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Collective. The merger was formally announced in October 2007, at which point both studios had moved to new 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m) offices in
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1226:"Double Helix Games acquired by Amazon (update)"
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575:"The Collective, Backbone laying Foundation 9"
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674:"Pipeworks laid into Foundation 9"
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