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MCV: Square Enix considering Eidos acquisition; Warner's still in it

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2008-12-04 10:26:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...acquisition of Eidos to rival current acquisition front-runner WBIE. While MCV's anonymous source thinks "Warner's [acquisition bid] will still win" MCV speculates that "Square Enix could opt to buy single assets - perhaps just IO and the Hitman brand," whom SE president Yoichi Wada "has already visited." Let's just hope that whoever acquires...
 
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EA Delays its Take-Two Acquisition Attempts, Pending a Review by the FTC

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2008-06-05 01:16:28 by Chris in Gaming Today
...acquisition attempts of Take-Two until either the Federal Trade Commission completes its investigation or 45 days have passed since EA substantially complied with FTC requests, according to GI.biz The present EA offer for the company was last amended to expire on June 16 something which has happened a number of times now. Back in April, the...
 
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Mandalay Media, Inc. Announces Termination of Letter of Intent for Acquisition of Green Screen Interactive Software, Inc.

2008-06-18 21:48:53 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...acquisition of Green Screen Interactive Software, Inc. was terminated as of June 16, 2008, as the parties were unable to agree to the terms for such acquisition About Mandalay Media, Inc Mandalay Media, Inc. is a development stage company whose mission is to build a unique combination of new media distribution and content companies through...
 
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Mark Rein Claims Epic Acquisition Talk is Just a Rumor

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2008-10-24 19:50:30 by Chris in Gaming Today
...acquisition would be a tremendously big deal, which made the news we reported on earlier that Legendary Pictures was looking to acquire Epic was so significant As you would expect, Epic VP Mark Rein has dismissed the notion, telling Develop its simply just another rumor. This isnt the first time Epic has been involved in acquisition rumors;...
 
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Take-Two acquisition by EA imminent

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2007-12-20 19:27:15 by Spooky in gameater.com
...acquisition. According to many this is the fate of Take-Two , creator and publisher of titles like: GTA , BioShock , Civilization , Manhunt , Midnight Club and many more. Mike Hackey, analyst for Janco Partners , spoke with GameDaily and said that having so many popular titles, many created in-house, is in fact what makes the company such an...
 
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EA Finalizes Acquisition Of BioWare/Pandemic

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2008-01-07 18:06:49 by James Hyde in DigitalBattle
...acquisition of BioWare/Pandemic, paying $620 million in cash to shareholders of the parent company, VG Holding Group, and issuing $155 million in equity to high-performing employees of the company. Furthermore, several key BioWare people will take VP positions at EA, while EA President Frank Gibeau will oversee both studios With the...
 
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EA takes out $1 billion loan for Take-Two acquisition

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2008-05-10 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...acquisition of Take-Two. The company has up until January 9, 2009 to tap the funds in its $2 billion hostile takeover and there's been no update on the deal since Take-Two's last rejection GamePolitics spoke with Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter who says that after the Pandemic/BioWare acquisition that EA is a little strapped for cash....
 
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Square Enix interested in acquisition, plans on increasing overseas sales

2008-05-20 09:29:32 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...acquisition pattern is cyclical and Wada says that its time for the next round. While Square Enix has no strict budget set aside for acquisitions, Wada mentioned that they can play fast and loose with about 290 million company shares (worth about $9.2 billion) without approval from shareholders. Last month, SE also announced that it would be...
 
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Got some cash? Valve 'happy' to talk acquisition

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2008-08-05 00:00:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...acquisition. Whoa, whoa, whoa! Before you tear down your Gabe Newell poster or throw away your Robin Walker découpaged Trapper Keeper, hear 'em out: Valve's veep of marketing Doug Lombardi simply said, "anything is possible" and that he'd be "happy" to discuss an acquisition of the hugely successful independent developer. He's not talking...
 
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