Acclaimed Lower Hutt-based video game developer A44, best known for its role-playing game Ashen, has been sold to an international digital studio collective as part of a $175 million deal.
Under the deal, founder and CEO Derek Bradley becomes one of seven co-owners of Kepler Interactive. The arrangement sees founding companies retain creative independence.
Bradley said funding and support from its international partner studios would better position A44 in the fast-growing international gaming
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