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Platinum debunks Microsoft acquisition rumours News May 22nd, 2020

Platinum debunks Microsoft acquisition rumours

Studio says it wouldn't be interested even if the Xbox firm offered to buy it

Keywords Studios is raising $122 million to acquire businesses struggling with COVID-19 News May 15th, 2020

Keywords Studios is raising $122 million to acquire businesses struggling with COVID-19

Through a share placement

THQ Nordic parent company lands $164m investment News Apr 9th, 2020

THQ Nordic parent company lands $164m investment

Third investment in as many years, for further acquisitions

Twitch acquires the Internet Gaming Database News Sep 19th, 2019

Twitch acquires the Internet Gaming Database

The company specialises in information about games

THQ Nordic acquires three new studios, Dead Island 2 has another new dev and there's more Saints Row on the way News Aug 14th, 2019

THQ Nordic acquires three new studios, Dead Island 2 has another new dev and there's more Saints Row on the way

Racing specialist Milestone, Darksiders maker Gunfire and investment firm Goodbye Kansas Game join the European publisher firm's portfolio

What Keywords Studios' acquisition strategy looks like for the coming year Industry Icon Apr 25th, 2019

What Keywords Studios' acquisition strategy looks like for the coming year

CEO Andrew Day opens up about what the firm is looking for moving forward and what lessons he learnt from taking Keywords public

GDC 2019 - Keywords has around $114m in the bank for acquisitions News Mar 21st, 2019

GDC 2019 - Keywords has around $114m in the bank for acquisitions

CEO Andrew Day says he isn't in a rush to spend this sum this year, saying most of the company's deals are around $10m.

Microsoft's studio spending spree continues: Big M to acquire RPG specialists Obsidian and inXile News Nov 11th, 2018

Microsoft's studio spending spree continues: Big M to acquire RPG specialists Obsidian and inXile

Both role-playing game giants founded by former Interplay developers who have turned to crowdfunding for recent releases the latest firm to join the Xbox family

Half year revenue up 72 per cent for Keywords as firm makes two acquisitions in Sound Lab and Trailer Farm News Sep 18th, 2018

Half year revenue up 72 per cent for Keywords as firm makes two acquisitions in Sound Lab and Trailer Farm

Firm made $128.6m for the six months ending June 30th

Keywords: "The acquisitions make the headlines but we are actually most proud of our organic growth" Interviews & Opinion Aug 14th, 2018

Keywords: "The acquisitions make the headlines but we are actually most proud of our organic growth"

CEO Andrew Day talks about the games giant's current strategy

Behind the scenes on Microsoft's E3 2018 spending spree - Matt Booty on why the Big M splashed so much cash on its first-party line-up Industry Icon Jul 17th, 2018

Behind the scenes on Microsoft's E3 2018 spending spree - Matt Booty on why the Big M splashed so much cash on its first-party line-up

The recently-appointed CVP of Microsoft Studios shares why it bought the four developers it did and what the plan is for its new outfit The Initiative

1 Microsoft says it is very interested in mid-tier game developers at the moment News Jul 17th, 2018

Microsoft says it is very interested in mid-tier game developers at the moment

Follows a spending spree that saw the firm buy the sector's poster child, Ninja Theory, along with three other studios

Paradox is on the hunt for mergers and acquisitions News Jul 2nd, 2018

Paradox is on the hunt for mergers and acquisitions

Asia - in particular China - an area that the Swedish firm wants to expand into

Keywords has sourced more than $120 million to enable further acquisitions News Jun 5th, 2018

Keywords has sourced more than $120 million to enable further acquisitions

Services provider has bought four companies in 2018 so far

Keywords adds music services to its offering with Cord and Laced acquisitions News Apr 10th, 2018

Keywords adds music services to its offering with Cord and Laced acquisitions

Money and music to someone's ears

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