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Lord of the Rings With New Owner; Publisher's Shopping Spree
Embracer Group will acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, and with it the rights to create adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The conglomerate has also bought out the developers of Teardown and the Killing Floor series.
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Adrian Werner
August 18, 2022
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$17.5 Billion for Unity; This Could be Industry's Second Largest Acquisition [UPDATED]
AppLovin wants to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion. If finalized, the deal would be the second largest acquisition in the video game industry.
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Damian Mista
August 16, 2022
Microsoft Fires Shots at Sony; War at the Top in Full Swing
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.
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Kamil Kleszyk
August 11, 2022
Square Enix Sold Tomb Raider and Deus Ex so They Wouldn't 'Cannibalize' Other Games
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.
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Adrian Werner
August 6, 2022
EA Sees Itself as the Largest Standalone Independent Company in the Industry
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 3, 2022
Sony Officially Welcomes Bungie to the PlayStation Family
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.
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Adrian Werner
July 18, 2022
UK Will Investigate Microsoft's Purchase of Activision Blizzard
The UK Competition and Markets Authority will look into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and is open to comments from „interested parties”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 7, 2022
Second Largest Acquisition of Gaming Industry Finalized; Take 2 Owns Zynga
Take-Two has announced the finalization of its $12.7 billion acquisition of mobile game company Zynga.
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Kamil Kleszyk
May 23, 2022
Electronic Arts Looking for Buyer, Leak Claims
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.
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Agnes Adamus
May 21, 2022
Microsoft on Activision Blizzard Deal: It's Just „the End of the Beginning”
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”.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 19, 2022
DIRT 5 Devs Will Assist on Need for Speed; Criterion Absorbs Codemasters Cheshire
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.
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Michael Zegar
May 12, 2022
Square Enix Won't Abandon Just Cause, Life Is Strange and Outriders Brands
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.
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Adrian Werner
May 3, 2022
Deus Ex and Tomb Raider Acquired Along With Creators by Embracer Group
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.
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Adrian Werner
May 2, 2022
Shareholders Eagerly Supported Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Almost all shareholders have backed Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal should be finalized by the middle of next year.
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Michael Zegar
April 29, 2022
Bloomberg: Ubisoft Could Get Acquired
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.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
April 23, 2022
Microsoft Tried to Acquire Blizzard Twice Before; Insiders on Xbox Strategy
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.
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Michael Zegar
April 19, 2022
Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Jeopardized; Shareholder Urges Opposition
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 15, 2022
Kojima Productions Remains Independent; Hideo Kojima Denies Rumors
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.
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Milosz Szubert
April 15, 2022
Embracer Group Acquires Baldur's Gate Remake Devs
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.
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Michael Zegar
April 13, 2022
Test Drive Unlimited Devs Hired to Make NFT Racing Games
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
April 12, 2022