A multiplayer game services firm set up in Nottingham just one year ago has been acquired in a deal which will allow it to continue a "phenomenal growth rate".
The Multiplayer Guys, which employs about 60 people, has been sold to games technology group Improbable to become a wholly-owned subsidiary.
The company has a base in Heathcoat Street and bosses say they will continue to help developers and game studios create high-quality multiplayer experiences.
Rik Alexander, CEO and fo-founder of The Multiplayer Guys, said: 鈥淐onsidering the growth and success that we鈥檝e been experiencing, we weren鈥檛 looking to join a larger company, but no company is pioneering advances in multiplayer game development like Improbable.
"We will continue to offer our current services without any disruption, but with Improbable鈥檚 scale and engineering support we can continue our phenomenal growth rate while also working smarter, and bring new, experienced teams of multiplayer specialists online to serve more customers faster."
The Multiplayer Guys will remain in Nottingham and will continue to work with its clients, which includes partners such as 2K Games and Mediatonic.
Herman Narula, CEO and co-founder of Improbable, said: 鈥淚mprobable鈥檚 goal is to pioneer and practice new, better ways to approach multiplayer game development using next-generation tools like SpatialOS.
"But multiplayer development has many challenges, and by expanding the services that we offer we can help more developers to achieve greater results with their multiplayer games.聽
鈥淭he Multiplayer Guys have shown their ability to help studios large and small deliver better multiplayer experiences faster. We鈥檙e delighted to add The Multiplayer Guys鈥 skill and experience to the services we offer.鈥
