After a round of layoffs and a failed Kickstarter project, things weren’t looking rosy for Supreme Commander developer Gas Powered Games at all.
In fact, it wouldn’t be unfair to say that those guys were probably staring at the bottom of their pints a little more wistfully than they have done in recent times.
A good thing then that seemingly out of nowhere, World of Tanks developer Wargaming.net has said to gaming website VG247 that they would “take full ownership of Gas Powered Games, bringing into its fold a contingent of veteran developers, including CEO and company founder Chris Taylor.”.
How about them apples?
We’ve got more on this after the break folks.
In a statement forwarded to VG247, CEO of Wargaming.net Victor Kislyi, had this to say.“Gas Powered Games’ heritage and development pedigree shows us just how valuable an addition Chris and his company will make to the Wargaming family. Gas Powered Games has a long track record of providing incredibly engaging AAA gaming experiences and we can’t wait to start working with them.”
Chiming in, previously miserable but now presumably elated CEO of Gas Powered Games Chris Taylor said, “Wargaming growth in recent years has been tremendous, and we’re looking forward to joining one of the fastest growing gaming companies in the world. I’m sure our experience and expertise will help us contribute even more to Wargaming’s global success.”
So what do you guys think of that? Personally, I’m chuffed that they’ve got a new home and hopefully, they’ll find a way to make their Kickstarter failure Wildman, into some sort of thing as I really thought it held a great deal of potential.
Keep an eye out here for any further developments.