Ubisoft has acquired FreeStyle Games from rival publisher Activision.

FreeStyle Games - a British developer based out of Leamington Spa - is most well known for its work on the DJ Hero series of games and, more recently, Guitar Hero Live.

In a blog post, Ubisoft said the studio will be renamed Ubisoft Leamington and will work with Ubisoft Reflections, the Newcastle-based studio that's been supplying assets and manpower to various Ubisoft projects for a while, as well as making the Grow Home series of games.

FreeStyle Games had been working with Activision on the China market-focussed Call Of Duty Online after Guitar Hero Live failed to dominate the charts in a way many expected before launch.

An Activision spokesperson told Eurogamer the publisher will continue to support Guitar Hero Live - a game that has been billed since the start of its life as an ongoing service and platform.

The statement reads: