… "Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga was different because the strategy behind the acquisition had less to do with buying up IP and instead centred on a legacy publisher expanding into mobile gaming," he says. …
… The company – which published the soulslike game via subsidiary, 505 Games – championed Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' one million sales, which it said had generated around $35.1 million in revenue, adding that the acquisition will "enhance the Group’s ability to make timely decisions regarding the game… …
… "We do have a stake in it because we now own the IP, but that IP acquisition happened after the First Light IO deal was already done." Gattis also noted that an IP like Bond supports Amazon's broader transmedia strategy across video games, film, and television. …
… We will share further details when appropriate.” The firm has made multiple efforts to expand the Eve IP beyond its venerable MMO, and had previously cancelled two shooter spin-offs prior to the Pearl Abyss acquisition in 2018 . …
… A reliance on licenses rather than owned IP is often seen as a weakness in the mergers and acquisitions M&A market, but Scopely's head of M&A operations, Heather Tacskovics, argues that the company viewed this business focus as a strength. …
… The Chained Together deal shares some obvious similarities with Secret Mode's previous acquisition of Escape the Backrooms, in that it represents a proven co-op multiplayer hit with a large established player base. …
… People Can Fly said the acquisition is part of its strategy to "strengthen its publishing activity" and to "increase margin participation across owned intellectual property while introducing a new, capital-efficient revenue stream." It will generate recurring revenue through third-party publishing … …
… "So of course from day zero, the ambition has been to make Angry Birds every bit as big as Sonic is from a transmedia point of view, and grow not just the Rovio mobile free-to-play business, but all of Sega's mobile and free-to-play expertise and live-ops expertise across its portfolio." Looking ah… …
… "The acquisition of Hipster Whale is a significant milestone in Atari's growth plan." Hall added: "Hipster Whale loves arcade games. …
… "It's only a matter of time before somebody like Electronic Arts, Take-Two or Scopely does one of these bigger Roblox acquisitions" "The 70% clip on your revenue is kind of crazy," he says. …