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Infinite Interactive, the Australian-based development studio behind the best selling Puzzle Quest game series, has now been acquired by another Aussie game studio, Firemint. That studio has made a name for itself with its own games including Flight Control which is available for the PC and Mac via Steam. As you can see with the cartoon supplied by Firemint the combined developer is already thinking about its first collaborative game.

Financial terms on the acquisition have not been disclosed. However the press release does say that Infinite Interactive's team will be moved into Firemint's expanded office space in Melbourne and that all future games from the team will be released under the Firemint name. Steve Fawkner, who founded Infinite Interactive back in 1989, will remain with the newly merged company where he will work with his team on an unannounced game.

The Steam PC download site has revealed the final four objectives in its holiday Treasure Hunt promotion and contest. You stil have a chance to get five games on your wish list for free and the grand prize happens on Monday where three people who completed 10 of the objectives over the past couple of weeks will win 100 free Steam games of their choice.

The final objectives are:
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Become a Founding Father in Empire: Total War
Set a leaderboard score of at least 37 for 'Beach' in Flight Control HD
Played at least 15 games or demos since March 2009 (When Steam began recording playtime)

In addition Empire Total War is on sale for the next two days for $14.99 while Flight Control HD is priced at just $2.49