Smoking Gun Interactive Inc. (SGI) is a Canadian

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based in

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. It is known for developing

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MMO

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game '' Age of Empires: Castle Siege'', which is published by

Microsoft Studios Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher and part of the Microsoft Gaming division based in Redmond, Washington. It was established in March 2000, ...

. Smoking Gun was founded in 2007 by John Johnson, Drew Dunlop and Angie Pytlewski, former developers from

Relic Entertainment Relic Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as THQ Canada Inc.) is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver, founded in 1997. The studio specializes in real-time strategy games and is known for series such as ''Homeworld'', '' Warhammer 40 ...

, who produced the ''

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'' series. In September 2022, the company agreed to be acquired by

Keywords Studios Keywords Studios plc is an Irish video game industry services company based in Leopardstown. Founded in 1998 by Giorgio Guastalla and Teresa Luppino, the company initially provided localisation services for business software before transitionin ...

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