SouthPeak Swallows Gamecock
Publisher SouthPeak Interactive today announced that it has acquired independent game publisher Gamecock Media Group for an undisclosed sum....
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After conducting a review of strategic alternatives and discussing possible business arrangements with companies such as EA, Grand Theft Auto and...
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see all 3 commentsElectronic Arts Terminates Take-Two Takeover Talks
Electronic Arts is dropping its pursuit of Grand Theft Auto 4 publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company announced today. Following months of...
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see all 52 commentsActivision Buys Music Game Dev. FreeStyleGames, Will Create Guitar Hero DLC and New Music Title
Activision Blizzard subsidiary Activision Publishing announced today that it has purchased FreeStyleGames, a UK-based developer best known for its...
READ MORE >"I can see there's a lot of excitement generated by this acquisition"
see all 3 commentsCapcom Talks Takeovers and Buyouts, Plotting More Sports Titles to Increase Western Appeal
Japanese publisher Capcom has revealed that it plans to pursue "friendly acquisitions and partnerships" with developers worldwide as it strives to...
READ MORE >"Yeah I can really see kiddy mangaish goofy sports games selling a ton... deffo not in Europe."
see all 2 commentsTecmo and Koei Talk Merger
Japanese game studio Tecmo, publisher of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, turned heads last week when it turned down a buyout offer from Final...
READ MORE >Square Enix Backs Down from Tecmo Takeover Bid, Looks for Other Buyout Targets
Square Enix, which recently made "a friendly offer" to buy a controlling stake in Japanese publisher Tecmo, has withdrawn its proposal following a...
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Add a commentTecmo Rejects Square Enix Buyout Offer, In Merger Talks with Dynasty Warriors Owner Koei
Japanese game developer Tecmo today rejected the buyout offer from Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest owner Square Enix, instead opting to pursue...
READ MORE >"I agree. Even though Square-Enix's games have left me uninspired now, they do have a lot of ..."
see all 4 commentsSquare Enix Makes Tecmo Takeover Bid
Monolithic Japanese developer Square Enix today made a "friendly" offer to acquire a controlling stake in Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive developer...
READ MORE >"He's right, they haven't made an 'acclaimed' Final Fantasy title since prior to the Square -> ..."
see all 9 commentsEA's Take-Two Buyout Offer Expires Today, Companies Begin Talking 'Strategic Alternatives'
Electronic Arts' oft-extended deadline for its hostile takeover of Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two Interactive Software will expire today, the...
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see all 16 comments300, Sin City Movie Makers Purchased by Ubisoft
Video game publisher Ubisoft today announced its acquisition of Hybride Technologies, the studio behind the stylish visual effects of the 300 and...
READ MORE >"Prince of Persia or Assassin's Creed could make pretty good movie translations I think. Both ..."
see all 14 commentsEA Extends Take-Two Buyout Offer Yet Again
For the fourth time, mega-publisher Electronic Arts has extended its hostile takeover bid of rival publisher Take-Two Interactive Software....
READ MORE >"THIS would be awesome. One other company I worked for had the possibility to do this, and ..."
see all 12 commentsForbes: Ubisoft a Good Match for Take-Two
Several analysts have suggested that publisher Ubisoft may be a possible suitor for Take-Two as the company fields buyout and merger proposals....
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see all 10 commentsEA Extends Take-Two Buyout Offer Again
Mega-publisher Electronic Arts has once again extended the deadline for its hostile takeover bid of rival publisher Take-Two Interactive Software,...
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see all 43 commentsStockholder Sues Take-Two Over EA Takeover Bid
Take-Two's SEC filings revealed that a shareholder filed a class action complaint against the company for its response to a takeover bid by...
READ MORE >"ACK - succesfully avoided buying EA games since Origin & Bullfrog went down the drains."
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