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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Wargaming acquires Day 1 Studios for console development]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/"><img alt="Wargaming acquires Day 1 Studios for console development" data-src-height="229" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/01/wargaming.jpg" /></a></center>Wargaming, developer of the MMOs <em>World of Tanks</em> and <em>World of Warplanes</em>, has acquired formerly independent developer Day 1 Studios for $20 million, putting the studio to work on an "unannounced console title."<br /><br />Before becoming <a href="http://wargamingwest.com/">Wargaming West</a>, Day 1 Studios worked on the MechAssault games, <em>Fracture</em>, and <em>Fear 3</em>. While Wargaming has not specified its console plans other than to say they <em>exist</em>, the company's stock in trade is free-to-play, so a move into consoles very likely means the entry of another free-to-play game into the console world.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wargaming acquires Day 1 Studios for console development</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/">Wargaming acquires Day 1 Studios for console development</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20441876/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/29/wargaming-acquires-day-1-studios-for-console-development/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>day-1-studios</category><category>wargaming</category><category>wargaming-west</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>