Posts tagged acqusition

IGN acquired by Ziff Davis

by Alexander Sliwinski (Feb 4th 2013 10:00AM)

IGN and its related sites have been acquired by j2 Global through its Ziff Davis subsidiary. Although the sale price was undisclosed, Bloomberg cites sources who claim it was less than the $100 million News Corp was asking for the bundle. Ziff Davis will now take over IGN, UGO, 1UP and AskMen.com. ...

Starbreeze attempting acquisition of Payday: The Heist studio

by Ben Gilbert (Apr 19th 2012 10:30AM)

Starbreeze, the Swedish studio that brought the world the surprise hit Chronicles of Riddick and the recent reboot of Syndicate, is attempting an acquisition of Payday: The Heist studio Overkill Software. Pending approval by Starbreeze's shareholders, the move will see Overkill's IP (including Payd...

Trials HD dev acquired by Ubisoft for undisclosed amount

by Ben Gilbert (Nov 2nd 2011 1:00PM)

Wildly successful indie developer RedLynx is now a part of French mega-publisher Ubisoft. RedLynx announced the acquisition this morning (evening for the Finland-based outfit) via its forums, where company CEO Rero Virtala explained the decision. "We were attracted by Ubisoft's focus on creativit...