mergers and acquisitions Latest news (3)

Kamil Kleszyk, 11 August 2022, 12:29

We may be standing on the threshold of a major war between the two giants of the electronics industry. Sony and Microsoft are bringing up increasingly bigger guns in their battle against each other. The Xbox manufacturer accused the Japanese brand of paying developers not to add their games to Xbox Game Pass.

Adrian Werner, 06 August 2022, 14:44

Square Enix has explained why it sold its Western studios. The publisher was said to be concerned that their games would 'cannibalize' the sales of the corporation's Japanese titles.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 August 2022, 17:03

Electronic Arts will not join Activision Blizzard at Microsoft, nor will it go under the wing of another publisher. On the contrary, EA's CEO believes in the company's future as „the largest independent developer and publisher” in the world.

Adrian Werner, 18 July 2022, 13:40

The months-long process of Sony's acquisition of Bungie has come to an end. As of now, the creators of Destiny 2 are officially part of the PlayStation family.

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 July 2022, 11:22

The UK Competition and Markets Authority will look into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and is open to comments from „interested parties”.

Kamil Kleszyk, 23 May 2022, 21:47

Take-Two has announced the finalization of its $12.7 billion acquisition of mobile game company Zynga.

Agnes Adamus, 21 May 2022, 17:04

According to recent leaks, Electronic Arts wants to end up in the hands of another company or make a merger with some company. However, so far no transaction has come to fruition.

Hubert Sledziewski, 19 May 2022, 22:03

Proceeding at a good pace - that's how Microsoft's executive vice president described the progress of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. „We're nearing the end of the beginning and entering the beginning of the middle phase”.

Michael Zegar, 12 May 2022, 20:01

Criterion Games has absorbed Codemasters Cheshire. The creators of DiRT 5 will help develop this year's installment of the Need for Speed series. Both developers will operate as one company.

Adrian Werner, 03 May 2022, 10:19

Despite selling its western studios to Embracer Group, Square Enix does not intend to limit itself to Japanese productions and will continue to develop brands such as Just Cause, Life is Strange and Outriders.

Adrian Werner, 02 May 2022, 11:58

Embracer Group bought out Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal and Square Enix Montreal studios and a number of popular IPs from Square Enix, including Deus Ex, Tomb Raider and Legacy of Kain.

Michael Zegar, 29 April 2022, 10:32

Almost all shareholders have backed Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal should be finalized by the middle of next year.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 23 April 2022, 20:03

Ubisoft could be the next video game company to become a takeover target. The French developer and publisher of such series as Assassin's Creed and Far Cry has once again caught the attention of investors.

Michael Zegar, 19 April 2022, 19:23

A former Microsoft employee has spoken out about attempts to take over Blizzard Entertainment and the creators of Command & Conquer. One of them was thwarted by, as he put it, „a French waterworks company”. Meanwhile, Jez Corden shed some light on the Xbox handheld prototypes and Halo Infinite's battle royale mode.

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 April 2022, 18:52

SOC Investment Group is going one step further in its fight against Activision Blizzard's „incompetent” board. One of the shareholders is pushing other investors to vote against Microsoft's takeover of the company.

Milosz Szubert, 15 April 2022, 13:46

Hideo Kojima assured on Twitter that his studio, Kojima Productions, will remain independent. Thus, he denied rumors that big companies, including, e.g. Sony, were close to acquiring it.

Michael Zegar, 13 April 2022, 22:47

Canadian studio Beamdog - known for remasters of the Baldur's Gate series - has been acquired by Aspyr Media, which is currently working on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake. Thus, the purchased developer will join the Embracer Group family.

Hubert Sledziewski, 12 April 2022, 20:40

Eden Games, the developers of Test Drive Unlimited, has been bought out by Animoca Brands. From now on the team will create racing games focusing on NFTs.

Adrian Werner, 12 April 2022, 13:56

Embracer Group is gearing up for several more acquisitions. The company is looking for developers worth buying in several countries.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 03 April 2022, 16:38

PlayStation is going on a shopping spree - possibly preparing another big acquisition comparable to Bungie. According to the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, acquisitions are the wheel that drives success.

Dawid Wanat, 01 April 2022, 17:59

U.S. senators are concerned about the planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. Their concerns include the treatment of employees and the position of Bobby Kotick, who has also been involved in sexual harassment controversies.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 March 2022, 12:13

Quantic Dream may be bought out by a major publisher. A prominent insider reports that the creators of Heavy Rain and Star Wars: Eclipse will be in the hands of Chinese company NetEase.

Sonia Selerska, 25 March 2022, 15:51

This is the third development studio, and second this year, that Netflix has bought. The mobile game developers at Boss Fight Entertainment ensure that this collaboration benefit the gamers.

Sonia Selerska, 03 March 2022, 16:09

Netflix is buying a second development studio. This is further evidence of the growing importance of video games in the entertainment industry.

Michael Zegar, 23 February 2022, 18:23

Inflexion Games has been purchased by Tencent. The studio is currently working on an interestingly promising fairytale survival game Nightingale. It is supervised by Aaryn Flynn, who spent almost two decades in BioWare.

Dawid Wanat, 11 February 2022, 21:06

The acquisition of Activision Blizzard has reawakened hopes of improving the company's image. In an interview with CNBC Microsoft's executive vice president promised to put the right people in the company.

Agnes Adamus, 09 February 2022, 19:36

Microsoft has confirmed that Activision Blizzard games will not disappear from PlayStation consoles. In addition, the option of releasing titles on Nintendo devices is also considered.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 February 2022, 10:54

Who will be Microsoft's next acquisition after Activision Blizzard? Not likely a studio or publisher from Japan, as Serkan Toto of Kantan Games doesn't believe Xbox is likely to make a successful „purchase” in that country.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 01 February 2022, 12:34

Bungie will continue to create multiplatform titles - the acquisition by Sony will not change anything here. Instead, the studio will assist the company in the development of live-service games.

Agnes Adamus, 31 January 2022, 20:18

Bungie is being acquired by Sony. The Japanese giant will pay $3.6 billion for the creators of Destiny.

Adam Krolak, 25 January 2022, 16:14

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.

Adrian Werner, 21 January 2022, 11:52

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.

Michael Zegar, 19 January 2022, 17:05

We took a look at the Activision and Blizzard brands that will soon become Microsoft's property. Their number is impressive.

Hubert Sledziewski, 18 January 2022, 15:09

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.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 11 January 2022, 11:54

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.

Miriam Moszczynska, 10 January 2022, 22:23

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 18 December 2021, 21:31

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.

Adrian Werner, 26 November 2021, 14:14

In an interview with Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita, CEO Adam Kicinski talked about the future of CD Projekt, the company's independence and possible acquisitions.

Adrian Werner, 24 November 2021, 10:49

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 29 October 2021, 22:20

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.

Michael Zegar, 22 October 2021, 21:54

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 08 October 2021, 19:59

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 30 September 2021, 21:10

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.

GRG, 29 September 2021, 13:44

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.

Michael Zegar, 14 September 2021, 21:43

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.

Michael Kulakowski, 08 September 2021, 19:43

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.

Agnes Adamus, 03 August 2021, 16:59

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.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 19 July 2021, 20:34

Tencent is likely aiming to buy British studio Sumo, responsible for games such as Sackboy: The Great Adventure and Crackdown 3.

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 July 2021, 21:47

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.

Agnes Adamus, 05 July 2021, 20:34

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.