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Wizards Of The Coast Acquires Montréal-Based Tuque Games

Some interesting news today from Wizards Of The Coast, as they announced that they have acquired Montréal-based Tuque Games. The goal of the acquisition is for them to continue to develop digital games, only now with a focus on WotC products, starting with Dungeons & Dragons. The company was founded back in 2012 by Jeff Hattem, and scored a major hit with Livelock back in 2016. Right now it sounds like they're going to keep all 55 employees with no layoffs of a restructuring planned. At least, as far as we know. Here are a few quotes from this morning's announcement.

"At Wizards, we're continuing our commitment to creating new ways to bring our fan favorite brands to life," said Chris Cocks, President, Wizards of the Coast. "Our unique approach of connecting fans around the tabletop as well as through our expanding portfolio of digital games is redefining what it means to be a games company."

"Tuque is thrilled to have the opportunity to be part of the Wizards of the Coast team," said Jeff Hattem, Founder, Tuque Games.  "By working more closely together, we can accelerate our joint vision and bring to life new games, characters and worlds in Wizards of the Coast's roster of franchises."

"In Tuque, we believe we have found a unique partner that pairs the nimbleness of an indie studio with the veteran leadership and scale required to deliver complex AAA games for our largest franchises," said David Schwartz, VP of Digital Publishing, Wizards of the Coast.   "We are excited to bring Jeff and the Tuque team to the Wizards of the Coast family, which we believe will allow us to continue to meet the needs of our fans while enabling us to scale our digital games development capabilities even faster."

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