Sony Buys LittleBigPlanet Dev Media Molecule
LittleBigPlanet (PS3) developer Media Molecule is independent no more, as Sony has acquired the England-based studio and will be integrating it...
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Halo co-creator Alex Seropian has joined Disney Interactive Studios as "vice president of creative," a new role that will see the outspoken...
READ MORE >"Hell, if they can make Stubbs the Zombie work on vista, I'm all for it."
see all 8 commentsid Software Acquired by Bethesda Owner ZeniMax
Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media has just announced its acquisition of well-known video game developer id Software (Doom, Quake,...
READ MORE >"John Romero? Don't make me laugh. The guy talked abouth Daikatana (The Quake Killer) for 5 years ..."
see all 355 commentsBig Huge Games Saved by Schilling
Rise of Nations developer Big Huge Games has been saved from closure by baseball star Curt Schilling's company 38 Studios to bolster its original...
READ MORE >"I'm glad he saved this company it is the last of the split off companies of the original ..."
see all 44 commentsWarner Bros. Makes $33 Million Midway Asset Bid, Enters 'Stalking Horse' Agreement
Media conglomerate Time Warner has made a $33 million offer, via its Warner Bros. Entertainment subsidiary, to purchase assets from bankrupt...
READ MORE >"I have they are real cool for sure, still the backgrounds suck balls and look wack, minor maybe ..."
see all 10 commentsSquare Enix Reveals Lifetime Sales of Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex and More
With Square Enix's $120 million purchase of Eidos now complete, lifetime sales figures of their major franchises have been revealed. The...
READ MORE >"So Deus Ex and Front Mission aren't "Quality Franchises"? >:( "
see all 42 commentsPopCap Buys Small Arms Maker
Casual games developer and publisher PopCap Games today announced its acquisition of Xbox Live Arcade developer Gastronaut Studios, which has...
READ MORE >"So was I the only person who did a double-take on the headline and envisioned a gaming company ..."
see all 6 commentsSquare Makes Eidos Buyout Bid
Confirming recent rumors, Japanese publisher and Final Fantasy series developer Square Enix today made an offer to buy Eidos for 84.3 million...
READ MORE >"What was the first? If you're talking about Gas Powered Games, they're just publishing ..."
see all 18 commentsWarner Bros. Acquires Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Developer Snowblind Studios
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced it is acquiring Snowblind Studios, the Seattle-based developer behind such games as Baldur's...
READ MORE >"precisely why he said "games with wide appeal" i.e. not champions/baldur'sgate. sadly."
see all 5 commentsCrytek Buys TimeSplitters Dev. Free Radical
Update: Crytek today confirmed last night's news, announcing it indeed purchasing the assets and business of Free Radical Design. The forty-some...
READ MORE >"Not sure how your observations could be contradicted, try this: 1. Find a bunch of AI ..."
see all 102 commentsReport: Square Prepping Eidos Buyout Bid
Japanese publisher Square Enix has reportedly expressed interest in purchasing ailing British publisher Eidos, according to MCV and its anonymous...
READ MORE >"what are you talking about? what does that have to do with anything?"
see all 23 commentsTecmo and Koei to Merge in April 2009
Tecmo, publisher of the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series, has successfully negotiated a merger with fellow Japanese publisher Koei, and the...
READ MORE >"Romance of the Three Kingdoms + the bikini'd cast of DoA. Oh man."
see all 6 commentsMonumental Picks Up 50% of 50 Cent Developer
MMO technology creator and CyberSports contractor Monumental Games announced today that it has acquired half of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand...
READ MORE >"The Birmingham team did Hostile Waters, a frankly amazing game, which is why I think the new 50 ..."
see all 7 commentsAmazon.com Expanding Into PC Digital Distribution, Buys Developer Reflexive
Online retailer Amazon.com has acquired casual game developer and distributor Reflexive Entertainment, and will apparently expand its offerings to...
READ MORE >"Give me a damn discount. I hate that you pay full retail price for a digital download. For me ..."
see all 11 commentsSouthPeak Pays Later to Gobble Gamecock Now
Publisher SouthPeak Interactive paid nothing up front for the privilege of swallowing Gamecock, the independent-oriented publishing house started...
READ MORE >"If ever a company was made for innuendo filled headlines, it would sure be Gamecock, lol"
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"I'm with you there. Everything with LBP was *awesome*, except gameplay, which is very ..."
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