Microsoft buys online gaming company

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Friday 08 May 2009 10:50 BST
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Microsoft has agreed to buy the privately held online gaming company BigPark for an undisclosed sum.

BigPark's team of game developers will be brought into Microsoft gaming division to work on an exclusive Xbox 360 game, the company said.

BigPark, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has already been working with Microsoft on the game for the past year.

BigPark Chief Executive and co-founder Hanno Lemke will report to Phil Spencer, general manager of Microsoft Game Studios.

The company did not disclose any financial details of the agreement.

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