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PopCap Buys Small Arms Maker
by Chris Faylor, Feb 24, 2009 10:12am PSTCasual games developer and publisher PopCap Games today announced its acquisition of Xbox Live Arcade developer Gastronaut Studios, which has previously worked with PopCap in bringing Feeding Frenzy 2 and Peggle to the Xbox 360.
Gastronaut's Small ArmsGastronaut is now working on several "undisclosed projects," with its founders retaining their rights to the studio's original properties, such as the Xbox Live Arcade side-scrolling combat game Small Arms and the upcoming puzzle game Gel.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not provided.
"We've enjoyed a fantastic working relationship with PopCap on their XBLA titles and we're thrilled to be joining their team to create exciting titles that players of all stripes will love." said Gastronaut co-founder Jacob Van Wingen.
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Thing is in SMB each character was unique because of their moves, but when you have a game where has access to the same weapons there isn't much variety in a 2D combat game.
When I saw the first game I thought Fur Fighters; if they do make a sequel I think that's the way they should go with it