In a press release issued earlier today, Activision announced that they’ve acquired game developer Vicarious Visions. The developer was responsible for creating the Nintendo DS version of Spider-Man 2 for Activision, and is currently working on a Sony PSP version of the same title. The press release also noted that it will incorporate Vicarious Visions’ Alchemy middleware technology and tools to its next generation of titles.

The acquisition underscores Activision’s strategy to continue building its technical infrastructure in order to take full advantage of the high-growth potential of the next-generation hardware platforms by acquiring technical and design talent with a history of high-quality product creation, while over time enhancing the company’s financial operating model.

Vicarious Visions recently worked on the Xbox version of Doom 3.