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Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) Japanese tech giant Sony has announced that it has acquired mobile game developer Savage Game Studios without disclosing the financial terms of the deal.

Savage Game Studios will join a new PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, which will operate independently from the company's console development and focus on innovative, on-the-go experiences based on new and existing PlayStation IP.

"Today, we announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Game Studios, a hugely talented team of creatives with many years of experience making some of the most popular mobile games enjoyed by players around the world," the company said in a blogpost.

"We share their tireless ambition to innovate, along with a continued drive to expand our audience and bring PlayStation to more people than ever before, making them a perfect fit to join PlayStation Studios," it added.

Michail Katkoff, CEO and co-founder of Savage Game Studios said their guiding vision was a creative space where experimentation and taking risks were not warily avoided, but rather eagerly embraced.

"We have all worked at big studios and while we respect the advantages of ample resources, we wanted to stay small and nimble so we could call our own shots," Katkoff said.

"We made this deal because we believe that PlayStation Studios' leadership respects our vision for how we can best operate and succeed, and because they too are not afraid to take chances," he added.

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Madrid, Aug 30 (IANS) The Spanish government says it won't be imposing restrictions on consumers or businesses or giving handy tips on how to save water amid an energy crisis.

"Do I have to tell families to shower with cold water like the German government did? I wouldn't dream of that," Minister for Ecological Change Teresa Ribera said in an interview on Monday to the Spanish daily El Mundo.

But Ribera said she could imagine, for example, campaigns to "revive old habits, such as turning off lights when they are not needed, or not turning the heating up so much", reports dpa news agency.

The minister assured that "there will be no restrictions (on energy consumption) for families and companies".

Spain must save energy, but is "much better prepared for the crisis than other countries", she asserted.

Ribera compared her country's situation to that of Germany to underpin her optimism.

She noted that Spain is "not as dependent on Russian gas as Germany, which also has to keep coal-fired power plants in operation".

Spain recently approved a controversial energy-saving plan in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing energy crisis.

According to the plan, Spain is to lower its consumption of gas by 7-8 per cent, compared to a 15 per cent saving most other EU countries are seeking.

Since August 10, all public areas such as shopping malls, cinemas, offices, stores, hotels, train stations, and airports are prohibited from cooling their rooms to below 27 degrees.

Along with numerous other measures, the lighting of offices, shops, and several monuments across the country must be turned off from 10 p.m., provided the space is no longer being used.

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