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Keywords Studios has made another acquisition - this time Hollywood talent outfit Blindlight has been snapped up News Jun 11th, 2018

Keywords Studios has made another acquisition - this time Hollywood talent outfit Blindlight has been snapped up

Sunset strip studio specialises in getting game publishers in touch with Hollywood creatives

Report: Microsoft may be buying Forza creator Playground Games News Jun 5th, 2018

Report: Microsoft may be buying Forza creator Playground Games

Social media hints at a buyout for the racing developer

Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios acquired by Nordisk Film News May 31st, 2018

Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios acquired by Nordisk Film

Buyout represents the largest purchase in the entertainment company’s century-long history

Keywords Studios acquires Fire Without Smoke for $6.9 million News May 30th, 2018

Keywords Studios acquires Fire Without Smoke for $6.9 million

Creative and marketing services company joins Keywords’ expanding roster of assets

Ubisoft snaps up Brawlhalla maker Blue Mammoth News Mar 2nd, 2018

Ubisoft snaps up Brawlhalla maker Blue Mammoth

Studio's free-to-play fighting game boasts 8.3m players

THQ Nordic snaps up Deep Silver owner Koch Media in deal worth $196 million News Feb 14th, 2018

THQ Nordic snaps up Deep Silver owner Koch Media in deal worth $196 million

No changes to happen at either company

Disney splashes out $52bn for 21st Century Fox News Dec 18th, 2017

Disney splashes out $52bn for 21st Century Fox

The house that made Mickey Mouse hordes array of IP including Avatar, X-Men and The Simpsons

Keywords snaps up Sperasoft for $27m News Dec 13th, 2017

Keywords snaps up Sperasoft for $27m

The acquisition spree continues

Unity snaps up Multiplay's digital business for £19m News Nov 28th, 2017

Unity snaps up Multiplay's digital business for £19m

GAME sells the server hosting and infrastructure business

THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant studio Experiment 101 News Nov 17th, 2017

THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant studio Experiment 101

100 per cent of developer's shares snapped up

EA is buying Titanfall developer Respawn News Nov 10th, 2017

EA is buying Titanfall developer Respawn

Deal sets the publisher back $151m in cash and $164 in long-term equity; studio to work on new Titanfall game and a Star Wars project

Tencent is Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ publisher for China, might still acquire Bluehole News Nov 9th, 2017

Tencent is Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ publisher for China, might still acquire Bluehole

Shareholders might want sale given PUBG has grown Bluehole to a $5.4bn company

Keywords Studios' acquisition spree continues with $4.8 million acquisition of GameSim News May 17th, 2017

Keywords Studios' acquisition spree continues with $4.8 million acquisition of GameSim

$3.2 million in cash, the rest in shares

Keywords Studios continues spending spree by acquiring CMS developer XLOC for $900,000 News May 10th, 2017

Keywords Studios continues spending spree by acquiring CMS developer XLOC for $900,000

Providing efficient localisation across all major game engines

Report: Vivendi sets eyes on takeover bid for Ubisoft by end of 2017 News Apr 26th, 2017

Report: Vivendi sets eyes on takeover bid for Ubisoft by end of 2017

Needs to show investors that they have no need to worry

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