Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Ubisoft Buys Guitar Hero Live Dev From Activision

Ubisoft has acquired Guitar Hero Live developer  FreeStyle Games. The studio was previously owned by Call of Duty publisher Activision. FreeStyle Games will now be known as Ubisoft Leamington, referencing the studio's location in Leamington Spa. As for what the studio will work on, a news release, Ubisoft said the team will closely collaborate with Ubisoft Reflections and other Ubisoft-owned international studios "to develop AAA games.

"We're thrilled to have their expertise within the group, and the team at Reflections are looking forward to creating great things together," managing director Richard Blenkinsop said in a statement. Terms of Ubisoft's acquisition of FreeStyle Games were not disclosed. It’s unknown what this means for the future of Guitar Hero Live. Thoughts ? Guitar Hero Live was ok at best in my opinion. I could never get used to the new guitar for the game, everything else I thought was fantastic.  

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