Sony Will Acquire Bluepoint After All? Speculation Continues
The rumors of Sony acquiring Bluepoint are not going away. Insiders suggest that this scenario will actually come true and the announcement will be made later this week. On the other hand, creators of Demon's Souls remake continue to emphasize their independence.
video games
Agnes Adamus
July 5, 2021
Sony Acquires Nixxes Software; Bluepoint Emphasizes Its Independence
Another studio has joined the PlayStation family. This time it's the Dutch team at Nixxes Software, which is known for ports of games for various platforms. Meanwhile, Bluepoint Games very clearly announces its independence.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
July 1, 2021
Take-Two Acquires Dynamixyz, Creators of RDR 2's Facial Animations
Take-Two Interactive has announced the acquisition of Dynamixyz, a company that specializes in creating facial animations. We've seen the effects of its work in Red Dead Redemption 2 and NBA 2K21, and now we'll almost certainly see it in GTA 6 as well.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 1, 2021
Returnal Devs Join PlayStation Studios
Herman Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, announced that Housemarque, the studio responsible for Returnal, has joined Sony's in-house teams. What's interesting, initially the Japanese version of this announcement was accompanied by a graphic according to which not Housemarque but Bluepoint Games was acquired.
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Milosz Szubert
June 29, 2021
Warner is Selling Off Its Devteams? EA's Latest Purchase Brings Proof
Is Microsoft actually looking for more studios to buy from among Warner Bros. developers? Perhaps, but for now we've only learned that the label has sold one of its development teams to Electronic Arts for $1.4 billion.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 23, 2021
Tencent Acquires the Devs of Spec Ops: The Line
Chinese tech giant Tencent has acquired a majority stake in German studio Yager, which is responsible for the iconic and award-winning Spec Ops: The Line. The developer is currently working on online shooter called The Cycle.
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Michael Kulakowski
June 22, 2021
Microsoft May Announce Acquisition of Five Devteams Today
Intriguing rumors have surfaced online, suggesting that Microsoft will announce the acquisition of more development studios at its conference tonight. Among the candidates to be bought out are Avalanche, IO Interactive, Crytek, NetherRealm, and Rocksteady.
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Adrian Werner
June 13, 2021
THQ Nordic and Gearbox Owners to Acquire 20 More Studios
Embracer Group, the owner of studios such as THQ Nordic and Gearbox, plans to acquire more companies. As many as 20 new teams are in holding's sights.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 21, 2021
Codemasters to Have a Lot of Freedom Under EA
What does the future look like for Codemasters after its acquisition by Electronic Arts? Apparently well, as CEO Andrew Wilson has ensured that the British developer will enjoy just as much freedom as the team at Respawn Entertainment.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 20, 2021
People Can Fly Acquires Game On
People Can Fly took over another company. This time it's Game On, a studio that specializes in creating animations (motion capture), sounds and movies.
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Bart Swiatek
April 28, 2021
People Can Fly Acquires American Studio Phosphor Games
People Can Fly - the studio known for shooters Painkiller, Bulletstorm and Outriders, among others - acquired Phosphor Games, which from now on will be known as People Can Fly Chicago.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 26, 2021
Discord Will Not be Acquired by Microsoft
Discord has broken off talks with Microsoft over a possible takeover by the Redmond giant for up to $12 billion. What's next for gamers' favorite instant messenger?
Tech
Konrad Sarzynski
April 21, 2021
Square Enix Denies Rumors of Possible Acquisition
Square Enix denied that it will soon be acquired by another company. There was speculation that it might be bought by Microsoft or Sony, but all indications are that these reports have no basis in reality.
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Adrian Werner
April 16, 2021
CD Projekt RED Acquires Canadian Development Studio
CD Projekt RED takes over the Digital Scapes development studio from Canada. The announcement was made during today's CD Projekt investor call. The team will change its name to CD Projekt RED Vancouver.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
March 30, 2021
Bloober Team Ends its Search for Investors
Bloober Team will remain independent after all. The studio stopped looking for an investor, who would buy a majority stake in the company.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
March 30, 2021
Microsoft Wants to Acquire Discord for $10 Billion
There are reports on the web that Microsoft is negotiating the acquisition of Discord. The offer is expected to exceed 10 billion dollars.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 23, 2021
Microsoft Confirms Some Bethesda Games Will be Platform Exclusive
Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox brand, announced that the process of Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the owner of Bethesda Softworks among others, has been officially completed. He also emphasized that some upcoming games from the catalog of the new entities of the Redmont giant will not be available on PlayStation.
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Milosz Szubert
March 9, 2021
Torchlight 3 Devs Acquired by Zynga
American company Zynga, known among other things for its famous browser-based game FarmVille, announced that it has decided to buy Echtra Games, the studio that created last year's Torchlight 3. The amount of the deal is unknown.
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Milosz Szubert
March 3, 2021
Fall Guys Devs Acquired by Epic Games
Mediatonic, the developers of the popular Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockdown, have been acquired by Epic Games. The game is still to be sold via Steam.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 3, 2021
Electronic Arts Officially Acquired Codemasters
Codemasters has been formally acquired by Electronic Arts. On this occasion, the CEOs of both companies took the floor.
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Karol Laska
February 18, 2021