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Bejeweled publisher PopCap has acquired Gastronaut Studios, the company behind XBLA’s Small Arms.

Gastronaut is currently adapting Peggle for Live Arcade.

“This acquisition is the perfect union as Gastronaut, much like PopCap, is dedicated to making accessible and addictively fun games for a wide range of consumers,” stated Gastronaut co-founder Jacob Van Wingen.

“We’ve enjoyed a fantastic working relationship with PopCap on their XBLA titles and we’re thrilled to be joining their team to create exciting titles that players of all stripes will love.”

Read on for the press release.

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Microsoft’s offering free Live multiplay on a bunch of XBLA games over December, including A Kingdom for Keflings, Aegis Wing, Bomberman Live, Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Spades, UNO, Small Arms and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Which is nice.

So if you’re a Silver member looking to try out “proper” Live, here’s your chance.

There’s more detail on GamerScoreBlog.