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NetEase Games reportedly cutting non-Chinese studios News Feb 24th, 2025

NetEase Games reportedly cutting non-Chinese studios

Follows the company halting its backing for studios including Untold Worlds and Jar of Sparks

Sega is looking to acquire more studios News Nov 16th, 2023

Sega is looking to acquire more studios

But the Japanese giant isn't interested in being bought itself

Report: TimeSplitters maker Free Radical faces closure by Embracer News Nov 9th, 2023

Report: TimeSplitters maker Free Radical faces closure by Embracer

Studio was reformed in 2021

Ubisoft Montreal's Derennes appointed head of North American production News Oct 20th, 2023

Ubisoft Montreal's Derennes appointed head of North American production

Company vet to head up work at its US and Canadian studios

Square Enix intends to acquire and establish new studios News May 16th, 2022

Square Enix intends to acquire and establish new studios

Though this could be for its new web3 ambitions

EA merges Codemasters Cheshire into Criterion News May 13th, 2022

EA merges Codemasters Cheshire into Criterion

Footprint of the Need for Speed studio has doubled as a result

Xbox open to buying Indian, African or South American developers News Jul 14th, 2021

Xbox open to buying Indian, African or South American developers

“It would actually surprise me if that doesn’t happen"

Vicarious Visions moves from Activision to Blizzard News Jan 25th, 2021

Vicarious Visions moves from Activision to Blizzard

Rumours point to studio working on Diablo II remake

Microsoft says Bethesda games will be "first or better" on Xbox platforms News Nov 17th, 2020

Microsoft says Bethesda games will be "first or better" on Xbox platforms

CFO Stuart says plan isn't to restrict future titles to its own ecosystem

Microsoft still eying more studio acquisitions News Nov 12th, 2020

Microsoft still eying more studio acquisitions

Xbox boss Spencer says having a constant stream of content is essential for its ecosystem

Microsoft apparently eying Japanese studio acquisitions News Nov 9th, 2020

Microsoft apparently eying Japanese studio acquisitions

Xbox firm has reportedly approached developers big and small about a deal

PUBG Corp's Striking Distance studio to be 130-staff strong Job News Apr 9th, 2020

PUBG Corp's Striking Distance studio to be 130-staff strong

Developer currently employs just under 80 people

Xbox shifting away from studio acquisitions News Nov 15th, 2019

Xbox shifting away from studio acquisitions

Developer boss Booty says company moving more towards bringing games out

Team17 eying acquisitions as revenue doubles year-on-year in H1 2019 News Sep 10th, 2019

Team17 eying acquisitions as revenue doubles year-on-year in H1 2019

But CEO Debbie Bestwick MBE doesn't want to rush into any deals

Warface studio Crytek Kiev goes indie, rebrands as Blackwood Games News Feb 7th, 2019

Warface studio Crytek Kiev goes indie, rebrands as Blackwood Games

Ukranian developer is the seventh branch of the middleware and games firm to get the cut in five years

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