Wargaming Purchases Gas Powered Games in Wake of Wildman Kickstarter Shutdown

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on February 14, 2013 AT 11:47am

In the wake of Wildman’s failed Kickstarter campaign, Gas Powered Games has been purchased by Wargaming, perhaps best known for their free-to-play game World of Tanks.

“Gas Powered Games has a long track record of providing incredibly engaging AAA gaming experiences and we can’t wait to start working with them,” said Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi.

Gas Powered Game shut down its Kickstarter campaign for Wildman on Monday.

No details about the purchase have yet to be revealed.

“At this point, it makes sense for us to focus our attention on other ways to keep Gas Powered Games running,” said CEO Chris Taylor. ”Unfortunately, we are unable to share any specifics in public.”

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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