acquisitions
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Hideo Kojima Says He’s Fending Off ‘Ridiculously High’ Acquisition Offers Every Day
Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima says his studio, Kojima Productions, is fending off “ridiculously high” acquisition offers in a bid to retain its independence. Noticed by Metro, Kojima spoke about his troubles with acquisition offers during the latest episode of his Brain Structure podcast on Spotify, and also touches on a rumoured…
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Ubisoft Has ‘Everything We Need To Remain Independent,’ CEO Reassures Investors
As the video games industry indulges its recent interest in rapid consolidation, almost every major publisher has had to face questions about where they stand. After both Bethesda and Activision Blizzard were absorbed by Xbox, a pair of acquisitions considered so massive as to be unthinkable, the assumption has been that the remaining major pubs…
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EA Is Buying Racing Dev Codemasters For $1.6 Billion
Despite a nearly $US1 ($1.4) billion bid from Take-Two Interactive last month, Electronic Arts has announced an agreement to purchase English racing game developer Codemasters for $US1.2 ($1.6) billion. The purchase will put popular racing series Dirt, Dirt Rally, Grid, F1, Project Cars, Burnout, and Need for Speed under one world-encompassing roof.
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Mike Fegan On Red Mile Acquisition, Rebate
PALGN has a tight interview up with Mike Fegan, CEO of IR Gurus. The developer was recently acquired by US publisher Red Mile Entertainment. Along with his thoughts on this recent event, Fegan talks about the Oz government’s dismissal of the 40% rebate for game developers (a topic also broached by GDAA president Tom Crago…