Wanako Studios Ltd. was founded in 2002, by Esteban Sosnik, Tiburcio de la Carcova, and Wenceslao Casares. It was registered in New York City and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, until the studio was acquired by Sierra Entertainment in 2007. The company was then absorbed into Activision Blizzard and later acquired by Artificial Mind and Movement in 2008. When Artificial Mind and Movement became Behaviour Interactive in 2010, Wanako Studios was renamed Behaviour Santiago.