Nordcurrent, a Vilnius-based game publisher, has acquired Blam! Games Studios, a game development company from Odesa, 500 kilometers south of Kyiv.
The Lithuanian company announced the acquisition in late April without disclosing the amount of money they paid for the Ukrainian tech firm.
As part of the deal — which comes after four years of cooperation — Blam! Games will become Nordcurrent’s third studio, coming in addition to Vilnius and Warsaw. The studio will operate under a new name, Nordcurrent Odesa.
“We are glad to welcome one of the best Ukrainian game studios to our family. We’ve had multiple occasions to see that there are many talented developers in Ukraine. We are planning to expand the Odesa studio by bringing together the best professionals from all the Ukrainian regions,” said Nordcurrent CEO Victoria Trofimova.
“We strongly believe that the development of this studio will allow us to jointly create more quality and famous games for the global market,” she added.
Founded in 2009, Blam! Games Studios is among the most established studios in Ukraine with some 40 employees and more than 45 executed projects.
On its side, since its foundation in 2002, the Lithuanian company has released over 50 games for different platforms, including for video game console Sony Playstation, iOS- and Android-based phones, and computers (PCs). It is known for its hit game Cooking Fever, which has been downloaded more than 200 million times.
Counting in its new Ukrainian office, the company employs over 170 people, according to its website.
This article was first published by Ukraine Digital News.
