A new rumor popped up about an hour ago courtesy of Kotaku and Jason Schreier that Microsoft is close to purchasing Obsidian. I don't normally post a bunch of rumors on the site unless there is good reason for it and the reason I'm posting this one is because Jason Schreier has a great track record on this sort of stuff. So while it's not confirmed or announced anywhere, there is probably a good chance that the rumor being true of Microsoft being close to buying Obsidian. Kotaku's so...

This weekend, we learned that Firewatch development studio, Campo Santo was acquired by Valve, the former game development studio and the creators of Steam. All 12 members of Campo Santo will make the move and will continue their work on In the Valley of Gods.
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This weekend, we learned that Firewatch development studio, Campo Santo was acquired by Valve, the former game development studio and the creators...

Blue Mammoth Games, the development studio behind Brawlhalla, was just acquired by Ubisoft this week. The 21-person development studio is based out of Atlanta, GA.

Blue Mammoth Games developed and published Brawlhalla, a free-to-play online fighter/brawler that sits as one of the top F2P games on the PlayStation 4. Brawlhalla recently began a third season of competitive eSports events following a rather successful second season. The third season also includes a partnership...

Blue Mammoth Games, the development studio behind Brawlhalla, was just acquired by Ubisoft this week. The 21-person development studio is based...

News broke early this morning that THQ Nordic has acquired Koch Media. The deal, worth 121 million euro, means that THQ Nordic also now owns Deep Silver, the publisher of Saints Row, Dead Island, the upcoming Shenmue 3, the upcoming Metro Exodus, and the recently released Kingdom Come: Deliverance. You know, to name a few franchises you might recognize.

That seems like quite the get for THQ Nordic there. Especially when you consider that back in late 2012, THQ sold off most...

News broke early this morning that THQ Nordic has acquired Koch Media. The deal, worth 121 million euro, means that THQ Nordic also now owns Deep...

Take-Two announced today that they have acquired Kerbal Space Program. This is in spite of a number of the Kerbal developers being hired by Valve earlier this month. Hey, what're you gonna do?

Anyway, on with the glowing praise statement from the press release!
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Take-Two announced today that they have acquired Kerbal Space Program. This is in spite of a number of the Kerbal developers being hired by Valve...

Activision has reportedly just finalized a deal that finds them outright purchasing King Digital Entertainment to the tune of $5.9 billion (USD). This was initially reported on by Kotaku. Let's take a look at some of the initial details as they are known.

From an alleged press release (I have not yet seen this press release anywhere myself yet as of the time of this posting), Activision's CEO Bobby Kotick issued the following remarks.
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Activision has reportedly just finalized a deal that finds them outright purchasing King Digital Entertainment to the tune of $5.9 billion (USD)....

GameStop now owns ThinkGeek. GameStop had to outbid Hot Topic in order to buy ThinkGeek. There is nothing in this news that won't make you go "what the f---" at least once.

The parent company of ThinkGeek, the site that sells oddball "geeky" merchandise, was purchased by the retail "giant" GameStop to the tune of about $140 million. This includes $37 million in cash and "cash equivalents" as of March 31.
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GameStop now owns ThinkGeek. GameStop had to outbid Hot Topic in order to buy ThinkGeek. There is nothing in this news that won't make you go...

A Japanese media business, Kadokawa, announced today that they have acquired From Software, the development studio behind the Dark Souls franchise.

From Software, also known for its work on Tenchu and Armored Core will work with Kadokawa Games. The two will assit each other in both development and marketing of games. At present, Kadokawa says that they hope to expand on to new game platforms, reach more markets, and better target digital platforms. All of this will be achieved...

A Japanese media business, Kadokawa, announced today that they have acquired From Software, the development studio behind the Dark Souls franchise....