Construct a Rocket Boy, the sport firm based by Leslie Benzies, introduced immediately that it has acquired UK-based developer PlayFusion for an undisclosed sum. The studio will assist Construct a Rocket Boy construct its assortment of in-development titles, in keeping with the latter, by accelerating the studio’s progress. Construct a Rocket Boy is at the moment engaged on its motion sport, MindsEye, in addition to gaming platform All over the place and a group of UGC instruments known as Arcadia.
Mark Gerhard, CEO of PlayFusion, mentioned of the acquisition, “This next chapter of our combined studios will deliver on that promise as well as disrupt the industry by democratising premium game development. The core team at PlayFusion has been working together for nearly two decades and we are excited to be at the forefront of ushering in a new era of gaming.” The studio is at the moment creating its squad-based tactical shooter Ascendant, which lately held its open beta.
Benzies mentioned in an announcement, “We’ve always admired PlayFusion’s creativity and innovative approach to transmedia entertainment, and joining forces with them will ascend Build A Rocket Boy to our next level of excellence. Our vision has always been to put creativity into the hands of the players and PlayFusion’s shared passion for gaming will help us create a robust offering for our community to seamlessly build their own AAA quality games and create compelling original online experiences soon.”
Construct a Rocket Boy raised $110 million in January as a part of its Collection D funding rounds, with RedBird Capital Companions. This funding went in the direction of constructing All over the place in addition to launching the studio’s Arcadia instruments. Shortly after elevating this capital, Construct a Rocket Boy laid off an undisclosed variety of employees.
