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Behavior Interactive, Canada’s largest video game studio, announced today that it has acquired it SockMonkey Studiosa third-party developer based in the United Kingdom.
SockMonkey is Behaviour’s first European investment and will be renamed Behavior UK – North upon acquisition. The studio will act as a partner to Behavior’s Services division, which provides development services to the likes of Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix and Take-Two.
“We are excited to add SockMonkey’s award-winning team to our industry-leading Services division,” said Rémi Racine, CEO and executive producer of Behavior, in a statement. “Like Midwinter Entertainment in Seattle, which we acquired last year, SockMonkey is founded on strong core values of innovation and collaboration. These values reflect our own and make SockMonkey a natural fit for our ambitious growth strategy.”
Founded in 1992, Montreal-based Behavior is a versatile Canadian game studio known for creating and supporting genre-defying titles. Behavior has had tremendous success with its original horror-action multiplayer game, Dead by Daylight, and will be releasing its next major original IP, Meet Your Maker, on April 4th of this year.
“We are excited to celebrate our 10th anniversary year by joining the growing group of Behaviour studios,” SockMonkey CEO Bob Makin said in a statement. “Behaviour is rapidly emerging as a global player in the gaming industry, and we are proud to represent the first step in their European expansion. We look forward to leveraging their resources to grow Behavior UK – North, provide further career opportunities for the UK’s exceptional talent and establish the Teesside area as a hotbed for game development.
Founded in 2013 in Middlesbrough, SockMonkey’s 45 team members are focused on co- and full development projects across all platforms. The SockMonkey team has won numerous awards, including being recognized as one of Gamesindustry.biz’s Best Places to Work in 2022. As Behavior UK – North, the studio will focus exclusively on projects for Behaviour’s roster of blue-chip clients.
In total, Behavior has more than 1,200 employees.
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