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MMO developer and publisher Wargaming has acquired Supreme Commander creator Gas Powered Games. Wargaming will as part of the deal assume full ownership of the studio, bringing key staff members such as founder Chris Taylor on board. "Gas Powered Games’ heritage and development pedigree shows us just how valuable an …
Read More »GameStop hopes to acquire 40 former GAME stores
US games retail giant GameStop intends to acquire 40 former GAME outlets in France. It also plans to open an additional 70 stores in 2013, although it will also be trimming its existing portfolio by 250 outlets, Polygon reports. 200 of these will come from the US market and the …
Read More »j2 Global’s Ziff Davis seals IGN acquisition
As reported by MCV this morning, j2 Global subsidiary Ziff Davis has acquired IGN Entertainment from owner News Corp. Ziff Davis now houses brands such as 1UP.com, AskMen.com, PCMAG.com, Geek.com, Toolbox.com and UGO.com. Adding IGN positions it as one of the world’s largest digital publishers spanning some 53m monthly users …
Read More »Ziff Davis linked to IGN acquisition
Rumours suggest that Ziff Davis is on the brink of an acquisition of IGN. Bloomberg reckons IGN owner News International is willing to accept a figure below $100m for the company. As well as its gaming, movie and TV operations, IGN also owns Gamespy.com and Askmen.com. The move comes as …
Read More »Platinum linked to Darksiders acquisition
The executive director of Platinum Games has said he would love to buy the Darksiders IP from THQ. The Vigil Games-developed IP is currently still up for grabs after no companies made a bid for the studio or franchise in yesterday’s THQ auction. Taking toTwitter, as spotted byPolygon, Atsushi Inaba …
Read More »Hilco linked to HMV store acquisition
The owner of HMV Canada is reportedly interested in acquiring some of the troubled chain’s UK stores. The Financial Times reports, however, that Hilco has not yet been approached by administrators Deloitte. The paper adds that as well as asking suppliers for a 300m bailout prior to falling into administration, …
Read More »Report: Valve acquires US dev Star Filled Studios
Ex-PopCap and Blizzard staff to open new multi-platform developer on the San Francisco Peninsula
Read More »Kabam acquires Balanced Worlds
Free-to-play company gets social games team for Beijing studio
Read More »Gree shells out $175m for Pokelabo
Mobile card game developer becomes latest major acquisition for mobile gaming firm
Read More »Nexon and NCsoft in Valve buyout talks – report
Valve, the company that does not want to be sold, is being linked to another buyout. This time the allegations say that two of Korea’s gaming powerhouses, NCsoft and Nexon, are in active talks to acquire the Half-Life developer and PC gaming powerhouse. The reports stem from Joonang News, which …
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