Acquisition/Investment

JULY 14, 2011 • GamersFirst, the publisher that purchased failed MMO All Points Bulletin and turned the title into a viable free-to-play business, said it was seriously considering shipping the [...]

JULY 12, 2011 • Another major publisher bent on acquiring free-to-play studio expertise is Ubisoft. The company acquired  Paris-based studio Owlient, which has been has been creating F2P content [...]

MAY 31, 2011 • It was announced that leading Chinese online game company Perfect World was buying Cryptic Studios from Atari for an estimated €35 million in cash.  Among its other projects, [...]

MAY 23, 2011 • Intel Capital, the global investment group for Intel Corp., announced $25.5 million in four U.S. investments to drive continued innovation in computing. Firms receiving the [...]

MAY 18, 2011 • DNA Games, best known for its Facebook games such as Casino City, Slot City and Bar World, was acquired by Zynga. DNA becomes the 14th acquisition by Zynga during the last 12 [...]