Swedish game company Embracer Group has just made a blockbuster deal to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal for what seems like a bargain $300 million price, the company confirmed in a press release. The deal includes a “catalogue of IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain and more than 50 back-catalogue games from Square Enix…
Embracer agrees to buy Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Square Enix Montréal, and their IP
May 2, 2022
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Embracer Group announced today that it has entered an agreement with Square Enix to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal. Embracer…
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Amazon today announced which games will be added to its Prime Gaming channel on Luna, as well as the games that will be free for Prime subscribers. It’s a fairly…
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Zakeke, the ecommerce platform, announced its partnership with Ubisoft earlier this year. The two have collaborated to bring customizable merchandise to the latter’s store, and the former spoke with GamesBeat about how it works.
As part of Ubisoft’s new ecommerce push, it now sells…
Gameloft unveils Disney Dreamlight Valley adventure game
April 30, 2022
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Gameloft unveiled Disney Dreamlight Valley, a new life simulation adventure game for the PC, Mac, and consoles.
The free-to-play title is a major collaboration…
Mattel launches He-Man game on Roblox
April 29, 2022
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Mattel launched today a new Masters of the Universe game on Roblox. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: You have the Power is the latest title to chase…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 still coming in the fall
April 28, 2022
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is evidently on track to debut in 2022, according to Activision Blizzard’s first-quarter earnings report today.
In its earnings statement, the company said “this year’s Call of Duty is a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare.” Activision…
Call of Duty developers are turning to increasingly creative ways to discourage cheaters in online matches. Eurogamer notes Activision is rolling out its kernel-level RICOCHET anti-cheat system to Call of Duty: Vanguard, and has simultaneously revealed that the…
Although there’s no E3 this year, you can still expect a ton of gaming news to emerge in the coming weeks. Microsoft has announced an Xbox and Bethesda games showcase, which will take place on June 12th (yes, that’s a Sunday) at 1PM ET.
The event will include…
Activision Blizzard’s shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a proposed $68.7 billion takeover by Microsoft. More than 98 percent of the shares that voted at a special meeting held on Thursday approved of the merger.
Though the company called the vote non-binding and advisory, the deal could not have moved forward without the majority of shareholders giving it the green light.
