French video game giant Ubisoft has acquired Brazilian game developer Southlogic Studios.
Southlogic is the longest-standing game developer in Brazil, with a team of 20 developers and headquarters in Porto Alegre. It has created titles for the PC, handhelds, and home game consoles. It also provides art outsourcing and game adaptation services. Most recently, it worked on Ubisoft’s Imagine: Wedding Designer for the Nintendo DS.
It’ll be interesting to see if South America emerges as the next hot spot for game development talent, and if the country’s diverse markets will start buying masses of video games. In the past, South America has had a lot of problems with piracy. As the region’s game consumption rises, so will its game creation talents.