Sony Online Acquires Worlds Apart

Sony Online Entertainment said Thursday it had acquired the assets of Worlds Apart Productions, the maker of various online trading card games. Employees of the company would remain at Worlds Apart’s former headquarters in Denver, and the move is expected to strengthen Sony’s position in the online gaming space.

Sony said it may integrate Worlds Apart’s technogies into its existing games, and it signaled it planned to create all-new games as well. Some of the games the company has created include 2005’s “Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga,” 2004’s “The Lord Of The Rings Online Trading Card Game,” and 2001’s “The Eternal City.” Sony said it would send teams to Worlds Apart to begin studying its online trading card game technology, and how it could be integrated into SOE’s games.