Last year, we told you about the Sega-Rockpool partnership, wherein Sega chose Rockpool Games to develop mobile games that sport the Sega brand. Sonic the Hedgehog: Part One has even made big waves in the mobile industry, snagging the title of being the third most downloaded game last year.

So anyway, we have just heard that SCi has acquired the Manchester-based mobile developing company as part of SCi's plans to move into the mobile game industry. Jane Cavanagh, SCi's Chief Executive, says,

Rockpool's breadth of activity, including not only mobile games but casual PC games, fits well with SCi's strategy to expand the company's business in this direction and will strengthen our position in these consistently growing markets.

Rockpool Games' previous works include Worms, Toca Race Driver, and MotoGP. Paul Gouge, MD of Rockpool Games, also remains optimistic about this new development, saying, "Being part of the SCi family means that we can accelerate our growth and build on the great achievements we have already made in the mobile, casual and wider games market."

 

Sega Europe is all set to make their presence felt in the mobile gaming scene when the company handpicked Rockpool Games to develop titles sporting the Sega brand. The multi-game agreement hopes to mirror Sega's success in the console gaming space to the mobile platform.

Rockpool Games now has the unenviable task of delivering kick-ass Sega games into mobile phones. Sega has yet to reveal which well-known franchises would step into the mobile platform, but something tells us that a certain Blue Blur might just speed its way in that direction. Of course, Rockpool is capable of creating original mobile games for Sega. So, we could be seeing titles that will hold their own even when compared with the solid and proven Sega game franchises.