Bigben Interactive acquires Spiders

Bigben Interactive has announced the acquisition of Spiders, the studio behind the upcoming GreedFall and the previously released titles Mars: War Logs, Bound by Flame, and The Technomancer.

According to Bigben Interactive, Spiders will integrate into its gaming business unit and “leverage the commercial and marketing strength of an established publisher to increase the distribution of its games and benefit from the emulation generated by belonging to a group of talented studios.” The studio will continue to be lead by current CEO and co-founder Jehanne Rousseau.

“This acquisition fits perfectly with Bigben’s strategy to increase its know-how in the development of video games in the AA strategic segment,” said Bigben Interactive chairman and CEO Alain Falc in a press release. “We are delighted to welcome the talents of Spiders who will strengthen our Development unit and participate in new and even more ambitious projects.”

Rousseau added, “We look forward to joining the Bigben Group, a reference player in the video games industry whose strategic vision we fully share. Becoming part of the Bigben Group is a unique opportunity to accelerate our development alongside other quality studios, by integrating an environment conducive to the creation of ever more qualitative games.”