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Electronic Arts has confirmed the acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic holding company VG Holdings for $860m.
The two studios have now officially joined the EA fold under the EA Games label and bring ten new franchises, based on six wholly-owned IP, to the publisher. These include Mercenaries and Saboteur. For the full report, head over to MCV’s sister site Develop.
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