Handheld N+ dev SilverBirch acquires Lighthouse Interactive

6 Comments by Jason Dobson Apr 28th 2008 1:00PM
Filed under: Business

Canadian dev SilverBirch, the force behind the DS and PSP versions of recent XBLA release, N+, has opened up its doors -- and wallet -- and acquired Netherlands-based publisher Lighthouse Interactive. SilverBirch calls the move a first step in the company's "strategy of building an integrated video game company."

The developer purchased all of the publisher's outstanding shares for CA$4 million, or $3.97 million in real currency, which it paid out as cash, a vendor note, shares of stock, and an earn-out based on fiscal 2008 financial performance. It's an interesting marriage, given SilverBirch's experience with portable titles as well as the MMO Metin 2, while Lighthouse is best recognized for steering sim and strategy titles for the PC. Wake us when Sword of the Stars comes to the DS.

Tags: acquisition, lighthouse, lighthouse-interactive, lighthouseinteractive, n, n-plus, nplus, silverbirch

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mike: Apr 28th 2008; 1:31PM

Since when are CDN $ not real currency? Ignorant Americans. USD is not considered a "real" currency over any other countries.

creid: Apr 28th 2008; 1:38PM

Since the invention of humor.

Saxon: Apr 28th 2008; 1:39PM

So your response to a joke is to call us ignorant, then make exactly the same claim in reverse.

mike: Apr 28th 2008; 1:42PM

I never made the same claim in reverse. I said that USD currency is no more "real" then any other countries, meaning its equal. Further proving your ignorance.

And a joke you say? If thats the case im sorry I missed the lame attempt at humor.

Geist: Apr 28th 2008; 4:26PM

Ohhhhh SilverBIRCH. I sooo read that wrong at first.

SotS Fanboi: Apr 28th 2008; 10:45PM

Please, PLEASE remember that Lighthouse is a PUBLISHER, not a Developer. They may have published Sword of the Stars, but they had NOTHING to do with it's creation, which is why SotS is awesome. Have you seen the other stuff Lighthouse has published? I believe they have a barge simulator in their list of accomplishments.

So I seriously doubt they'd be responsible for anything cool like SotS on the handheld. That would be Kerberos Studios, the REAL creative geniuses, not Lighthouse.

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