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MOBA Network buys Resetera for $4.5m News Oct 15th, 2021

MOBA Network buys Resetera for $4.5m

Forum was set up in 2017 following the implosion of predecessor NeoGAF

Netflix acquires Oxenfree maker Night School Studio News Sep 29th, 2021

Netflix acquires Oxenfree maker Night School Studio

Firm has been snapped up for an undisclosed sum

Funcom buys Conan the Barbarian IP News Sep 15th, 2021

Funcom buys Conan the Barbarian IP

No figure placed on the deal

Sumo Group has snapped up Auroch Digital News Sep 14th, 2021

Sumo Group has snapped up Auroch Digital

Cash payment of $8.3 million upfront with further cash on performance

Thunderful snaps up Stage Clear Studios in deal worth $1.2m News Sep 3rd, 2021

Thunderful snaps up Stage Clear Studios in deal worth $1.2m

With a further $1.8 million being paid out based on performance

Unity acquires AI firm OTO News Aug 25th, 2021

Unity acquires AI firm OTO

Organisation helps find and curb toxic behaviour in-game

Report: China regulators slowing down Nvidia's Arm acquisition News Aug 2nd, 2021

Report: China regulators slowing down Nvidia's Arm acquisition

Process can take at least six months and apparently has not started yet

Epic's latest acquisition is Sketchfab News Jul 22nd, 2021

Epic's latest acquisition is Sketchfab

This is part of the company's 'metaverse' dreams

Tencent puts down $1.27bn bid to buy UK's Sumo Group News Jul 19th, 2021

Tencent puts down $1.27bn bid to buy UK's Sumo Group

Follows Chinese firm buying a stake in the developer in 2019

Discord acquires anti-harassment AI firm Sentropy News Jul 15th, 2021

Discord acquires anti-harassment AI firm Sentropy

No figure placed on the deal

Team17 snaps up educational games firm StoryToys News Jul 2nd, 2021

Team17 snaps up educational games firm StoryToys

Deal could be worth as much as $49 million

PlayStation buys PC porting specialist Nixxes Software News Jul 2nd, 2021

PlayStation buys PC porting specialist Nixxes Software

Follows the firm buying Housemarque earlier this week

Xbox's Spencer: People who say studios shouldn't sell are "short-sighted" News Jul 1st, 2021

Xbox's Spencer: People who say studios shouldn't sell are "short-sighted"

"It’s such a risk-filled journey for them to get to the point to create real value"

PlayStation maker Sony snaps up Finland's Housemarque News Jun 29th, 2021

PlayStation maker Sony snaps up Finland's Housemarque

No figure put on the deal just yet

Warner Bros games business not to be sold following Discovery deal News Jun 28th, 2021

Warner Bros games business not to be sold following Discovery deal

Follows the sale of mobile studio Playdemic to EA

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