Sega acquires Two point Hospital developer Two Point Studios

Sega has announced that it's acquiring Two Point Studios, the British developer behind Two Point Hospital - last year's enormously enjoyable, thoroughly charming spiritual successor to classic business sim Theme Hospital.

The now 17-strong team at Two Point Studios, which is based in Farnham if you're at all interested in tangental geographic trivia, was formed in 2016 by Gary Carr, Mark Webley, and Ben Hymers. All three previously worked at Lionhead Studios (known for the likes of Fable and Black & White), while Carr and Webley were both once part of legendary British developer Bullfrog Productions, the studio responsible for Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, Magic Carpet, and Syndicate, among other incontestable classics.

Two Point Hospital, of course, drew heavily on Bullfrog's work, sprucing up Theme Hospital's much-loved formula with all sorts of mod-cons. The end result was a critical and - according to publisher Sega - commercial hit, and the newly announced acquisition is down to that successful partnership. Two Point Studios will join other developers under Sega's wing, including Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive, Relic Entertainment, and Amplitude Studios.

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