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Kongregate snaps up browser-based battle royale game Surviv.io News Dec 6th, 2019

Kongregate snaps up browser-based battle royale game Surviv.io

This is the second acquisition the web games specialist has made this year

Racing studio Codemasters intends to buy Project CARS maker Slightly Mad News Nov 29th, 2019

Racing studio Codemasters intends to buy Project CARS maker Slightly Mad

Follows the latter's attempts to launch a console before investors pulled out

Facebook has acquired the maker of Beat Saber News Nov 27th, 2019

Facebook has acquired the maker of Beat Saber

"Beat Saber is a perfect example of why VR is so exciting"

Sweden's Toadman buys British publisher Sold Out for $20.6m News Nov 27th, 2019

Sweden's Toadman buys British publisher Sold Out for $20.6m

“I am delighted to welcome Sold Out into the Toadman family"

Rebellion snaps up old-school game developers Bitmap Brothers News Nov 26th, 2019

Rebellion snaps up old-school game developers Bitmap Brothers

Oxford-based firm promises to bring portfolio to new platforms as well as making brand new entries in the studio's IPs

HP rejects Xerox purchase proposal News Nov 19th, 2019

HP rejects Xerox purchase proposal

Board says that the deal undervalues the hardware firm

Unity Technologies acquires cloud firm Obvioos News Nov 4th, 2019

Unity Technologies acquires cloud firm Obvioos

The French firm is a 3D application developer

Saber Interactive snaps up Dakar 18 developer Bigmoon Entertainment News Oct 21st, 2019

Saber Interactive snaps up Dakar 18 developer Bigmoon Entertainment

The Portuguese developer is now known as Saber Porto

Obsidian says Microsoft acquisition is letting the studio focus on development News Oct 17th, 2019

Obsidian says Microsoft acquisition is letting the studio focus on development

"It definitely is much more focused on like: 'Okay, let's make the games cool. Let's make the games we want to make'"

Tencent has acquired 29% of Conan Exiles maker Funcom News Oct 1st, 2019

Tencent has acquired 29% of Conan Exiles maker Funcom

Norwegian firm's share price shot up 20 per cent upon the news breaking

Logitech splashes out $89m for Streamlabs News Oct 1st, 2019

Logitech splashes out $89m for Streamlabs

"[This] adds software and tools for live streamers to our already rich gaming offering"

Improbable has bought online service firm Multiplayer Guys News Sep 26th, 2019

Improbable has bought online service firm Multiplayer Guys

“The Multiplayer Guys have shown their ability to help studios large and small deliver better multiplayer experiences faster. We’re delighted to add The Multiplayer Guys’ skill and experience to the services we offer"

Keywords snaps up German localisation and dubbing firm TV+Synchron News Sep 20th, 2019

Keywords snaps up German localisation and dubbing firm TV+Synchron

And what is the game that is being handled by one of the company's stories that is "underperforming"?

Improbable snaps up Scavengers developer Midwinter News Sep 13th, 2019

Improbable snaps up Scavengers developer Midwinter

Becomes the third first-party studio at the cloud firm

Translation specialist TransPerfect has acquired localisation company MoGi Group News Sep 9th, 2019

Translation specialist TransPerfect has acquired localisation company MoGi Group

“We look forward to working together to accelerate the growth of our combined gaming localisation practice”

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