June 3^rd, 2006 (11:56am) - Is smaller developers being bought out by bigger ones a shocker to you? It shouldn’t be -- analysts have been predicting it happening for years. Now you can add Strangelite Studios to the list. It was revealed on their website that they’ve been bought by developer Rebellion (Sniper Elite, Rogue Trooper, Judge Dredd).

Strangelite, formerly affiliated with Empire Interactive, is currently working on two first-person shooters for both consoles and PC, one of which will be, according to the website "a new and exciting IP in the FPS genre." Strangelite is no stranger to the genre, having developed last year’s Starship Troopers for the PC.

Rebellion has been making games for fifteen years, incase you’ve never heard of them. Alien Vs. Predator on the Atari Jaguar falls into their resume, as will the upcoming PSP version of Miami Vice. Aside from the Judge Dredd license, they also own the 2000 AD comics line.