Acquisition

02

Dec

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Acquires Esports Platform Smash.gg

As major companies continue building their platforms in the gaming space, Microsoft continues to make moves. This morning, they announced the acquisition of esports platform Smash.gg. We'll share more on the acquisition as we learn further details. For now, the official Smash.gg Twitter account had the following to say: https://twitter.com/smashgg/status/1334211081644883968?s=20…

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26

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox Head Phil Spencer on Exclusivity, Acquisitions, and Game Pass

Xbox has been making a lot of waves lately and as the head of the ship, Phil Spencer is often asked "what's next?". In this latest interview with Gamereactor.eu, Spencer speaks to future acquisitions, the power of content, the Bethesda deal, and more. Before the first round of purchasing studios…

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08

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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Gamestop Announces Strategic Partnership with Microsoft

Gamestop has been in a tumultuous position for a few years now and the continued expansion of digital content has taken its toll. While the company has attempted to mitigate the losses of business, they've still been in a financial tailspin. Today, Gamestop has announced a new partnership with MIcrosoft…

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05

Oct

By Seasoned Gaming

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Bethesda Softworks Developing Multiple New IPs for Xbox Game Studios

We've talked extensively about Microsoft acquiring ZeniMax Media and thus Bethesda Softworks now falling under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella. While we're all aware of their well-known IPs and announced titles, one of the most interesting aspects of the acquisition is learning of new projects. Thanks to some job listings…

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22

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft CEO Says Xbox Division Open to Buying More Developers

After the industry shaking news yesterday of Microsoft purchasing ZeniMax Media and thus Bethesda Softworks (which our Head Editor analyzed here), CEO Satya Nadella doubled-down on their investment into the gaming space. In an interview, Nadella made it clear that the company intends to reach more of the 3 billion…

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21

Sep

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

What Xbox’s Acquisition of Bethesda Means Both Now and in the Future

What a day for the gaming industry. As the dust has settled on one of the largest announcements of all-time, there's been a flurry of news, excitement, and fear. With this in mind, I wanted to provide some context on the agreement along with what you can expect in the…

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21

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Acquires ZeniMax Media, All Bethesda Studios are Now Under Xbox Game Studios

In what may be the biggest single piece of gaming news we've reported...well possibly ever, Microsoft have entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media; parent company of Bethesda Softworks. Yes you read that correctly. Bethesda Softworks, all of its studios, and all 2,300+ developers, are now a part of…

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14

Sep

By Seasoned Gaming

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No, Microsoft / Xbox Aren’t Attempting to Acquire Bungie

With a new console generation rapidly approaching and movement within the industry occurring frequently, there have also been a wealth of rumors floating around. As we always warn, take them all with a grain of salt and as our readers know, we rarely post rumors unless we have some valid…

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17

Mar

By Seasoned Gaming

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Xbox GM Hints at Another Development Studio Acquisition

  Microsoft Game Stack Live is a two day event that began today and runs through tomorrow covering the latest in game development, hardware advances, and more. The full schedule of events for tomorrow includes a look at Xbox Series X and xCloud (all times PST): ​10:00 Previously on Game…

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19

Feb

By Seasoned Gaming

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THQ Nordic Acquires World War Z Developer, Saber Interactive

The Embracer Group, parent company of THQ Nordic, announced today they have finalized a deal to acquire Saber Interactive (World War Z, Ghostbusters : The Video Game Remastered). The deal calls out an initial spend of $150 million with developmental incentives worth up to $375 million. Despite the acquisition, Saber…

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19

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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Insomniac Games Acquired by Sony

Hot off the press! Sony has purchased Insomniac Games, best known for Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank and Sunset Overdrive. No details have been shared just yet and we'll update you the moment we hear more. https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1163526820265750529?s=20 Our Take This is pretty big news with Insomniac Games going from a 3rd…

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14

Aug

By Seasoned Gaming

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THQ Nordic hints Dead Island 2, Timesplitters and Saints Row sequels

This morning an investment report from THQ Nordic was shared that appears to share the future of a number of franchises that are in the works under the big publisher. It's important to remember that THQ has been acquiring development studios in mass as well as the rights and intellectual…

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11

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

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Double Fine Shares their E3 Experience as part of the Xbox Studios Family

Double Fine Studios released a 15 minute video today giving fans of the studio and Psychonauts 2 a behind the scenes look at their E3 experience. As a new member of the Xbox Studios family, Tim Schafer speaks on what it means to be able to purely focus on games,…

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03

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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Rebellion Acquires TickTock Games

Independent UK developer Rebellion Games has acquired TickTock Games. TickTock's studio will be renamed Rebellion North and represent the 4th studio for Rebellion.  Here is the official announcement: Our Take With the recent trend of acquisitions throughout the industry, it's nice to see an independent developer and publisher continuing to…

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29

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

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Microsoft Acquires Cloud Services Developer PlayFab

Microsoft announced today that they had acquired PlayFab, a company specializing in tools and services to launch and grow cloud-enabled games. Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Kareem Choudhry, wrote the following blog announcing the acquisition: The Acquisition of PlayFab It's abundantly clear that Microsoft is driving in the direction CEO Nadella…

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