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NinFan

Microsoft has now acquired Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has now acquired Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has made a huge announcement this afternoon as they have announced via their official site that they have acquired Activsion Blizzard. Microsoft will now own huge IP’s such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Candy Crush, Tony Hawk, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft and many more. The deal value was reportedly a ...

oriXone

Microsoft has officially acquired Activision Blizzard!

Microsoft has officially acquired Activision Blizzard!

With three billion people actively playing today and fueled by a new generation immersed in the joys of interactive entertainment, gaming is now the largest and fastest growing form of entertainment. Today, Microsoft Corp. announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc.. It is a leading game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content. This ...

oriXone

Mobile gaming giant Zynga has been acquired by Take-Two.  –

Mobile gaming giant Zynga has been acquired by Take-Two. –

We are surprised at the movement of take two which enabled them to acquire Zynga the largest mobile content creation company. Games that have stood out for many reasons and that bring together thousands of players from all over the world. All for the not insignificant figure of 11,000 million dollars, “euro plus euro minus”. ...

oriXone

Hell Let Loose is acquired by Team17

Hell Let Loose is acquired by Team17

Hell Let Loose is without a doubt a multiplayer shooter worth testing, on top of that for many of us it turned out to be a pleasant surprise, because although it is part of a genre which today feels quite saturated, it was able to pave the way to end up being a great success. ...

NinFan

Excite Truck & Excitebots developer Monster Games acquired by another company

Excite Truck & Excitebots developer Monster Games acquired by another company

Many of you most likely remember the excellent Wii launch title Excite Truck and also Excitebots: Trick Racing. The arcade-based racing games were developed by Monster Games and were published by Nintendo. It turns out that Monster Games has now been acquired by iRacing Motorsports Simulations who are behind iRacing Simulation, which is a popular subscription-based racing simulator. ...

The Boss

CD Projekt acquired the studio behind The Flame in the Flood

CD Projekt announced the acquisition of US-based developer The Molasses Flood-the studio responsible for The Flame in the Flood and Drake Hollow. The Molasses Flood was founded in Boston in 2014 by veterans of the BioShock, Halo, Guitar Hero and Rock Band series. It will work closely with CD Projekt Red, but will retain its ...

The Boss

Bluepoint emphasizes that it is “totally independent” while speculation increases of being acquired by Sony

Bluepoint emphasizes that it is “totally independent” while speculation increases of being acquired by Sony

Earlier this week, when Sony officially announced the acquisition of Housemarque, an image mistakenly uploaded by PlayStation Japan apparently confirmed Demon’s Souls developer Bluepoint as well. The image, which uses the same style as the one in the aforementioned purchase, featured the Returnal protagonist in it, suggesting that this was scheduled to be revealed after ...