Elon Musk seems to have big plans for his social media platform. These four changes could be coming to Twitter users now. Social media platform Twitter struck a deal on Monday with billionaire Elon Musk, who wants to take over and privatize the platform. Musk had offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share in ...
Ubisoft (Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell…) could be the next big takeover of the video game industry. The French publisher would have been approached by two companies. After acquiring Bethesda and Activision, what if it was Blizzard’s turn for Ubisoft? This is the latest rumor supported by two different media outlets. Several factors agree that Yves ...
French video game company Ubisoft could be looking to be bought out according to respected news publication Bloomberg. A number of private equity firms including Blackstone Inc and KKR & Co have been looking closely at the business, thought it is not known whether the company’s major shareholder are willing to pursue a deal. The large ...
news business Activision: The publisher faces an embarrassing problem despite the announcement of the takeover by Microsoft Published on 04/03/2022 at 20:58 In recent months, the news about the American publisher Activision-Blizzard-King has been hectic, be it because of bullying cases within the company or the thunderous announcement of the takeover by Redmond-based Microsoft. However, ...
Ubisoft doesn’t appear to be opposed to accepting takeover offers as it has in the past, and if there is a future takeover offer, it will review it for the benefit of all stakeholders. The topic of industry consolidation was raised during the Q3 2022 investor conference call. On the subject, Ubisoft CEO and co-founder ...
The Japanese developer PlantinumGames would not reject a takeover if freedom in game development were preserved. Atsushi Inaba, recently promoted to CEO and President of PlatinumGames, spoke about the numerous acquisitions in the video game industry. Of course, there was also talk of the mega deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. When asked about being ...
This month of January surprised with the announcement of the Purchase Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft for more than 60,000 million dollars. An acquisition of franchises with a long history and development studios which will enrich the Microsoft catalog and will also be a facelift for Activision-Blizzard, after the many scandals of its leaders who had marred ...
It was THE news of the week in the gaming industry: Microsoft surprisingly arranged a large billion-dollar deal and secured the services and brands of Activision Blizzard – a real heavyweight in the industry. Is that why PlayStation fans might be left empty-handed when it comes to numerous titles? First of all, Sony does not ...
Is Activision Blizzard Really Worth $68.7 Billion? We’re skeptical, there doesn’t seem to be a clear vision behind Microsoft’s takeover plans.
Normally there is a small rule of thumb in our editorial office that says that information and news from the gaming industry are of very little interest. That means reports about takeovers, management changes or the like rarely bring any of you out from behind the stove. Except, this industry report is about the takeover ...
