Topic - acquisition

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Media, Internet, Finance

Only Warner Bids on Midway

Warner is the only party interested enough to buy Midway’s assets, including the Mortal Kombat franchise.
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Media, Internet

ZeniMax Acquires id

Two well-known gaming companies join forces, as Bethesda’s parent company, ZeniMax, has agreed to acquire Doom developer id Software.
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Media, Internet, Finance

Namco Bandai Snags D3

Japanese video game company Namco Bandai agrees to acquire the small publisher to expand further into the U.S. and Europe.
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Media, Internet

PopCap Grabs Gastronaut Studios

PopCap pushes further into console development with its acquisition of independent studio Gastronaut.
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Media, Finance

Crytek Picks Up Free Radical

Crytek breathes new life into almost-shuttered studio, expands into UK.
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Media, Internet

Ubisoft Grabs Action Pants

Ubisoft spreads its influence into the Vancouver region with the acquisition of a new developer.
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Media, Internet

Ubisoft Sambas Into Brazilian Studio Deal

Parisian video game developer and publisher expands its influence in South America.
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Cleantech, Finance

Fuel Tech Nabs Advanced Combustion Technology

Fuel Tech adds to its nitrogen oxide reduction technologies with its latest acquisition.
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Cleantech

Shell to Clean Air With Cansolv

Oil giant unit plans to counter air pollution with its purchase of clean tech company Cansolv.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Internet, Finance

Icahn Goes Long for Yahoo

Shares in beleaguered Internet company rise after billionaire investor pads position with 6.8 million shares.
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Communications, Internet

Facebook Wants Twitter

Reports that the social networking giant is negotiating with the miniblogger raises questions about what both companies are worth.
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Media

Monumental Gobbles Up Swordfish

Company hopes to move deeper into game development by picking up the 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand developer.
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General news, Media, Internet

Amazon Gobbles Casual Games Site Reflexive

Amazon jumps into the gaming market with agreement to acquire casual game portal Reflexive.
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Archives, Computers, General news, Finance

SanDisk Shares Crash as Samsung Pulls Net

South Korean electronics giant withdraws $5.85B acquisition offer as flash memory glut clouds forecast.
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Media

SouthPeak Grabs Gamecock

Video game publisher Gamecock hopes to expand influence by teaming up with SouthPeak.
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General news, Magazine, Media, Internet, Finance

Activision Bags FreeStyleGames

Company expands its music game empire by adding developer of break-dancing rhythm title B-Boy to its bag of tricks.
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Archives, General news, Media, Internet, Finance

Yahoo: Microsoft Was $4 Away From Deal

Portrays Icahn a stock-price killer, says Google pact goes on even if investor wins proxy war.
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General news, Media, Internet, Finance

Yahoo to Voters: Wipe Out Icahn’s Slate

In that other election campaign, Internet company tells shareholders that the corporate raider offers nothing.
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Computers, General news, Media, Finance

Electronic Arts Gags on 'Poison Pill'

Videogame maker extends bid for Take-Two, but wants repeal of shareholder rights plan.
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Archives, General news, Internet, Finance

Microsoft to Go Hostile--Report

Let the fireworks begin. Microsoft will mount a proxy fight for control of the Yahoo board, The New York Times reports.
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