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Games retail superpower GameStop has broadened its reach with the acquisition of Geeknet. GameStop has acquired all of the ThinkGeek owner’s common stock for $20 per share. As recently as May 22nd it was trading at $7.90 per share, but had in recent days shot up to just under $20. …
Read More »Nexon to acquire Korean dev Boolean Games
Nexon has begun the process of of acquiring Korea-based studio Boolean Games. The mobile developer is best known for its action game Dark Avenger and sequel Darkness Reborn, the latter of which has racked up 10m downloads since its release in November. Nexon will acquire all outstanding shares of Boolean …
Read More »Nexon acquiring Boolean Games
Online games giant moves to purchase Korean mobile studio
Read More »Sega acquires Demiurge, invests in Space Ape
Marvel Puzzle Quest developer Demiurge Studios has been acquired by Sega. The Sonic the Hedgehog creator has also invested in UK studio Space Ape and established a majority stake in US studio startup Ignited Artists. The moves come after Sega last month announced the cutting of 300 jobs and a …
Read More »Sega boosts mobile division with Demiurge Studios acquisition
Publisher also invests in Space Ape Games and Ignited Artists
Read More »Inspired Gaming acquires London studio We R Interactive
Firm obtains rights to I Am PlayR and We R Football
Read More »505 Games buys Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons IP from Starbreeze
Publisher acquires rights to critically-acclaimed title for $500k
Read More »Kabam establishes Los Angeles foothold with two acquisitions
Free-to-play giant purchases Tapzen and Magic Pixel Games
Read More »Keywords Studios adds two more firms to services empire
Company acquires Alchemic Dream and Reverb Localização
Read More »Oculus VR acquires start-ups, expands research team
13th Lab and Nimble VR now owned by pioneering virtual reality firm
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