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Vexed Gaming acquires US organisation Mock-It Esports, returns to Halo with all-UK roster

March 14, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

UK-based esports organisation Vexed Gaming has today announced the acquisition of US-based organisation Mock-It Esports and all its assets for an undisclosed fee. The move means that all of Mock-It’s operations and branding will cease to exist – and will instead be absorbed into the Vexed Gaming ecosystem. As part of this acquisition, Vexed has also acquired and agreed terms with Mock-It’s competitive EU-based all-UK Halo Infinite roster, which will play under the Vexed banner for future tournaments. Continue reading Vexed Gaming acquires US organisation Mock-It Esports, returns to Halo with all-UK roster

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Kairos Group acquires Manchester-based gaming content and esports organisation Horizon Union

February 15, 2022E-SportsNewsUK

Left to right (back) Kairos’ Chris Parnell, Mike Craddock, Drew Townley and Luke Bristow, and (front) Horizon’s Kieran Wood and Will Mollett Gaming media company Kairos Group, which has operations in London, Manchester and elsewhere, has acquired Manchester-based gaming and content organisation Horizon Union. Horizon is the latest organisation to join Kairos Group, which is also home to Kairos Media, Kyma Media, Turopium Sports and Entertainment and Kairos Ventures. Continue reading Kairos Group acquires Manchester-based gaming content and esports organisation Horizon Union

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Sony are buying Destiny devs Bungie for $3.6 billion

January 31, 2022RockPaperShotgun

Just when you thought all the big movers and shakers had done their multi-billion dollar acquisition deals for the year, Sony have just announced they’re buying Bungie for $3.6 billion. A small sum, perhaps, in the face of the $69 billion Microsoft are currently shelling out for Activision Blizzard, but rather than simply subsuming the Destiny developer into the PlayStation mothership, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan has said that Bungie will “remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher.” Well! Read more

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Are X7 the next powerhouse in UK League of Legends? Organisation makes another acquisition and prepares to move into new esports as UK LoL goes through its biggest period of change yet

November 1, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

X7 Esports – the Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation – have tonight made another big announcement that could see them become one of the leading esports organisations operating in UK/Ireland/Nordics League of Legends, writes Dominic Sacco in this opinion piece. X7 have just announced they’ve acquired Absolved, an organisation that have performed solidly in the NLC, Telia Masters and Telia Esports Series Denmark in recent years. This gives X7 an entry into division 1 of the NLC in 2022. Continue reading Are X7 the next powerhouse in UK League of Legends? Organisation makes another acquisition and prepares to…

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Gfinity acquires Rainbow Six esports news site SiegeGG

September 8, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

London-based esports business Gfinity has today announced the acquisition of SiegeGG, a well-known Rainbow Six Siege esports news and stats website. SiegeGG Corporation, which runs Siege.gg, has become part of the Gfinity Digital Media group. The acquisition gives Gfinity ownership of the underlying methodology and technology used to develop SiegeGG’s statistical analysis, which the company will be able to extend across other game titles. Gfinity will also assume ownership of the Siege.gg website, with access to its audience, currently delivering 1m page views per month, alongside nearly 100,000 Twitter followers. Continue reading Gfinity acquires Rainbow Six esports news site SiegeGG

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X7 Esports acquire UK org Bulldog and bring founder Newts on board as director of esports

September 5, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

X7 Esports, the Isle of Man’s first professional esports organisation, have acquired UK organisation Bulldog Esports. Bulldog founder Tony ‘Newts’ Newton has also joined X7 as director of esports. In an announcement post, X7 said they were on the lookout for ‘someone with expertise, who was passionate about the development of both their players and staff, and a brand which brought with it a wider community of people’. “After careful deliberation, with a combination of almost 10 years experience in the UK esports scene and the history which had been created at Bulldog Esports, we strongly believe Tony will make…

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Wolves become first football club to participate in the Honor of Kings Pro League

September 5, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Premier League football club Wolves have become the first traditional football club to enter China’s King Pro League (KPL) esports tournament. Wolves parent company Fosun Sports has acquired Honor of Kings esports team Chongqing QGhappy. QGhappy will now become part of the Wolves Esports family, and change their name to Chongqing Wolves. They will continue to be the home team of South West China’s Chongqing and take part in the new season of one of the world’s top mobile esports professional leagues. Continue reading Wolves become first football club to participate in the Honor of Kings Pro League

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Riot Games parent company Tencent to acquire major UK games developer

July 19, 2021E-SportsNewsUK

Riot Games parent company Tencent is set to purchase one of the UK’s well-known game development studios. Chinese gaming giant Tencent has made a bid worth almost £1bn to acquire Sumo Group, which owns Atomhawk, Pipeworks Studios and Secret Mode, as well as Sumo Digital, which consists of several UK studios including Sumo Nottingham and Sumo Sheffield. Sumo Digital has produced a range of games over the years, including LittleBigPlanet 3, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Crackdown 3, several Forza titles and most recently Hood: Outlaws & Legends. Continue reading Riot Games parent company Tencent to acquire major UK games developer

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Embracer acquisition will let Gearbox take risks

February 5, 2021VG247

By Alex Calvin, Friday, 5 February 2021 16:54 GMT Wait, wasn’t Battleborn a risk?Borderlands maker Gearbox says that its recent acquisition by Embracer Group allows it to take most risks.That’s according to studio founder Randy Pitchford, who told GamesBeat that the company is now able to pursue more out-there ideas. The exec said before that Gearbox would have to convince a publisher or third-party to help out with its ideas.“We have so many new IP concepts that are in our incubator, that are ready to explode,” Pitchford said.“We could wait for the right publishing partner who’s willing to make a…

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Nintendo is buying Luigi’s Mansion 3 studio Next Level Games

January 5, 2021VG247

By Alex Calvin, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 17:57 GMT This is the first studio acquisition that the platform holder has made since 2007. Japanese games giant Nintendo is acquiring the developer that made Luigi’s Mansion 3, Next Level Games.In a release on its investor page, Nintendo said that the deal is expected to be finished by March 1 of this year. The Vancouver, Canada-based outfit has worked on a number of Nintendo IP, including Super Mario Strikers, Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Punch Out! for the Wii. The company hasn’t just worked for Nintendo, however, having collaborated with the likes…

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Indie darling Devolver has bought Serious Sam maker Croteam

October 22, 2020VG247

By Alex Calvin, Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:28 GMT Croatian studio Croteam has been snapped up by indie publisher Devolver Digital.This new union was announced on Devolver’s website and follows a long history between the two companies. Croteam was founded back in 1992 and is best known for the Serious Sam games, as well as 2014’s The Talos Principle.2001’s Serious Sam: The First Encounter was published by Gathering of Developers, a company founded by some of the people who would later go on to set up Devolver in 2009.“A decade ago Devolver Digital was just getting started and looking for…

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