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Team17 is looking to make M&A moves News Sep 18th, 2024

Team17 is looking to make M&A moves

"Looking ahead, there is significant growth potential in our core markets"

PlayStation vet Layden warns of impact of consolidation News Oct 25th, 2023

PlayStation vet Layden warns of impact of consolidation

"It takes some kind of small, independent, wildhorse studios and brings them into a larger conglomerate and essentially time slows down the bigger you are, time slows down"

PlayStation unhappy with Xbox's Call of Duty offer News Sep 8th, 2022

PlayStation unhappy with Xbox's Call of Duty offer

Resumed the console wars have

COD will still come to PlayStation for "several more years" after Microsoft Activision deal News Sep 6th, 2022

COD will still come to PlayStation for "several more years" after Microsoft Activision deal

Xbox boss Spencer has confirmed as much to SIE chief Jim Ryan

Bandai Namco says M&A boom is impacting its business News Aug 26th, 2022

Bandai Namco says M&A boom is impacting its business

The company says smaller publishers are having a harder time accessing studios

Take-Two still interested in acquisitions following $12.7bn Zynga deal News Jan 11th, 2022

Take-Two still interested in acquisitions following $12.7bn Zynga deal

The purchase was record-breaking in the industry

Xbox open to buying Indian, African or South American developers News Jul 14th, 2021

Xbox open to buying Indian, African or South American developers

“It would actually surprise me if that doesn’t happen"

Here's why Activision Blizzard hasn't jumped into the recent M&A boom News Apr 29th, 2021

Here's why Activision Blizzard hasn't jumped into the recent M&A boom

Exec says that his company has seen strong organic growth, so doesn't feel the need to make acquisitions

Team17 buys Golf With Your Friends IP for $16.4m News Jan 22nd, 2021

Team17 buys Golf With Your Friends IP for $16.4m

But hasn't bought its developer, Blacklight Interactive

Nvidia's Arm takeover being investigated by UK competition authority News Jan 8th, 2021

Nvidia's Arm takeover being investigated by UK competition authority

People who have insight into the matter have until January 27th to submit evidence

Nintendo "laughed their asses off" when Microsoft asked about acquisition News Jan 7th, 2021

Nintendo "laughed their asses off" when Microsoft asked about acquisition

Xbox firm also tried to buy EA, Square and Midway

Phil Spencer doesn't think Xbox is buying a Japanese studio News Nov 12th, 2020

Phil Spencer doesn't think Xbox is buying a Japanese studio

Microsoft's games boss says reports that firm is on the hunt for a developer in the region are "not accurate"

PlayStation's Ryan says Sony might buy more studios News Oct 28th, 2020

PlayStation's Ryan says Sony might buy more studios

Follows console rival Microsoft snapping up ZeniMax Media

Embracer Group acquires a load of studios, including 4A and New World Interactive News Aug 14th, 2020

Embracer Group acquires a load of studios, including 4A and New World Interactive

The THQ Nordic parent company is still splashing its cash

Platinum debunks Microsoft acquisition rumours News May 22nd, 2020

Platinum debunks Microsoft acquisition rumours

Studio says it wouldn't be interested even if the Xbox firm offered to buy it

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