Electronic Arts Acquires Bight Games, One of the Developers Behind Trade Nations
Electronic Arts said it bought Canada’s Bight Games, which was one of the developers behind perennial top-grossing hit and Medieval city builder Trade Nations. Bight will join EAi as a mobile gaming studio in Canada.
There’s a bit of a wrinkle to this deal. Bight, which played a big role in designing the art and feel of TradeNations, had an IP dispute with the game’s publisher Seattle’s Z2Live earlier this year. Z2Live, which said it put in resources to service and improve the game, kept the license for iOS.
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