Sony Aquires Bungie - Devs of Destiny and First Halo
Bungie is being acquired by Sony. The Japanese giant will pay $3.6 billion for the creators of Destiny.
video games
Agnes Adamus
January 31, 2022
ESL Sold to Saudis for $1 Billion
Savvy Gaming Group from Saudi Arabia acquires ESL and FACEIT for a staggering $1 billion. Some gamers and fans of esports are not happy about the situation.
video games
Adam Krolak
January 25, 2022
Hexen, Guitar Hero, King's Quest - Xbox Boss Wants to Resurrect Old Activision IPs
Phil Spencer gave an interview in which he revealed that Microsoft intends to resurrect Activision's old IPs. Among the candidates to return to the market are the Hexen, Guitar Hero and King's Quest series.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 21, 2022
We Created Ultimate List of Activision Blizzard Brands to be Acquired by Microsoft
We took a look at the Activision and Blizzard brands that will soon become Microsoft's property. Their number is impressive.
video games
Michael Zegar
January 19, 2022
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will purchase the holding company Activision Blizzard. Publisher of games such as Call of Duty: Vanguard and World of Warcraft will end up under the wings of the Redmond giant for a huge amount of money.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
January 18, 2022
Take-Two CEO Explains Zynga Acquisition - Mobile Installments of Popular Brands
Take-Two's CEO shared the reasons behind yesterday's acquisition of Zynga. The company intends to move its key brands into the mobile and F2P market.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
January 11, 2022
Take-Two Buys FarmVille Devs for Record Amount
Zynga is joining the studios gathered under the wing of Take 2 Interactive. The company has acquired the U.S. mobile game developer for $12.7 billion.
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Miriam Moszczynska
January 10, 2022
Tencent Acquires Back 4 Blood Devs, Promises Creative Independence
Tencent has acquired another studio. This time the Chinese giant decided to buy out Turtle Rock Studios, the creators of Left 4 Dead and Back 4 Blood.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
December 18, 2021
Adam Kicinski on CD Projekt's Future, Independence and Acquisitions
In an interview with Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, CEO Adam Kicinski talked about the future of CD Projekt, the company's independence and possible acquisitions.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 26, 2021
Rock Band Devs Acquired by Epic Games to Assist on Fortnite
Harmonix, the studio known for Rock Band, has been acquired by Epic Games. The developers are to handle the expansion of musical elements in Fortnite.
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Adrian Werner
November 24, 2021
Subnautica Coming to PUBG? Krafton Acquires Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Unknown Worlds Entertainment, known for the game Subnautica, has been acquired by Krafton - the same company that owns the rights to the PUBG brand. This is already the sixth development team belonging to this company. Its owners ensure that the producers will remain independent in creative matters.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
October 29, 2021
CD Projekt Acquires The Flame in the Flood Devs
CD Projekt announced acquisition of The Molasses Flood, the studio responsible for, among others, the survival game The Flame in the Flood. What's more, we got to know the first goals of their cooperation.
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Michael Zegar
October 22, 2021
Tencent Becomes the Largest Shareholder of The Medium and Blair Witch Devs
The Chinese company Tencent has acquired 21.97% of shares in the Polish studio Bloober Team, becoming the company's largest shareholder. It is another large corporation which became interested in the creators of such games as Blair Witch or The Medium.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
October 8, 2021
Demon's Souls Remake Devs Officially Acquired by Sony
Sony has finally officially announced the acquisition of Bluepoint Games. The creators of 2018's Demon's Souls Remake and Shadow of the Colossus have joined the PlayStation Studios family after many years of collaboration.
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Hubert Sledziewski
September 30, 2021
Netflix Acquires Oxenfree and Afterparty Devs
Netflix is acquiring Night School Studio, the creators of Oxenfree. It has also been confirmed that games on the platform will be available on a subscription basis, at no extra charge.
video games
September 29, 2021
Conan and a Dozen Other IPs Go to Funcom After Cabinet Group Acquisition
Funcom has acquired Cabinet Group along with its IPs, including Conan the Barbarian. The developers have already announced a video game crossover of the newly acquired IPs. The game is to be inspired by Fortnite.
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Michael Zegar
September 14, 2021
Sony Acquires British Studio Firesprite, Founded by the Creators of Wipeout
Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it has become the owner of UK-based studio Firesprite, which was founded by former employees of SCE Studio Liverpool, the team responsible for Wipeout. Firesprite has specialized in PlayStation VR games.
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Michael Kulakowski
September 8, 2021
Tencent Wants to Take Over 1C Entertainment, Owner of Cenega and Muve
UOKiK announced that Dutch company Proxima Beta Europe B.V., a subsidiary of Tencent, is planning to acquire Polish group 1C Entertainment. It includes companies such as Cenega, Muve and 1C Online Games.
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Agnes Adamus
August 3, 2021
Tencent Wants to Acquire Devs of Crackdown and Sackboy; Impressive Amount at Stake
Tencent is likely aiming to buy British studio Sumo, responsible for games such as Sackboy: The Great Adventure and Crackdown 3.
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Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 19, 2021
Codemasters Bosses Leave Just Months After EA Accquisition
A few months following the purchase of Codemasters by EA, the British developer will lose its CEO and CFO - Frank Sagnier and Rashi Varachia will leave the company.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 6, 2021