Behaviour Santiago
A Chilean video game development studio that operated under the names Wanako Games and Behaviour Santiago.
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Overview
Behaviour Santiago was a video game development studio based in Santiago, Chile. The business was founded in 2002 as Wanako Games by Esteban Sosnik, Tiburcio de la Cárcova, Santiago Bilinkis, and Wenceslao Casares. It became part of several larger corporate structures during the consolidation of the online and casual-games sector in the late 2000s. In February 2007, Vivendi Games acquired the studio for a reported US$10 million. Following the transaction, Wanako Games operated under Sierra Online, Vivendi's division responsible for online games and the studio's distributor at the time. The company's ownership changed again after the July 2008 merger between Vivendi Games and Activision, which created Activision Blizzard. On 15 December 2008, Activision sold Wanako Games to Artificial Mind and Movement, a Canadian game developer. Artificial Mind and Movement changed its corporate name to Behaviour Interactive in November 2010, and Wanako Games was correspondingly renamed Behaviour Santiago. The renamed studio therefore functioned as Behaviour Interactive's Chilean development operation rather than as an independent, separately listed company. Behaviour Santiago's business was centered on video game development. The available reference material identifies the studio as a developer but does not provide a complete catalogue of its games, platforms, commercial performance, or detailed internal organization. Its work included a mobile game based on the television property Westworld. That title had been completed before the Santiago studio closed and was released on 1 February 2018. Behaviour Santiago ceased operations on 20 November 2017. The release of the completed Westworld mobile game followed the closure, making it the last specifically identified product associated with the studio in the available record. The studio is consequently a defunct Chilean development brand with a history spanning independent formation, acquisition by Vivendi, transfer through Activision's corporate restructuring, integration into Artificial Mind and Movement, and final operation under the Behaviour Interactive name.
History
Behaviour Santiago originated as Wanako Games, a Chilean video game studio founded in Santiago in 2002 by Esteban Sosnik, Tiburcio de la Cárcova, Santiago Bilinkis, and Wenceslao Casares. Its creation placed it among the early Chilean studios seeking to participate in the international game-development market. The available historical record identifies the company primarily as a developer and does not provide a complete account of its original game catalogue or workforce. A major change came in February 2007, when Vivendi Games acquired Wanako Games for a reported US$10 million. The transaction placed the studio within Sierra Online, the Vivendi division responsible for online games. Wanako had previously worked with Sierra Online as a distributor, so the acquisition changed the relationship from distribution to corporate ownership. Wenceslao Casares withdrew from the company after the sale. The studio's ownership shifted again as the video-game industry underwent large-scale consolidation. In July 2008, Vivendi Games merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard. Wanako Games did not remain permanently within the resulting organization: Activision sold the studio to Artificial Mind and Movement on 15 December 2008. Artificial Mind and Movement was a Canadian developer that subsequently changed its name to Behaviour Interactive on 8 November 2010. At the same time, Wanako Games was renamed Behaviour Santiago, aligning the Chilean studio's identity with its Canadian parent. Under the Behaviour Santiago name, the operation continued as a Santiago-based development studio. The source material does not establish a distinct consumer-facing product portfolio under the Behaviour Santiago label, nor does it identify a separate public website, listed entity, or independently reported financial results. Its corporate significance lies chiefly in its role as an acquired and renamed regional development unit within a succession of larger game companies. Behaviour Santiago was shut down on 20 November 2017. A mobile game based on Westworld had been completed before the closure and was released on 1 February 2018. That post-closure launch is the final dated product event identified in the available record. Behaviour Santiago is therefore best understood as a defunct studio whose history traces the movement of a Chilean developer through Vivendi Games, Activision's post-merger structure, Artificial Mind and Movement, and finally Behaviour Interactive.
- 2018
Westworld mobile game released
[1]A Westworld-based mobile game completed before the closure was released on 1 February.
- 2017
Studio closure
[1]Behaviour Santiago ceased operations on 20 November.
- 2010
Renamed Behaviour Santiago
[1]Artificial Mind and Movement became Behaviour Interactive, and Wanako Games adopted the Behaviour Santiago name.
- 2008
Transfer to Artificial Mind and Movement
[1]Following the formation of Activision Blizzard, Activision sold Wanako Games to Artificial Mind and Movement on 15 December.
- 2007
Acquisition by Vivendi Games
[1]Vivendi Games acquired Wanako Games in February for a reported US$10 million.
- 2002
Wanako Games founded
[1]Esteban Sosnik, Tiburcio de la Cárcova, Santiago Bilinkis, and Wenceslao Casares founded the studio in Santiago, Chile.
Products and positioning
A Santiago-based video game development studio operating within the corporate structure of Behaviour Interactive.
Mobile game · 2018
Westworld
A mobile game based on the Westworld television property. The game had been completed before Behaviour Santiago shut down and was released on 1 February 2018, after the studio had ceased operations. The available source identifies the title and its release relationship to the studio but does not provide further information about its mechanics, publisher, commercial performance, or subsequent support.
Brand decisions
2017
Closure of the Santiago studioStrategyBackground
Behaviour Santiago was operating as a regional development studio within Behaviour Interactive.
Action taken
Behaviour Interactive shut down the Santiago operation on 20 November 2017.
Aftermath
The completed Westworld mobile game was released after the studio's closure.
2010
Corporate and studio renamingStrategyBackground
Artificial Mind and Movement revised its corporate identity after acquiring Wanako Games.
Action taken
The parent company became Behaviour Interactive and the Chilean studio became Behaviour Santiago.
Aftermath
The operation continued under the Behaviour Interactive brand until its closure in 2017.
2008
Sale from Activision to Artificial Mind and MovementM&ABackground
Wanako Games became part of the corporate structure surrounding Activision after the Vivendi Games and Activision merger.
Action taken
Activision sold Wanako Games to Artificial Mind and Movement on 15 December 2008.
Aftermath
The studio moved into the organization that later became Behaviour Interactive.
2007
Sale to Vivendi GamesM&ABackground
Wanako Games was operating in the online and casual-games ecosystem and had a distribution relationship with Sierra Online.
Action taken
Vivendi Games acquired the studio for a reported US$10 million and placed it under Sierra Online.
Aftermath
The transaction made Wanako Games part of a major international games group; co-founder Wenceslao Casares subsequently left the company.
Acquisition price. US$10 million (February 2007)
Recent events
- 2018
Westworld mobile game released after studio closure[1]
Product launch
A mobile game based on Westworld that had been completed before the closure was released on 1 February 2018.
- 2018
Westworld mobile game released[1]
Product launch
A mobile game based on Westworld, completed before the studio closure, was released on 1 February 2018.
- 2017
Behaviour Santiago shuts down[1]
Other
The Santiago studio ended operations on 20 November 2017.
- 2010
Wanako Games renamed Behaviour Santiago[1]
Leadership change
Artificial Mind and Movement adopted the Behaviour Interactive name and renamed its Wanako Games studio Behaviour Santiago.
- 2010
Wanako Games becomes Behaviour Santiago[1]
Leadership change · Other
Artificial Mind and Movement changed its corporate name to Behaviour Interactive and renamed the Chilean Wanako Games operation Behaviour Santiago.
- 2008
Wanako Games sold to Artificial Mind and Movement[1]
M&A
After the creation of Activision Blizzard, Activision sold Wanako Games to Artificial Mind and Movement on 15 December 2008.
- 2008
Wanako Games is sold to Artificial Mind and Movement[1]
M&A
After the creation of Activision Blizzard through the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, Wanako Games was sold to Artificial Mind and Movement on 15 December 2008.
- 2007
Vivendi Games acquires Wanako Games[1]
M&A
Wanako Games announced that it had been acquired by Vivendi Games and would operate under Sierra Online.
Sources1 sources
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