Activision har benyttet muligheten til, å kjøpe opp hele Gray Matter. De har tidligere hatt godt og vel 40% mellom fingrene, men etter suksessen med Return to Castlewolfenstein, har firmaet altså valgt å kjøpe enda en dyktig utvikler.
Utdrag fra pressemeldingen:
Santa Monica, CA - January 14, 2002 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that the company has exercised its option to acquire the remaining 60% equity interest in Gray Matter Interactive Studios Inc., the developer of Activision’s holiday season blockbuster PC game, Return to Castle Wolfenstein™.
The acquisition of Gray Matter, combined with Activision’s Raven Software studios, solidifies the company’s industry leading position as a developer of first-person action games. Today’s announcement, which follows Activision’s recent acquisition of Treyarch Invention, LLC., further underscores the company’s commitment to acquire high-quality entertainment software developers with proven technical and design talent.
Så mon tro om ikke Activision kan glede seg til flere suksesser i stil med Return to Castle Wolfenstein?