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Speaking to MCV earlier today, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has that his company has made its fourth casual gaming acquisition in two and a half years. The publisher has acquired Paris-based studio Owlient, developer of a number of free-to-play titles, owner of the Howrse IP and home of some 2m …
Read More »Intent Media acquires UBM titles for £2.4m
Independent business media specialist and MCV publisher Intent Media has agreed to acquire the UK entertainment and technology product portfolio of UBM plc for a total cash consideration of 2.4m. Intent specialises in entertainment, technology and leisure markets. Its portfolio already consists of over a dozen market leading online, print …
Read More »Zelnick: We’ll consider acquisition
The CEO of publisher Take-Two has said that the publisher would consider any possible acquisition move. "I’m proud of what we’ve delivered," Strauss Zelnick told Gamasutra. "I’m proud of the value we’ve created for shareholders in the past few years. "I’m proud the team has had precious few missteps. But, …
Read More »Take-Two buyout ‘a reasonable bet’
A US analyst has claimed that the commercial success of LA Noire means a possible acquisition of Take-Two is now more likely. LA Noire now joins Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption in the publisher’s stable of super triple-A IP. Its catalogue also includes Bioshock, Mafia, Carnival Funfair, Civilization, …
Read More »EA acquires iPhone dev Firemint
Electronic Arts has announced plans to acquire Australian mobile games developer Firemint for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close within the next four weeks. Firemint is one of the most well respected mobile developers, having originally made its name developing racing games and other titles on a …
Read More »Zenimax in new studio purchase
ZeniMax Media has reportedly acquired Swedish developer Machinegames, as revealed by an anonymous industry-monitoring Twitter post and corresponding business papers. The tweet, posted on November 1st, reads Zeminax has also acquired Magnus Hogdahl’s new studio. I wonder if it will bleed talent like Starbreeze.” The statement was then apparently verified …
Read More »Zenimax buys Mikami studio
Zenimax Media has acquired Shinji Mikami’s new Tokyo-based studio, Tango. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though this month Zenimax raised $150m for what it deemed a ‘tactical buyout’. Mikami, the creator of Resident Evil and numerous other hit titles, said it was refreshing to find a publisher …
Read More »Activision should acquire Rock Band
Publisher Activision’s only chance of prospering in the music genre is to attempt to acquire the Rock Band IP from MTV owner Viacom, one US analyst has claimed. Its recent release Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock has got off to a rocky start in the US, with opening weekend sales …
Read More »Kalypso swoops for TGC assets
PC and console publisher Kalypso has acquired parts of The Games Company, which was recently placed into insolvency. As part of the deal 17 former employees of TGC’s Silver Style Entertainment development department have seen their jobs secured, and will be merged with new studio Noumena Studios, which is owned …
Read More »Amazon moves to aquire LoveFilm
Amazon.com has made a 200 million bid to acquire movie rental company LoveFilm. According to Retail Week, this is not the first time Amazon has expressed interest in the rental service, having taken a 42 per cent stake in the business in 2008. The privately owned LoveFilm currently has around …
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