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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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 6, 2021
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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