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Team17 buys Golf With Your Friends IP for $16.4m News

Team17 buys Golf With Your Friends IP for $16.4m

But hasn't bought its developer, Blacklight Interactive

Nvidia's Arm takeover being investigated by UK competition authority News

Nvidia's Arm takeover being investigated by UK competition authority

People who have insight into the matter have until January 27th to submit evidence

Nintendo "laughed their asses off" when Microsoft asked about acquisition News

Nintendo "laughed their asses off" when Microsoft asked about acquisition

Xbox firm also tried to buy EA, Square and Midway

Phil Spencer doesn't think Xbox is buying a Japanese studio News

Phil Spencer doesn't think Xbox is buying a Japanese studio

Microsoft's games boss says reports that firm is on the hunt for a developer in the region are "not accurate"

PlayStation's Ryan says Sony might buy more studios News

PlayStation's Ryan says Sony might buy more studios

Follows console rival Microsoft snapping up ZeniMax Media

Embracer Group acquires a load of studios, including 4A and New World Interactive News

Embracer Group acquires a load of studios, including 4A and New World Interactive

The THQ Nordic parent company is still splashing its cash

Platinum debunks Microsoft acquisition rumours News

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

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

THQ Nordic parent company lands $164m investment

Third investment in as many years, for further acquisitions

Twitch acquires the Internet Gaming Database News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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