mergers and acquisitions Latest news (4)

Przemyslaw Dygas, 01 July 2021, 20:19

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 01 July 2021, 20:14

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.

Milosz Szubert, 29 June 2021, 16:12

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.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 June 2021, 19:53

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.

Michael Kulakowski, 22 June 2021, 22:00

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.

Adrian Werner, 13 June 2021, 14:59

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.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 21 May 2021, 13:41

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.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 May 2021, 11:01

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.

Bart Swiatek, 28 April 2021, 16:33

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.

Bart Swiatek, 26 April 2021, 12:43

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.

Konrad Sarzynski, 21 April 2021, 14:07

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?

Adrian Werner, 16 April 2021, 17:00

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.

Michael Kulakowski, 30 March 2021, 18:55

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.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 30 March 2021, 16:36

Bloober Team will remain independent after all. The studio stopped looking for an investor, who would buy a majority stake in the company.

Adrian Werner, 23 March 2021, 10:35

There are reports on the web that Microsoft is negotiating the acquisition of Discord. The offer is expected to exceed 10 billion dollars.

Milosz Szubert, 09 March 2021, 18:27

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.

Milosz Szubert, 03 March 2021, 20:56

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.

Adrian Werner, 03 March 2021, 10:35

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.

Karol Laska, 18 February 2021, 17:31

Codemasters has been formally acquired by Electronic Arts. On this occasion, the CEOs of both companies took the floor.

Bart Swiatek, 15 February 2021, 10:29

Polish company Techland has denied rumors of a possible takeover by Microsoft. The studio values its independence and does not intend to hand itself over to any publisher.

Adrian Werner, 13 February 2021, 17:27

Rumors suggest Microsoft's next acquisition could be Techland, the creators of Dying Light, Dead Island and Call of Juarez.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 February 2021, 11:20

Microsoft intends to create a new company - Vault. ZeniMax Media, the publisher recently purchased by the Redmond giant, will be incorporated into its structures, along with Bethesda Softworks. As it turns out, Vault will be absorbed by ZeniMax and after the merge the company will operate under Microsoft.

Adrian Werner, 09 February 2021, 12:11

Glu Mobile, the studio known for Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Disney Sorcerer's Arena and the Diner Dash series, has been bought by Electronic Arts. The deal is valued at $2.1 billion.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 February 2021, 22:54

Electronic Arts plans to release a new „racing experience” every year. This is to be a result of the publisher's upcoming acquisition of Codemasters.

Christian Pieniazek, 03 February 2021, 13:20

Embracer Group has announced the purchase of two major companies. The first is Gearbox Entertainment, whose biggest hit is the Borderlands series, while the second is Aspyr Media, which is rumored to be working on the third installment of the Star Wars: KotOR series.

Adrian Werner, 29 January 2021, 14:13

Reports have surfaced that Microsoft will soon surprise us with another major acquisition on the level of last year's buyout of Bethesda Softworks.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 January 2021, 22:56

Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Klei Entertainment. The founder of the studio known for Don't Starve and Mark of the Ninja assured that in practice nothing will change in the functioning of the team, which will retain full creative autonomy.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 January 2021, 22:34

DFC Intelligence Group published an article about Cyberpunk 2077. Analysts point out that not the best debut of the game put CD Projekt in a vulnerable position, and the studio could be taken over by another publisher.

Christian Pieniazek, 07 January 2021, 16:08

Over twenty years ago, Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo. However, while the Japanese were not interested in such development, they were sincerily amused by the offer. The Redmond giant also tried to buy EA, Midway and Square.

Michael Kulakowski, 23 December 2020, 20:13

Chinese technology giant Tencent has become the owner of the majority of shares in the Hong Kong-based company Leyou. Thus, two western devteams became its property: Warframe devs at Digital Extremes and British studio Splash Damage, responsible for games such as Brink, Dirty Bomb and Gears Tactics.

Paul Musiolik, 14 December 2020, 12:48

Not Take-Two, but Electronic Arts bought Codemasters. At the last minute, EA made a bid of $1.2 billion to acquire the F1 license and the DiRT, GRID and Project CARS series.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 December 2020, 22:30

After the acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethesda, Microsoft's shopping continues. This time the company acquired the smash.gg platform, which has been used for years by thousands of esports competition organisers, including in Nintendo's fighting games.

Adrian Werner, 13 November 2020, 12:27

There have been rumors on the web suggesting that Sony is preparing to acquire Bluepoint Games, the developers of Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes.

Adrian Werner, 12 November 2020, 11:45

According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has plans to acquire several development studios from Japan. An offer was submitted, among others, to Koei Tecmo.

Michael Kulakowski, 10 November 2020, 23:23

The rumors from a few days ago turned out to be true. Codemasters, a company known to all fans of racing games, will be taken over by the industry giant Take-Two Interactive, which also owns developer Rockstar and publisher 2K Games.

Paul Wozniak, 06 November 2020, 20:55

According to reports of Video Games Chronicle, Codemasters (the studio responsible for DiRT and F1 series) may be taken over by Take-Two Interactive.

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 October 2020, 11:59

Phil Spencer from Microsoft raised the issue of the company's plans related to video games. The head of Xbox department referred, among other things, to the possibility of „taking in” more developers and the release of Game Pass on competitive platforms.

Bart Woldanski, 21 October 2020, 22:33

Croteam, the creators of the Serious Sam series, was bought by Devolver Digital. The plans are not only to further develop the popular shooter series, but also to release The Talos Principle 2.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 October 2020, 22:06

We already know what is the recently discovered Rockstar Dundee. The name is used by the creators of Crackdown 2 from Ruffian Games - the latest acquisition of Rockstar Games.

Bart Swiatek, 23 September 2020, 10:26

In an interview for CNET, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella said that the Redmond giant is open to acquisition of further devteams. The interview also assured that the company does not intend to overly interfere with the independence of Bethesda Softworks.

Agnes Adamus, 21 September 2020, 20:27

Today's acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft has made some waves in the industry. This is especially true of two games that were listed in the catalogue of the Redmond giant - Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo. They were announced as temporary exclusive titles on PS5, and Phil Spencer confirms that nothing will change in this regard.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 September 2020, 20:17

Microsoft's buyout of ZeniMax caused a storm in the web. In response, Sony fans proposed that the company should purchase another large publisher.

Milosz Szubert, 21 September 2020, 16:00

Microsoft has decided to acquire ZeniMax Media Inc., owners of Bethesda Softworks. This cost the Redmond giant an impressive $7.5 billion.

Paul Musiolik, 16 September 2020, 12:33

Nvidia, after purchasing the British chipset manufacturer AMR, is thinking about entering the market for data center processors.

Adrian Werner, 15 September 2020, 13:15

According to rumors, in recent years Microsoft has tried to take over Bungie several times, but nothing came out of these talks because the price turned out to be too high.

Adrian Werner, 13 August 2020, 12:55

Embracer has purchased 4A Games, the developers of Metro. The studio will be placed under the wings of the Saber Interactive group. The acquisition will not affect the projects currently in development.

Adrian Werner, 09 August 2020, 15:41

Rumors that WB Games would be taken over by another publisher were denied. The WarnerMedia Group does not intend to dispose of its games division.

Bart Swiatek, 03 August 2020, 14:15

Microsoft has confirmed the rumors from a few days ago - the company is negotiating with the Chinese company ByteDance to take over the American branch of TikTok.

Frozen, 01 August 2020, 20:29

According to unofficial information, following recent comments by US President Donald Trump about the possible ban on TikTok in the United States, Microsoft is in talks with the Chinese company ByteDance to take over the American branch of the company.

Karol Laska, 01 August 2020, 20:09

EA is interested in buying Warner Bros. Games. It means that many recognized IPs may be acquired by the company (including e.g. the Mortal Kombat series).