Category - Industry News

Jam City Acquires World War Doh Developer...

LOS ANGELES, MARCH 14, 2018  — Jam City, a global leader in mobile entertainment, providing social gaming experiences for millions of players around the world, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Brainz, a Bogota, Colombia...

Ubisoft Acquires Brawlhalla Dev Blue Mammoth...

PARIS – March 2, 2018 – Today, Ubisoft announced the acquisition of the video game development studio Blue Mammoth Games. With the acquisition, Ubisoft adds Brawlhalla, currently the most played fighting game on Steam, to its portfolio and...

Ubisoft Acquires 1492 Studio

PARIS – February 28, 2018 – Today, Ubisoft announced the acquisition of 1492 Studio, a game development studio specializing in the development of free-to-play episodic and interactive stories on mobile. Founded in 2014 and based near...

Starbreeze AB Talks Potential StarVR IPO

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (8 February 2018) Starbreeze AB, today confirmed that the company is in talks with the Taiwanese PC Manufacturer Acer about potentially IPO the joint venture StarVR Corporation, but no decision has been taken. “I can confirm...

Funcom and Cabinet Group Create Heroic...

OSLO, Norway – December 18th, 2017 – Game developer and publisher Funcom is excited to announce that it is teaming up with Cabinet Group LLC to establish HEROIC SIGNATURES, a new company that will hold and manage the interactive rights to...

Ubisoft Delays Far Cry 5 and More

PARIS – December 7, 2017 – Today, Ubisoft announced it is investing more time in the development of three upcoming games. Far Cry® 5 is now slated for release on March 27, 2018 (instead of February 27, 2018) and The Crew® 2 will come out in the...