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Swedish gaming company invests in Brighton studio

Swedish gaming studio, MAG Interactive, has announced a strategic investment in a new UK-based studio, Delinquent.

Delinquent, based in Brighton, is home to a 12-person team. The leadership of the studio hails from PopCap, EA, Mind Candy, Relentless and Activision and includes senior experience on titles such as Peggle, Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies.

Daniel Hasselberg, CEO and co-founder of MAG Interactive said: “There’s a strong fit between the culture of our studios,

“Our plan is to individually and collectively disrupt some of the established genres in casual free-to-play. Delinquent pitched us on their ambition to add genuine innovation into game genres we know and love.

“After spending time with the team and playing early builds of what they’re producing, we believe they can truly do that.”

“The ongoing success of our franchise, Ruzzle, and its expansion Ruzzle Adventure has given our team an enormous amount of experience developing, publishing and growing games. We believe that sharing our expertise with a trusted and strategic partner will enable both studios to build more hits with even greater potential.”

David Bishop, CCO and co-founder at Delinquent added, “I’ve been fortunate to be making games for over 30 years. Every so often you find yourself part of a team that can make magic happen.

“We had that experience at PopCap and I wanted to re-create that feeling within Delinquent.

“We’ve been incredibly focused on securing and gelling the worlds best talent and have assembled a team that are now ready to cause some serious trouble. MAG Interactive felt like the final missing-link.”

Hasselberg will join the board of Delinquent, who are due to release their first title in Q1 2015.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .