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Report: Microsoft May Drop $US200m On Facebook Game Dev

12:00PM February 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

ghtmay be the next multi-billion dollar company to drop big cash on a Facebook game maker. Bloomberg reports that the Xbox 360 maker is one of the companies in talks to buy CrowdStar, supposedly valued at $US200 million. More »


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EA Acquires Pet Society Creator Playfish

2:20AM November 10, 2009 | Mike Fahey

And you thought you spent a lot of money on Pet Society. EA just spent $US300 million on leading social network game creator Playfish, the team behind Pet Society, Restaurant City, and Country Story. More »


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Disney Buys Marvel For $4 Billion

12:00AM September 1, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $US4 billion. More »


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Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat

11:30AM July 11, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Mortal Kombat, This Is Vegas and the Midway trademark, as of today, are owned by Warner Bros., with the media conglomerate having completed the purchase of “substantially all of the assets” of the Chicago headquartered company. More »


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Warner Bros. Wins Bid For Midway For A Very Simple Reason

10:00AM June 27, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Looks like the new home of Mortal Kombat, Joust, Spy Hunter and other well-known Midway properties will be Warner Bros. after all. The media conglomerate looks to have won bidding rights to the publisher and developer by default. More »


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Id: Why We Sold To ZeniMax

3:40AM June 25, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

In an interview with Kotaku, id’s John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead explained how changing circumstances with Activision and other studios spurred id’s sale to Bethesda parent ZeniMax. More »


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Id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax

1:45AM June 25, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard… all in one company. More »


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38 Studios Saves Big Huge Games

12:40AM May 28, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Troubled real-time strategy and role-playing developer Big Huge Games lives on, with Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios stepping up at the last moment for a late game save. More »


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Warner Bros. Bids On Midway

12:54AM May 22, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Midway today announced that they have received a more than $US33 million offer from Warner Bros. to buy out most of their company. More »


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Atari Brand Leaving European Continent

8:30PM May 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

In Europe, Atari is no more. The company’s sales and marketing staff will be transferred to the newly-formed business Distribution Partners, reports industry site MCV. More »