Aussie middleware company acquired by Wargaming

BigWorld, a middleware company located in Canberra and a driving force behind the overwhelmingly successful World of Tanks (and the upcoming sequels, World of Warplanes and World of Warships), has been purchased by Wargaming - the creators of the above three games.

Talking to MCV Pacific, De Margheriti explained that the acquisition could result in a move for the company,

My understanding is that BigWorld will relocate out of the present building alongside the AIE, to an even bigger office in Sydney as we have been adding additional engineering staff for a number of months in preparation of the sale and the extra engineering load it will place on our engineering capabilities, and hence we have no more room in our Sydney office!

The sale of the company is reported at US$45 million by VentureBeat - making it the largest videogame company acquisition in Australian history.

So crack a tinny and salute some Aussie legends in congratulations.