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\nFiresprite, the large Liverpool-based team bought by PlayStation earlier this month, has expanded further with the acquisition of Fabrik Games. <\/p>\n

Fabrik will now become part of Firesprite, and boost its overall headcount up to 265. <\/p>\n

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Firesprite, the large Liverpool-based team bought by PlayStation earlier this month, has expanded further with the acquisition of Fabrik Games. Fabrik will now become part of Firesprite, and boost its overall headcount up to 265. Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":365386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-365385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"\nPlayStation Studios acquires Manchester-based Fabrik Games | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Firesprite, the large Liverpool-based team bought by PlayStation earlier this month, has expanded further with the acquisition of Fabrik Games. 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