ALL THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF PC GAMES

Acquisition

Article Types

Report: Games investments hit $38.5bn in 2021 News Mar 2nd, 2022

Report: Games investments hit $38.5bn in 2021

New record for the industry, already dwarfed by 2022

Tencent is buying Poland's 1C Entertainment Deal Feb 28th, 2022

Tencent is buying Poland's 1C Entertainment

“We are truly excited by this deal. It is an amazing opportunity for 1CE to achieve our wildest dreams and aspirations in the video games business"

THQ Nordic acquires Metricminds News Feb 24th, 2022

THQ Nordic acquires Metricminds

No figure placed on the deal

Kotick could receive $14.6m golden parachute following Microsoft deal News Feb 24th, 2022

Kotick could receive $14.6m golden parachute following Microsoft deal

SEC filing details the exec's compensation following change in control of company

Improbable sells Inflexion Games to Tencent News Feb 23rd, 2022

Improbable sells Inflexion Games to Tencent

Studio was set up in September 2018 to show off company's SpatialOS tech

Microsoft negotiations started just days after Activision Blizzard expose News Feb 21st, 2022

Microsoft negotiations started just days after Activision Blizzard expose

Talks started at the end of November

Nacon buys Daedalic in $60m deal News Feb 18th, 2022

Nacon buys Daedalic in $60m deal

Studio is currently working on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Focus acquires Metal Slug Tactics studio Leikir News Feb 14th, 2022

Focus acquires Metal Slug Tactics studio Leikir

No figure placed on the deal

Nvidia's cancels Arm acquisition plans News Feb 8th, 2022

Nvidia's cancels Arm acquisition plans

Company ditches deal due to "significant regulatory challenges"

Spencer says Activision Blizzard acquisition "well beyond" anything he's done News Feb 7th, 2022

Spencer says Activision Blizzard acquisition "well beyond" anything he's done

"I don't know that I'm equipped to do it, and the responsibility for that definitely hits home.”

FTC investigating Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal News Feb 1st, 2022

FTC investigating Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal

Could mean a harder time for the Big M

PlayStation maker Sony acquires Destiny firm Bungie News Feb 1st, 2022

PlayStation maker Sony acquires Destiny firm Bungie

Developer will remain multiplatform, apparently

Virtuos acquires Kyiv-based Volmi Games News Jan 27th, 2022

Virtuos acquires Kyiv-based Volmi Games

“Joining Virtuos is a natural next step in Volmi’s growth journey"

Report: Nvidia might abandon Arm acquisition News Jan 26th, 2022

Report: Nvidia might abandon Arm acquisition

But Softbank is still hoping for a sale

Report: Kotick to leave after Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard News Jan 19th, 2022

Report: Kotick to leave after Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard

Exec has said that he will be available to Xbox after the deal closes

1 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 28