuation of Ubisoft's focus on expanding its online expertise and infrastructure in order to expand its portfolio using new online business models. The recent launch of AAA project Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online in closed beta, the enthusiasm of the TrackMania community, the success of The Settlers Online in Germany and the Uplay online services platform are the most recent realizations of this strategy.
Where is your God now EA?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
It's an anagram of WHORES. I'm sure there is some hidden meaning there. It's deep brah!
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Maybe EA will buy studio behind 3D Gay Villa? Frostbite 2.0 and shit you know...
It's THQQ's turn.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
As if destroying all the good franchises wasn't enough, now we have the pleasure to finally enjoy the long awaited Horsevilla and Babyderp.. they really have no shame
If Ubisoft owns it I should pirate it just out of spite.
"I as a boy, I believed the saying the cure for pain was love
How would it be if you could see the world through my eyes?", 'Hide in your Shell' - Supertramp
its the same like it was with Ea's The Saboteur , used copies had no nude mode and there where censored ... but Reloaded added all in a crack ... so lulz
they only shooting them selfs in the foot by adding PC key feature to console games
Xbox : pay for live to have net play , then buy game ... no pass buy it to have a piss blessing from M$ and Devs to play it...and then a kids filled with ADD turrets syndrome crappy net game mode
ps3 : buy game play net... or buy piss blessing from devs to play theirs shitty net that they developed more then the actual story mode... WTF is this 3h STORY and then a kids filled with ADD turrets syndrome crappy net game mode
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