Japanese publisher SEGA has expanded one of its most prolific European Studios, Creative Assembly, with the acquisition of Crytek's Black Sea Studios, the Bulgarian Studio behind the RTS Knights of Honor and the tactical role-playing game Worldshift. Following SEGA's acquisition, Black Seak Studios will operate as Creative Assembly Sofia.
Selling the studio to SEGA is a part of the essential steps needed to ensure Crytek is a healthy and sustainable business in the future, according to Crytek’s Managing Director, Avni Yerli.
In the past few weeks, we have worked closely with Creative Assembly and the team in Sofia to ensure that the talented staff at Crytek Black Sea would be well taken care of. We are delighted to be able to announce that SEGA’s acquisition of Crytek Black Sea has been finalized along with the studio’s transition from Crytek to Creative Assembly. This change is a part of the essential steps we are taking to re-focus on our core competencies and ensure Crytek is a healthy and sustainable business moving forward. We would like to thank the Sofia team for their passion and dedication and are looking forward to seeing them do great things as part of Creative Assembly.
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