[业界]索尼收购SOCOM系列开发商Zipper Interactive

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索尼电子娱乐正式宣布收购Zipper Interactive，该公司是著名的SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs系列游戏的开发商。被收购后，该小组将加入索尼的SCE全球工作室。这是索尼在去年12月收购 Killzone开发商Guerrilla Games之后的有一个大的动作，索尼在继续强化自己的第一方开发力量，为PS3作准备。

   Zipper Interactive1995年由Jim Bosler 和 Brian Soderberg创建，公司最著名的产品SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals系列游戏取得了全世界700万份的销量。系列的最新作SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo在2005年下半年在PSP上登场。其他作品包括Mechwarrior 3 和Crimson Skies。

  SCE全球工作室总裁Phil Harrison这样评价：Zipper Interactive是世界上最著名的游戏开发小组之一，Zipper Interactive和索尼自1999年以来就建立了良好的合作关系。Zipper Interactive在网络游戏方面所取得的成就对我们公司是一个极大的补充，非常高兴Zipper Interactive现在成为了SCE全球工作室的核心成员。Zipper Interactive总裁/CEO Jim Bosler也表示，加入了索尼之后，公司将期望推出更好的创新的游戏，来推动游戏的在线功能和网络体验的进一步发展。

Zipper Interactive的游戏：
PC
Crimson Skies
Crimson Skies (demo)
Death Drome
MechWarrior 3
MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon
Recoil
Top Gun: Hornet's Nest

PlayStation 2
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals//Gamespot评分8.9
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals//Gamespot评分8.9
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals II//Gamespot评分8.5
SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals II (Demo Disk)

PlayStation Portable
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo//Gamespot评分8.7
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo -- Public Beta v.1

Sony Acquires Zipper Interactive

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced that it has acquired Redmond, Washington-headquartered Zipper Interactive, creators of the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs franchise. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The developer will join Sony's newly formed global development operation, SCE Worldwide Studios, and is the second studio acquisition by SCE, following the purchase of Dutch Killzone developer Guerrilla Games in December 2005, as Sony continues to expand its internally-owned developer network in advance of the launch of the PlayStation 3.

Zipper Interactive was founded by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg in 1995, and is best known for its SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals game series, for which franchise sales have now surpassed seven million units worldwide. In addition to the SOCOM series, Zipper has developed other titles, including Mechwarrior 3 and Crimson Skies, but has been dedicated to the SOCOM series for some time, most recently releasing SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo for the PSP in late 2005.

"Zipper Interactive is one of the most well-known and respected development teams in the industry and we have enjoyed a great working relationship with the company since July 1999," said Phil Harrison, president, SCE Worldwide Studios. "Zipper's tremendous achievements and expertise in creating top-selling games with fantastically loyal online communities is a great addition to our development organization. We are delighted that Zipper Interactive is now a core member of the SCE Worldwide Studios network."

"We were first drawn to Sony Computer Entertainment by their vision for growing the videogame industry," said Jim Bosler, president and CEO, Zipper Interactive. "We've enjoyed an incredible relationship with SCE for more than six years... As a part of the Sony Computer Entertainment group we can look forward to introducing innovative titles that push online functionality and community experiences even further."

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