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Microsoft Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Discord
If you have any involvement within a particular online community or game, the chances are that you almost certainly have a Discord account. It is, after all, a very good application and allows people to connect very effectively through either a PC or smart device. In something that may potentially…
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Epic Games Has Acquired the Fall Guys Studio
Releasing back in February 2020, Fall Guys was undoubtedly one of the biggest unexpected his of the year. Admittedly, the timing worked out amazingly well for developer Mediatonic as its launch pretty much coincided with the first major lockdown, and, as such, many people were looking towards gaming as a…
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HP to Acquire Gaming Peripheral Brand HyperX!
HyperX is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable and popular gaming peripheral brands around with the chances more than likely that you probably have something of theirs sat on, in, or around your PC/console. Following a very surprising announcement, however, HP (Hewlett Packard) has confirmed that following a successful bid…
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Epic Games Acquires Rad Game Tools (Bink Video)
Love them or loathe them, it’s hard to deny that over what has largely represented a remarkably small period of time, Epic Games has cemented its position as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world. – Following a report via DSOGaming, however, they have just added a new…
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Nintendo “Laughed Their Asses Off” at Microsoft Purchase Offer
Until the release of the Wii back in 2006, Nintendo was having a rather difficult time in the console market. Particularly as the GameCube, while representing an excellent system, wasn’t performing very well in terms of sales (largely due to it being notably underpowered when compared to the recently launched…
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Corsair Acquires Elgato Systems’ Gaming and Streaming Line
Corsair Expands with New Acquisition Elgato Systems is officially moving away from their gaming division and shifts focus on the smart home market. The connected home business Elgato Eve will continue as an independent, separate entity under the name Eve Systems. All other products related to Elgato Gaming, such as…
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Firewatch Developer Campo Santo is Set to Join Valve
Campo Santo Set To Join Valve Firewatch was for many, one of the best gaming experiences of 2016. A more sedate story-led game, it quickly found itself receiving the praise of both fans and critics. It all spelled good news for the developer, Campo Santo and as such the future of…
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IGN Acquires Digital Video Games Storefront Humble Bundle
Digital video games storefront Humble Bundle is announcing their acquisition by online media giant IGN. Humble Bundle got its start in 2010 offering bundles of indie games and lets users pay whatever amount they wish. This includes anything from a nickel to beyond the price of the bundle itself. Moreover,…
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SSD Manufacturer Longsys Acquires Lexar
Yesterday, it came to light that the China-based Longsys Electronics has acquired Lexar. It has only been about two months since we learned that Micron wanted to discontinue the Lexar business. The goal, to focus on other areas. Now it seems that the quality brand Lexar might live on after all. Micron Back in June,…
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Is Apple Planning Disney Acquisition?
Apple is currently in possession of the largest cash reserve of any company in history – reported to be in excess of $200 billion – and there are strong rumours that the Cupertino company is set to splash that money on an historic acquisition of Disney. According to Steven Cahall,…
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Is Google About to Buy Facebook?
While entirely speculative, word on the street is that Google is sizing up a bid to buy Facebook. The rumour comes courtesy of Fudzilla, which claims that Google’s negotiations to acquire Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire are “well advanced.” However, other sources claim that Microsoft is also interested in Facebook,…
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AT&T Confirms $86bn Acquisition of Time Warner
Time Warner is a mammoth media organisation which comprises of HBO, Warner Brothers, CNN and much more. As I’m sure you’re aware, these divisions are responsive for some of the most popular programmes including Game of Thrones and the Batman movies. Recently, the telecommunication giant AT&T made an astronomical bid…
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Logitech Acquires Peripheral Specialist Saitek
In a surprising, or maybe a better word is unsuspected, move, Logitech acquired peripheral specialist Saitek from MadCatz – and it costs them less than you might think. Logitech paid $13 million USD in cash for the company who specialized in game-specific peripherals for simulation games such as flight simulators, racing…
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Toyota Hires Entire Staff of Autonomous Vehicle Company
Countless vehicle manufacturers are all racing to develop the newest and greatest self-driving cars. While they may spend large amounts of money and effort on a number of other great life-improving developments, Toyota shouldn’t be counted out of the competition yet. Taking them one step closer to their goal of…
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IBM Acquire Resilient Systems and Gain Security Expert Bruce Schneier
IBM has announced today that they will be acquiring Resilient Systems and as well as the company, they will be bringing one of the biggest names in the security world on board, Bruce Schneier. Resilient Systems specialize in developing an incident response platform that orchestrates and automates incident response processes…
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