Artificial intelligence is the real deal for Keywords Studios

An Irish video games company has snapped up a Japanese business as it continues an ambitious acquisition spree. The Dublin-based Keywords Studios bought Yokozuna Data from Silicon Studio Corporation, a Japan-based games engine developer. Yokozuna Data makes artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Keywords acquired the business and assets of Yokozuna Data for $1.5 million (€1.3 million). Andrew Day, chief executive of Keywords, said that it had been looking for opportunities to establish a foothold in the area of video games analytics "for a few years".