Tag: acquisition

Nintendo acquires Bandai Namco as a brand new Nintendo studio

Industry Brandon Williams -
Nintendo announced an acquisition with Bandai Namco Singapore, which will be acquired later in 2026.

EA is reportedly looking to go private

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
EA is allegedly looking to go private with a sale to a handful of investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Pokemon Go developer eyes selling gaming business

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Pokemon Go developer Niantic appears to be closing a deal with Savvy Games Group to sell its gaming division.

Player First Games is now under Warner Bros. Games

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
MultiVersus developer Player First Games has naturally been acquired by Warner Bros. Games after years of working on the Smash-like brawler.

Take-Two closes Gearbox deal, now the new owner

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Gearbox Software, alongside many of its established IPs, are now under Take-Two Interactive after all conditions have been met for the deal to complete.

Atari just acquired Intellivision brand

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Atari has purchased former competitor, Intellivision, gaining access to the brand's 200-ish games in its library.

Nintendo acquires Switch port maker Shiver Entertainment

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Nintendo Switch port maker Shiver Entertainment will soon be under the Nintendo umbrella, as it undergoes talks with Embracer Group.

Rockstar parent Take-Two to close deal to acquire Gearbox

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Rockstar Games parent company, Take-Two Interactive, plans on closing a deal to acquire Borderlands developer Gearbox Software by the end of June.

Pocketpair isn’t opposed to acquisition offers

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Japanese developer Pocketpair is content at remaining independent but is open to acquisition offers.

GungHo sells Octopath Traveler dev ACQUIRE, new parent hopes to “generate synergies” with its studios

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
GungHo has sold off Octopath Traveler developer ACQUIRE, passing it into the hands of FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft parent, Kadokawa Corporation.