The gaming giant Embracer (THQ Nordic) continues to acquire developers at a fast pace and their latest acquisitions include no less than the former Square-owned gaming houses Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, which are behind game series such as Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Legacy Kain and about 50 other game series. All […]
In recent years, Sony has acquired Insomniac, Firesprite, Housemarque and Bungie, to name a few. With that said, however, it is certainly not ready to increase the number of members at Playstation Studios. In the latest edition of Playstation’s official podcast, boss Jim Ryan explained that they still have plans to buy more studios: “We’re […]
Last year, Amazon revealed that they had placed a bid for the studio behind the James Bond license, MGM, for the sum of $ 9 billion. But as with all other acquisitions of this size, it has had to undergo a government review. Now, ten months later, however, the deal has been approved. Amazon is […]
Microsoft announces that they are approaching the acquisition of Activision Blizzard in what seems to be the most expensive deal in gaming history. The price tag is $68.7 billion (around SEK 620 billion). That compares with Bethesda costing Microsoft $8.1 billion or Mojang $2.5 billion. Would you rather compare the deal with the movie world, […]
