** Streamplay Studio SP8.AX rises as much as 36.4% to A$0.019; highest since May 5, 2022
** Stock set for strongest session since May 2022
** Gaming firm to buy North America's Indie gaming company Noodlecake Studios from its parent Zplay Technology for A$9 mln ($5.8 mln)
** Noodlecake will work closely with Streamplay's R&D teams to develop tools to streamline Noodlecake's publishing division
** More than 63 mln shares traded in stock's busiest session since July 22, 2021
** Stock up 37.5% this year, as of last close
($1 = A$1.5305)
(Reporting by Namrata Verma in Bengaluru)
((Namrata.Verma@thomsonreuters.com;))