Speculation is mounting that THQ is to be the subject of an acquisition bid in the next few months – with insiders suggesting that Warner is readying an offer. Shares in THQ soared 13 per cent on Tuesday amid rumours that the publisher – which holds the lucrative WWE game …
Read More »Bizarre buyout could cost Activision $107m
Liverpool-based developer was given $67.4m in cash, with a $40m bonus package hanging in the balance
Read More »$40m at stake on Blur’s sales performance
While Bizarre Creationsâ?? Chris Pickford reveals that the PGR series has sold over 7 million units
Read More »Eidos lives on as developer brand
Existing Eidos studios to retain brand as Square Enix Europe takes over
Read More »id acquisition worth $105m+
Maryland-based media empire Zenimax media had raised $105 million in debt financing to facilitate the acquisition of landmark Texan developer id. That’s according to an SEC filing, found here. The public filing itself did not disclose the total amount Zenimax put forward to acquire id, and it’s not known if …
Read More »id acquisition worth at least $105m
Media group Zenimax raised the figure in debt financing
Read More »Warners Midway buyout gets the nod
The green light has been given to Warner Bros’ proposed buyout of troubled publisher Midway, with the closure of the deal expected within the next 10 days. Kotaku reports that the acquisition includes Midway’s sports and arcade brands as well as top IP Mortal Kombat and the not yet released …
Read More »Two Midway studios battling closure
Newcastle and San Diego studios given deadlines to be bought out
Read More »Bleszinski: id buyout will offer stability
But the Epic creative director warns that maintaining a studioâ??s identity and culture is essential
Read More »Microsoft acknowledges 3DV acquisition
Having reportedly been finalised as long ago as March, Microsoft has for the first time publicly acknowledged its acquisition of Israeli motion sensing technology firm 3DV. Speaking of Microsoft’s extensive R&D facilities in Israel, corporate VP Moshe Lichtman told Globes: Fourteen development projects are taking place at the centre today, …
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