Swingin’ Ape to complete StarCraft: Ghost

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that development studio Swingin' Ape will replace Nihilistic and is to take over the completion of StarCraft: Ghost.

Swingin’ Ape was formed by a number of Midway employees who left the firm after completing work on Hydro Thunder, and recently delivered original title Metal Arms: A Glitch In The System for Vivendi Universal Games.

The company’s deal with Blizzard is believed to extend beyond the StarCraft: Ghost work, with the official announcement this morning alluding to collaboration on future multi-platform projects, although no details have been announced as yet.

Last month, Blizzard admitted that StarCraft: Ghost, which was originally unveiled at the Tokyo Games Show in September 2002, would be pushed back to a 2005 release date in order to ensure that the game met the company’s quality standards.

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