Keywords acquires co-development studio Certain Affinity

Keywords Studios announced today that it plans to acquire Certain Affinity for an undisclosed sum. Certain Affinity is a well-known game co-development studio that has worked on games such as Halo, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty. Keywords plans to add the new studio’s talents to its Create division. Certain Affinity’s CEO and founder Max Hoberman and his management team will continue to lead the company post-acquisition.

Certain Affinity employs over 180 people across two separate locations and is currently working on multiple projects — one of which is Exodus, which it’s co-developing with Archetype Entertainment. It’s not yet clear whether any projects in its pipeline will change following the acquisition. This is the second game studio acquisition that Keywords has made so far this year, and one of several it’s made in the last few years. Other acquisitions in the gaming sector include Wushu Studios, The Multiplayer Group and Fortyseven Communications.