Entries in 'acquire' (65)
How much did GameStop pay for Kongregate?
Though the price GameStop paid for casual games portal giant Kongregate wasn’t divulged as part of the surprise announcement of the acquisition earlier today, one analyst has had a ...
GameStop swoops for Kongregate
In what can only be described as a hugely significant move, video games retailer GameStop has acquired leading online Flash games portal Kongregate.
News Corp acquires developer
Rupert Murdoch’s high-profile entry into the video games sector has been talked about for years, though whether the acquisition of Irata Labs is really the beginning of a new era ...
Media Molecule acquired by Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment has acquired LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule for an undisclosed sum.
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Warner acquires dev Rocksteady
Growing video games publisher Warner Bros Interactive has acquired a majority stake in London-based developer Rocksteady Studios.
EA eying mobile dev IronMonkey?
EA has acquired Australian mobile game developer IronMonkey Studios, reports allege.
EA buys Playfish
Electronic Arts has confirmed plans to buy social games firm Playfish for over $250m.
US: New publisher for Way of the Samurai 3
Concerns that Way of the Samurai 3 could end up an Xbox 360 exclusive have been alleviated with the news that Agetec is to handle publishing duties on the PS3 ...
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Bandai Namco closing in on D3P
Japanese publisher Bandai Namco has acquired a 95 per cent stake in rival D3P in a deal estimated to be worth £9m.
The Hut swoops for Zavvi.co.uk
Online retail specialist The Hut has bought up the rights to Zavvi’s online identity and portal, MCV can reveal.
Square Enix’s buyout of Eidos draws closer
The seemingly inevitable buyout of Eidos by Japanese RPG developer and publisher Square Enix has come a step closer with the news that it has now acquired 11 per cent ...
Tenchu 4 aims for Wii
French publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that it is to publish Acquire’s upcoming ninja stealth romp Tenchu 4 on Wii in both North America and Europe some time next year, IGN ...
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Square Enix officially withdraws Tecmo bid
Following the news yesterday that Tecmo had not only rejected Square Enix’s takeover offer, but subsequently gone on to announce its intention to merge with former rival Koei, ...
Tecmo rejects Square Enix takeover
Tecmo has released a statement claiming that it has rejected Square Enix’s bid to take over the firm.
Valve ‘happy’ to discuss acquisition
The VP of Half-Life 2, Team Fortress and Portal developer Valve, Doug Lombardi, has stated that his company would be happy to have conversations with companies thinking of acquiring the ...
