The Lego Group has acquired Lego Universe and most of the NetDevil developers who were part of the project. A Gazillion representative explains to Joystiq that before Gazillion's acquisition of NetDevil, the studio had already begun the work-for-hire deal of Lego Universe, with Lego now buying the rights from Gazillion for Lego Universe itself.


"The transition of members of our team to the Lego Group allows us to conclude the work-for-hire segment of NetDevil's business and lets us expand our internally-published, free-to-play game businesses" said David Brevik, President and COO of Gazillion. "We're proud of the Lego Universe game that our team built, and we are certain that it has a bright future."

Gazillion notes there was a "minor staff reduction" at NetDevil, but that most of the staff was retained by Lego. Lego is expected to take over the space that NetDevil is currently occupying and the remaining staffers are moving to a new building. NetDevil is currently working on Fortune Online, with Gazillion unable to comment on the status of Jumpgate Evolution due to the current legal entanglement.