German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint (Battlestar Galactica MMO) revealed its acquisition of Berlin-based game developer Radon Labs, and also opened a new office in the country's capital. Financial terms for the studio purchase were not disclosed.
Founded in 1995, Radon Labs recently filed for bankruptcy due to "financial concerns." Bigpoint, which is headquartered in Hamburg, intends to keep the more than 35 employees from the studio (its official site lists a headcount of 90+ prior to the acquisition), including managing directors Bernd Beyreuther and Andre Blechschmid.
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Scott joined the games’ industry back in 2001 as a designer at former Climax Studios.
After just one year as a senior designer at Core Design, he decided to work on Realtime Worlds. He stayed there more than four years.
