Wargaming buys BigWorld for $45m

With three 'World of...' properties in the works – tanks,
warplanes, and warships – Wargaming have decided to annex BigWorld
Technologies and direct development to better work with their goals,
rather than continuing as simply a client of the server company.

Wargaming's chief executive, Victor Kislyi, told VentureBeat: “This
very crucial for us, as we want to control the technology provider we
are using. Now we can integrate them to make internal development
more efficient.”

$45m may seem like a fairly hefty sum but, with Kislyi saying Wargaming expects to reach $200m annual revenue
in the not-too-distant future, it's a small price to pay to prevent
any other company buying BigWorld and reducing Wargaming's control of
it's server architecture.
Wargaming weren't BigWorld's only
customers, and the company will continue to serve those clients under
its new owners. Yes, 38 Studios can continue to receive support for
its “Amalur sequel MMO Copernicus” (someone may want to update
the BigWorld front page).