In a bit of a shakeup on the British development scene Rebellion has picked up Radiant Worlds, the studio founded by British industry veterans (and twins) Andrew and Philip Oliver. Radiant Worlds was set up by the Olivers in 2013 following the demise of their previous outfit, Blitz Games Studios, and they were mainly occupied with an MMORPG called Skysaga: Infinite Isles, a game that publisher Smilegate shut down development on last year.
Rebellion Warwick, the new studio name for what was formerly known as Radiant Worlds, employs around 70 people and the Oliver twins will remain on board. Rebellion is one of the largest independent developers in the UK with around 300 employees at this point and they are looking to release Strange Brigade this year, Battlezone Combat Commander and the long-awaited Evil Genius 2.
"To bring such great people to the company, just after our 25th birthday, is quite remarkable," said Rebellion CEO and co-founder Jason Kingsley OBE. "It's been a great year for us and we have a lot of plans to help make 2018, 2019 and beyond bigger and even greater years for Rebellion."
Philip Oliver, one of the founders of Radiant Worlds, had this to say via press release: "We've known the Kingsleys for many years and have always had enormous respect for them and the company they've built. We know that our core values of creativity, passion, and ambition are mirrored by Rebellion, and we're excited to be part of their amazing team."
Exactly what the team at Radiant Worlds will be working on under their new masters remains to be seen, but clearly, they'll add online competence to the table.