Amber snaps up co-development studio Madbricks

• Amber aims to expand the company by integrating external studios
• Bucharest development partner claims to have a network of over 3,400 specialists

Game development agency Amber has acquired Colombian studio Madbricks for an undisclosed fee.

The deal sees the co-development specialist’s 40 staff will now join Amber’s global workforce. Based in Bogota, the team has worked across platforms, including mobile, PC and console. 

Its clients have included Voodoo, ByteDance and Maximum Games. Madbricks has already previously worked with Amber on various projects.

Workforce expansion

Amber said the acquisition is part of its plans to grow the company’s headcount by integrating external studios. 

Headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, Amber currently employs more than 850 staff around the world and, through its partners, claims to have a global talent network of over 3,400 specialists.

The company has previously worked with companies such as Amazon, King, Big Fish Games, Disney, N3twork, Rovio, Warner Media and Thatgamecompany.

“We were impressed by the dedication and professionalism of the Madbricks team during our past collaboration, so this acquisition is a natural next step in our relationship,” said Amber CEO Mihai Pohonțu.

“Emerging markets are part of our DNA, and Madbricks will solidify our presence in the South American games industry landscape.”

Madbricks CEO Miguel Benavides added: “For Madbricks, becoming part of Amber means bigger projects and the opportunity to learn from a developed organisation like Amber.

“We pride ourselves on our ability to generate a fast-paced high production value pipeline, and we believe that joining Amber, with its vast, global resources, will tighten our efficiency even further and allow us to fully realise our vision for the company and local industry.”