Foundation 9 Entertainment announced that UK-based Sumo Digital, along with its recently established Indian development facility, will be joining the F9E family of studios. The transaction will mark F9E's first expansion outside of North America. Since its founding in 2003, Sumo has developed a number of critically-acclaimed titles, including Virtua Tennis 3 for Xbox 360, Super Rub 'a' Dub for PLAYSTATION Network, and Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast for multiple platforms. Sumo is based in Sheffield, with an additional office in Pune, India. Sumo is currently working on a number of unannounced titles for major publishers.

Sumo Digital will join F9E's current studios and brands including Amaze Entertainment, Backbone Entertainment, The Collective, Digital Eclipse, ImaginEngine, Pipeworks and Shiny Entertainment.

The company's studios are currently at work on more than 20 titles, including The Golden Compass, to be published by SEGA, and Godzilla: Unleashed, to be published by Atari. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.