Another major studio is spreading its wings. The latest move to occur is the developing giant Ubisoft, has acquired Digital Kids, a Japanese studio which has worked with Ubisoft before. Here is a statement from the press release we just received:

Today, Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announces that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Japanese video game development studio Digital Kids.

Established in 1996, with offices in Nagoya and Osaka, Digital Kids currently has a team of 20 developers specialized in games for the Nintendo DS. The studio has worked regularly for a number of Japanese publishers and has developed several successful titles for Ubisoft’s Petz line of games, including Hamsterz™ Life.