Microsoft Games Studios welcomes another new addition today as Microsoft agrees to acquire Vancouver-based developer BigPark.
David Tong over at TheStreet (so, no, not some guy’s blog) notes that, over the past few days, there’s been a bit of chatter from financial types surrounding Apple taking over Electronic Arts.
Following the successful completion of its £84 million acquisition last week, Square Enix has announced that UK publisher Eidos shall remain UK publisher Eidos.
Bankrupt Midway may have a financial saviour in Warner Bros., as the media giant—who happens to have a video game division in Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment—is reported to be readying a bid for the ailing publisher.
With Midway in the middle of troublesome bankruptcy proceedings and rumours of the Mortal Kombat dev team leaving, it’s a little surprising to learn that not one, but three companies are considering buying the company.
Tomb Raider publisher Eidos will officially become part of Square Enix in May, as shareholders cast an overwhelming majority of votes in favour of the propsed takeover.
Last month, Namco Bandai announced plans to turn Puzzle Quest and Oneechanbara publisher D3Publisher into a subsidiary. Today, the plan went into action.
UK publisher Eidos has issued a timeline to its shareholders, indicating that if all goes as planned, Square Enix will take full ownership on May 6th.
What does a company like Activision Blizzard do when sitting on $3 billion in cash with no debt while many gaming companies flounder in the face of an economic recession? They go shopping.
Square Enix has scooped up another large chunk of Eidos Interactive stock as shareholder support continues to build for the proposed buyout of the Tomb Raider publisher.
