Rockstar Games Acquires Mad Doc Software (thanks Gamer's Hell) has word that the formerly indie developers are now Rockstars:NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO - News), announced today the formation of Rockstar N...

Ubisoft acquires Sin City effects studio has word that Ubisoft has acquired Canadian move effects company Hybride Technologies, saying their motion picture work will continue as they add video games to their upcoming workload. Hybride founder and CEO Pierre Raymond is quoted on the impact of...

Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company announces they are acquiring Russian publishing and distributor BUKA:MOSCOW, Russia- July 17, 2008 - Leading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company officially announced today that it has signed an agreement in which it has acquired o...

GamesIndustry.biz has news that Rebellion has announced the acquisition of Razorworks (Ford Racing), which follows up on recent reports that Empire Interactive was looking to divest itself of its last internal studio (story). Word is: Rebellion has announced that it has acquired the former...

Crytek announces the acquisition of Black Sea Studios (Knights of Honor, Worldshift), saying the Bulgarian developer will now be known as Crytek Black Sea (thanks Gamer's Hell). Here's the deal: Crytek GmbH today announced that it has acquired Bulgaria-based Black Sea Studios Ltd. Under the ...

Activision acquires UK studio FreeStyleGames has word that Activision Publishing has acquired FreeStyleGames. This UK-based studio has most recently been working on localized content for Guitar Hero, so this may relate to Activision's stated recommitment to downloadable content for the serie...

This press release announces that Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company has acquired Avalon Style Entertainment (4х4 Hummer, 4x4 UAZ). Avalon will henceforth be known as 1C Avalon, and the announcement quotes Avalon director Vyacheslav Gordeev saying, "Our team, in its...