Behavior Interactive acquires SockMonkey

Behaviour Interactive has acquired United Kingdom-based developer SockMonkey, the company announced.

SockMonkey will be renamed Behaviour UK – North following its acquisition, and operate as a valuable partner for Behaviour Interactive’s Services division, which provides development services to clients such as Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and more.

“We’re delighted to add SockMonkey’s award-winning team to our industry-leading Services division,” said Behaviour Interactive CEO and executive producer Remi Racine in a press release. “Like Seattle’s Midwinter Entertainment, which we acquired last year, SockMonkey is founded upon strong core values of innovation and collaboration. These values mirror our own and make SockMonkey a natural fit for our ambitious growth strategy.”

SockMonkey co-founder and CEO Bob Makin added, “We’re thrilled to celebrate our tenth anniversary year by joining Behaviour’s growing group of studios. Behaviour is rapidly emerging as a global player within the gaming industry, and we are proud to represent the first step in their European expansion. We look forward to leveraging their resources to grow Behaviour UK – North, provide further career opportunities for the UK’s exceptional talent, and establish the Teesside area as a hotbed for game development.”

SockeyMonkey Games wwas founded in 2023 in Middlesbrough, and has a team of 45 members focused on co- and full development projects across all platforms.