In a smart move to expand their territory and bolster their already high-profile production team, Ubisoft, maker of video gaming classics such as the Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon and Prince of Persia series and newer games like highly-acclaimed Assassin’s Creed, has purchased the well-renowned special effects company Hybride Technologies. Yes, this is the same company that made 300 and Sin City. Yes, this is good news.

But how good? They work in two different domains, which means these two developers don’t use the same production technology at all. Sure, it would be nice to have some sweet cinematics instead of the poorly-animated garbage that Ubisoft has stained so many of it’s games with, but beyond that, this big business move seems like nothing more than that, just business. Good for them, but here’s hoping it will also be good for us gamers.

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