The FTC hurdle has still yet to be overcome.

Activision Blizzard stockholders voted today in favor of the pending acquisition by Microsoft. Of course, this really doesn't mean that it's all a done deal just yet as Microsoft still needs to get approval from the FTC and other regulating bodies.

According to a press release sent out today, over 98% of the owners voted in favor of the acquisition. Microsoft is hopeful that the deal will close in their next fiscal year, which...

Several firms are looking to takeover Ubisoft.

According to anonymous sources close to Bloomberg, there are several companies that are looking to potentially purchase Ubisoft. Some of these potential buyers include the world's biggest private equity firms such as Blackston Inc. and KKR & Co.

Bloomberg says that, at least so far, Ubisoft has not yet entered into serious negotiations with any of the potential buyers. A similar report over the weekend by Kotaku says that...

Talks have supposedly not yet happened yet.

Activision Blizzard says that they have not yet talked to Microsoft about what Bobby Kotick's employment status will be after Microsoft's acquisition of the company. As of right now, Kotick is still the CEO of Activision Blizzard despite the numerous legal battles and accusations of sexual harassment and discrimination that have hit the company.

As first spotted by Stephen Totilo, Activision added a line to its United States...

Big tech mergers are of particular interest to the FTC.

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be reviewing Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard before it's allowed to be finalized. Over the past several years, the FTC has been taking a hard stance against mergers between giant tech companies (see Nvidia's planned acquisition of ARM).

According to a report from Bloomberg, the FTC is taking a lead role in investigating the potential acquisition....

Don't threaten me with a good time, Jim.

In speaking with GI.biz's Christopher Dring, Jim Ryan says that PlayStation isn't done with the acquisitions yet. Ryan, who is the current president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, flatly says that "we should expect more" when it comes to further PlayStation acquisitions.

This detail, along with a few others, were shared by Dring on Twitter following GI.biz's report on Sony Interactive Entertainment's acquisition...

You probably thought they were already owned by Sony.

Sony announced today that they have added Bluepoint Games to their PlayStation Studios family. Today's announcement came via the head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst in a new PlayStation Blog posting.

Hulst says that Bluepoint has "raised the bar on console-defining visuals and gameplay, and the studio’s vast expertise in world building and character creation will be a huge plus for future PlayStation Studios...

This marks the third time in five years that Jagex has been acquired.

Jagex, the development studio behind the ever popular RuneScape, has just been bought out by the second largest private equity firm in the world, the Carlyle Group. This marks the third time in about five years that Jagex was bought out by a different owner. Less than a year ago, they were bought out by Macarthur Fortune Holding. Prior to that in 2016, they were bought by Shanghai Hongtou Network Technology.
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The acquisition is now official.

Take-Two and Codemasters have reached an agreement that will see Take-Two acquiring the developer most known for their racing games. Here is the full press release from today's announcement. ...

It just works.

Todd Howard, head of Bethesda Game Studios, has also decided to weigh in on today's news that Microsoft is acquiring ZeniMax for $7.5 billion (USD). Howard shared his thoughts via a posting at Bethesda.net just a short while ago today.

He seems to view this new partnership as a match made in heaven. He and the Xbox team have long aligned in their views on gaming.



Morrowind, an OG Xbox title (as well as PC), reportedly went on to...

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...