Activision Acquires DemonWare

Activision and the Dublin-based multiplayer middleware maker, DemonWare, have reached an agreement it seems, and announced this morning their joining forces.

"In the next two-to-four years, we expect that online gaming will grow significantly as a result of a more seamless plug and play experience provided by the next-generation consoles," states Mike Griffith, CEO of Activision Publishing. "The acquisition of DemonWare will enable us to eliminate many of the challenges associated with online multiplayer game development..."

Most interesting.