Microsoft Acquires Cloud Services Provider PlayFab
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The Redmond giant continues to expand its online portfolio.
READ MORE >Apple Acquired AR/VR HMD Startup Vrvana For $30 Million
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News broke this evening that Apple has acquired the Mixed Reality HMD startup.
READ MORE >Logitech to Acquire Console Headset Maker Astro Gaming
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The deal is for $85 million in cash and should be completed in August.
READ MORE >"Please don't fuck this up. Logitech headphones are just average. They need to make sure that ..."
see all 3 commentsSoftBank Has Accumulated $4 Billion of NVIDIA's Stock for 4.9% Stake in Company
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That's about $4 billion based on the chip maker's current market valuation.
READ MORE >SEGA to publish all future Atlus games in North America
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Now that the aquisition of Atlus is complete, SEGA has announced it will be publishing all of the developer's titles in North America.
READ MORE >Microsoft acquisition of Minecraft developer now official
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It's officially official. Microsoft now owns Minecraft.
READ MORE >EA on PopCap acquisition: 'Don't break it'
Some are wondering if being part of the EA empire will somehow change PopCap for the worse. EA CEO John Riccitiello addressed the concern at an investors' conference call.
READ MORE >"one of the best? they make planet vs zombies and peggle...and i could do without peggle."
see all 12 commentsPopCap to be acquired by EA
PopCap, makers of casual games like Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Bejeweled, will be acquired by EA.
READ MORE >"Actually I think it would be better to take bets on when EA resurrects the long since defunct ..."
see all 71 commentsBreak Media Acquires FileFront Network
Break Media, the media company that hosts a slew of male-geared entertainment websites, announced today that it is acquiring the gaming download...
READ MORE >"I just hope they don't announce they intend to close it a year from now like it happened before."
see all 2 commentsEA Concedes Poor Handling of Past Acquisitions; Admits 94 Separate FIFA Soccer 08 SKUs
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has admitted the company made serious mistakes in integrating several well-known developers, including...
READ MORE >""So just so we're all on the same page, here, who is on board with the leveraging off our own ..."
see all 82 commentsEA Completes Acquisition of BioWare, Pandemic
Electronic Arts has completed its $860 million acquisition of VG Holding Corp., owner of renowned development studios BioWare Corp. and Pandemic...
READ MORE >"kotor mmo is probably the only thing that's going to keep them around i hope mass effect 2 is ..."
see all 20 commentsTake-Two Chairman Dismisses Acquisition Rumors
Following the investor coup led by current Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick, analysts speculated the newly appointed company head might be...
READ MORE >FTC Blesses EA's BioWare/Pandemic Acquisition
The FTC's antitrust regulators have given the green light to EA's acquisition of VG Holding Corp., the owner of both BioWare and Pandemic. EA...
READ MORE >"Im feeling my age it appears.And my snarcasm is showing too :p. As close as they can get to a ..."
see all 21 commentsEA Stock at Two-Year High After BioWare/Pandemic Acquisition Announcement
Shares of Electronic Arts were trading at $61.50 at 1:02 p.m. EDT today, a two-year high for the company. As of 2:32 p.m. EDT the stock is at...
READ MORE >"I think EA does not spend enough time testing there new games or getting input from real gamers. ..."
see all 26 commentsCapcom Examines Acquisitions, Avoids Merger
With Xbox 360 titles like Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions and Dead Rising racking up big sales in the West, Capcom's statement to shareholders was simple: go where the money is.
READ MORE >"Capcom has been on fire since RE4 came out and I hope it doesn't stop!"
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"How about you make the headset solid white, then black out the person wearing it, then have them ..."
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