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Acquisition is Japanese tech group’s largest to date
Read More »Jagex confirms Chinese acquisition
Chinese investors have completed the acquisition of UK studio Jagex. The deal, first revealed in March, sees a new board of directors put in place and is described as the first move in creating a dedicated, highly focused Chinese-owned games company within a newly created structure of a highly respected …
Read More »‘Business as usual’ for Jagex as Chinese acquisition proceeds
RuneScape dev will become a new Chinese-owned games firm, new Board of Directors drawn up
Read More »Chinese poultry firm acquires Splash Damage
CEO Paul Wedgwood also sells back-end tech firm Fireteam and publisher Warchest
Read More »Sega buys Endless Space creator Amplitude
Publisher says French studio will bolster its PC development output in the West
Read More »Mobile dev Neon Play bought by book publisher Hachette
Acquisition of Paper Glider, Flick Football and Panic Traffic London studio follows first step into development with New Star Soccer Story
Read More »Crazy Kings studio TicBits acquired by mobile publisher Animoca
Label known for licensed titles to pay €3.35 million in total for casual games firm
Read More »Supercell will continue to operate independently after Tencent acquisition
CEO Ilkka Paananen talks up the benefits of long-rumoured deal
Read More »Tencent acquiring Supercell in $8.6bn deal
SoftBank to relinquish stake in Clash of Clans developer, now valued at $10.2bn
Read More »Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn
Business-orientated social network site LinkedIn has landed an acquisition deal with Microsoft worth a staggering $26.2bn. The all-cash transaction values LinkedIn’s shares at $196 each. Currently they trade at around $131 having fallen by around 40 per cent this year. Microsoft previously paid $8.5bn for Skype in 2011 and $7.2bn …
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