Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Game Studios, a mobile game development studio with offices in Helsinki and Berlin.
According to reports, Savage Game Studios is led by veteran co-founders Michail Katkoff (Rovio, Zynga, Fun Plus, Supercell), Nadjim Adjir (Wargaming, Rovio, Gree), and Michael McManus (Wargaming, Insomniac, Kabam), who have decades of experience in mobile game development and operation. Additionally, their team is already working on an unannounced new AAA mobile live service action game.
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Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, said: “PlayStation Studios must continue to expand and diversify our offerings beyond console platforms to bring new games to more people than ever before.”
The acquisition of the great team at Savage Game Studios is another strategic step in making this happen. I’m very excited about what Savage is doing, and I’m confident they will deliver a high-quality experience. Our foray into mobile, like our expansion into games for PC and online services, strengthens our capabilities and our community and complements PlayStation Studios’ goal of creating the best games possible.
Moreover, Savage Game Studios will join the newly established PlayStation Studios mobile division, a development division independent of the console platform.
The PlayStation Studios Mobile team is focused on creating new experiences for players through innovative games based on new and existing PlayStation IP and meeting the high-quality standards of PlayStation Studios. SIE’s efforts to reach players no matter where they play – mobile, PC, or live service – will continue to complement its existing expertise to create unparalleled single-player, narrative-driven AAA console games.
Day-to-day operations post-acquisition will continue to be managed by Savage Game Studios’ current management team. Due to contractual commitments, the terms of the transaction, including acquisition costs, were not disclosed.
