Swordfish Birmingham acquisition expected this week
Formal announcement on future of 50 Cent developer due in next few days
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Following the acquisition of its Manchester studio, GamesIndustry.biz understands that Swordfish Studios' main team in Birmingham has also been snapped up, with a formal announcement expected in the next few days.
Monumental Games picked up 26 Swordfish employees yesterday along with studio head Mike Delves.
The developer of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand has been up for sale since Activision Blizzard decided to offload a number of its internal studios.
Earlier this week, Ubisoft swooped for Massive Entertainment, picking up the rights to its franchise World in Conflict.