THQ Nordic continues to grow its expansive studio portfolio with the news that it has opened a brand new company in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava: Nine Rocks Games.Nine Rocks is headed up by David Durcak, formerly of Bohemia Interacti...

If you've got deep pockets and a fire burning a hole through them, you could buy up one of the most acclaimed video game studios in North America. Let me be clear though: Your pockets need to be very deep. Sony filed a form with the Un...

Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment and one of the key figures in the creation and popularisation of the Call of Duty franchise, has revealed that he is stepping in to DICE LA, and will lead the studio in the creation of its...

Longtime publisher Codemasters has acquired fellow Brit developer Slightly Mad Studios, the team behind the Project CARS series. The $30 million acquisition brings into the fold Slightly Mad's 150-strong personnel, as well as three projects...

Social media megacorp Facebook has acquired Beat Games, the independent studio behind excellent virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber, as part of its upcoming VR initiative Oculus Studios."Today we’re announcing that Beat Games is jo...

British publisher Rebellion has announced that it has acquired the "brand and portfolio" of iconic developer Bitmap Brothers. For you younglings, The Bitmap Brothers was a small but highly-regarded studio who plied their wares in the mid-'9...

A well-established development studio shut its doors recently, and that's not exactly uncommon in the games industry. However, this is the rare example where a failing business didn't necessarily lead to a large group of people suddenly out...

[Update: Responding to speculation with a statement posted to Twitter, Playtonic Games said that it is not currently working on "a new Banjo-Kazooie game" and the studio remains "independent." "While we would love to work with the bear and ...

One of the industry's biggest publishers continues to expand its portfolio across the globe, as THQ Nordic has announced the opening of a new international subsidiary in Tokyo. THQ Nordic Japan KK will now handle all advertising, PR and dis...

Fledgling Xbox studio The Initiative continues to bolster its ranks with some of the video game industry's top AAA talent, having added four more developers from major league studios.As noted by their respective LinkedIn profiles, Apex Lege...

Publishing giant THQ Nordic has announced multiple new acquisitions within the industry, adding smaller studios and investment partners to their expanding video game industry empire.The first such acquisition is studio Milestone S.r.l. (for...

While new Xbox studio The Initiative is yet to develop its first video game, it has succeeded in putting together a team of heavyweight players from the AAA development scene.The most recent acquisitions to the new studio, which was first a...

British video game retailer GAME Digital has received a takeover bid of £51.9 million from Mike Ashley's Sports Direct enterprise. Sports Direct purchased 26% of GAME's shares back in 2017 but recently upped this stake to 38% which ha...

Google has announced that it will be shutting down the standalone version of Twitch-like streaming service YouTube Gaming tomorrow, May 30. The decision to call it a day on the independent version of the service was made last year, followin...

Sega has announced that its European division has acquired British developer Two Point Studios, best known for their comical hospital simulation Two Point Hospital. Two Point has been taken under the Sega umbrella as part of the publisher's...

In a surprise announcement this afternoon, Rocket League creator Psyonix confirmed its plans to join Epic Games. The deal is expected to go through "near the end of May to early June 2019," and while the developer has answered several immed...

Google is certainly setting itself up for something big in the gaming industry. Not only did it recently hire a major name in the form of ex-Ubisoft and EA bigwig Jade Raymond, but it also revealed designs for an awful-looking game controll...

THQ Nordic can cross another studio name off of its shopping list, as the Austrian publisher has acquired Warhorse Studios for a cool €33.2 million, or roughly $37.6 million USD.Warhorse Studios, based in Prague, are known for last yea...

Rebellion Developments, who most recently were responsible for treasure-huntin' shooter Strange Brigade, has announced that they have acquired Yorkshire-based indie developer TickTock Games, adding them to Rebellion's expanding presence in ...

South Korean mobile game publisher Nexon has suddenly announced that it is preparing to put itself on the market. Kim Jung-Ju, who founded the company in the '90s, is expected to put up just under 99% of the company's stock, believed to be ...

THQ Nordic's family just got a little bit bigger, as the Darksiders and BioMutant developer has picked up BugBear Entertainment and Coffee Stain Studios. The announcement was made on the official THQ Nordic website.Helsinki-based Bugbear En...

At E3 2018, Microsoft boldly revealed its new initiative to release more first-party games for Xbox and Windows 10 PC through acquisition of talented studios. It came alongside the announcement from Xbox head Phil Spencer that Microsoft had...

The Electronic Arts family got a little bigger today. EA has just announced the acquisition of Pasadena-based Industrial Toys, which is a studio that focuses on making "hardcore games for mobile platforms." The terms of the acquisition were...

The Paradox Interactive family just got a little bigger. Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind BattleTech and Shadowrun, is now a subsidiary of Paradox. As announced through a press release on Paradox's site, the Sweden-based publishe...

Just Cause and Max Max developer Avalanche Studios is being acquired by Nordisk Film, with the media company moving from minority shareholder to full owner. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Avalanche CEO Pim Holfve called it "the right offer,...