It is not very surprising that Trauma Studios would be snatched up quickly by todays game developing companies due to the success of Desert Combat for Battlefield 1942. Digital Illusions has made the jump and has bought Trauma Studios and all rights to Desert Combat as well.

I know that we are looking forward to some great work from them and congratulate them on their success.

“Initially Trauma will work with the development of a concept for a new PC game based on the Battlefield 2 engine.”

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Digital Illusions buys Trauma Studios

Digital Illusions buys New York based game developer Trauma Studios Inc.
Initially Trauma will work with the development of a concept for a new PC game.

РThrough Desert Combat Trauma showed they are remarkably good at developing products the consumer wants. They understand our technology and are experienced and skillful game developers. This was the major factor to our acquisition, said Patrick Șderlund, CEO at Digital Illusions.

– With Digital Illusions award winning team and Trauma Studios’ talent, I am confident we will be very successful together. We really look forward to being part of the Digital Illusions family, said Frank DeLise, CEO at Trauma Studios Inc.

Digital Illusions buys all assets of Trauma and employ all its employees. Digital Illusions thereby buys the trademarks Desert Combat and Trauma Studios.

Trauma will work with the development of games built on Digital Illusions’ technology produced in Sweden. The focus for Trauma – as for Digital Illusions’ Canadian office – will thereby be on concept and game developing, rather than on developing technology. Initially Trauma will work with the development of a concept for a new PC game based on the Battlefield 2 engine. The companies have been working together since February 2004, and Trauma will continue to develop certain parts of Battlefield 2.

Trauma has nine employees today. According to plan the number of employees will increase gradually to be around 20 persons.

Trauma Studios is specialized in FPS* games. They are best known for their Desert Combat mod of Digital Illusions hit game, Battlefield1942, which was elected “Best Mod of the Year” in 2002 and 2003 by the gaming site Gamespy.com. Trauma also has developed gaming tools for Electronic Arts and the American Military.

*FPS is an abbreviation of First Person Shooter.

For more information please contact:
Patrick Söderlund, CEO, Digital Illusions, +46-8-658 78 01 or

Jenny Huldschiner, Communications Manager, Digital Illusions,

+46-8-658 78 03
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]