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BVG Acquires Climax Racing

By Richard Williams
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Posted 28 September 2006 @ 11:43 am GMT

Buena Vista Games, Inc, (BVG) today announced that it had acquired Climax Racing from Climax Group Ltd. The studio is “of both strategic and geographic importance” to BVG, a statement said today. The studio is the third internal studio to be acquired by BVG.

A screenshot from "Moto GP: Ultimate Race Technology" for the Xbox platform in an image courtesy of Climax. Disney is buying Britain's Climax Racing, its first European games acquisition, adding the maker of MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury to e
A screenshot from "Moto GP: Ultimate Race Technology" for the Xbox platform in an image courtesy of Climax. Disney is buying Britain's Climax Racing, its first European games acquisition, adding the maker of MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury...
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Graham Hopper, senior vice president and general manager of BVG said in a statement: "The acquisition of Climax Racing aligns perfectly with our strategic and geographic goals by allowing us to both reach into new genres and new markets for creative talent."

He continued, “"Adding Climax Racing to our creative family will provide an additional

catalyst for our continued growth in the video games market."

Climax Racing is one of the leading developers of racing games, including such games as MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury. The studio and its products has one IGN “Best of Show awards at E3 2006.

BVG is the interactive entertainment affiliate of the Walt Disney Company.

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