California based Foundation 9 Entertainment (F9E) has sent word that they are all set to acquire British developers Sumo Digital. This will be Foundation 9’s first expansion outside North America as they hope to build up the firm’s capability to deliver top titles across multiple gaming platforms and genres.
James North-Hearn is the CEO of Sumo Digital. He will now become the managing director of Foundation 9 Europe. He says, “We are thrilled to join Foundation 9 and help increase its European presence. We believe joining F9E will bring us great opportunities for growth in the future, as well as the opportunity to present many more great games to our publishing partners.”
Jon Goldman, Chairman & CEO, F9E comments, “The team at Sumo has done a tremendous job building a top-notch studio in a relatively short amount of time. By bringing them into our family of existing studios, we are now able to strike into the vast talent pool of game developers overseas and expand the company’s presence in the sports and racing genres.”
Though Sumo Digital is based in Sheffield, England, it also has an additional office in Pune, India. Sumo has worked on games like the Virtua Tennis series and Driver 76 for the PSP. F9E has many firms like Amaze Entertainment, Backbone Entertainment, The Collective, Digital Eclipse, ImaginEngine, Pipeworks and Shiny Entertainment under them.