Take-Two's $12.7 billion purchase of Zynga is complete
'Words with Friends' and 'FarmVille' now belong to Take-Two.
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Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is 'temporarily on hold'
He wants to confirm that spam/fake accounts 'do indeed represent less than 5 percent of users.'
Redbox's new owner is the company that saved Sony's Crackle
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Google acquires MicroLED startup Raxium to help boost its AR ambitions
Raxium develops 'miniaturized, cost-effective and energy efficient high-res displays.'
Embracer is buying Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and three Square Enix game studios
Eidos plans to revive Deus Ex using Unreal Engine 5 technology.
Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
Musk believes he can 'unlock' Twitter's potential.
Elon Musk says he has the financial backing for his proposed Twitter takeover
The Tesla chief has access to $46.5 billion — if a purchase moves forward.
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
'Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.'
Snap buys a brain-computer interface startup to power future AR glasses
Future Spectacles could rely on mind control.
Epic Games is acquiring music marketplace Bandcamp
The two want to create an open platform for creators.
Nintendo is buying close development partner SRD
SRD helped make 'Breath of the Wild' and other hits.
Intel is acquiring Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
It's part of its efforts to expand its business of making chips for other companies.
NVIDIA officially abandons its plans to purchase ARM
The original $40 billion cash-and-stock deal is currently valued at over $60 billion.
Amazon and Nike are reportedly thinking of buying Peloton
The exercise equipment maker's valuation dropped from $50 billion to $8 billion over the past year.
The FTC is set to review Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision takeover
According to 'Bloomberg,' the investigation will focus on how the purchase could harm rivals.
Report suggests NVIDIA is preparing to walk away from its ARM acquisition
ARM may be planning an IPO if the deal falls through.
Blizzard chief promises to 'rebuild trust' ahead of Microsoft takeover
Ybarra speaks for the first time since the deal was confirmed.
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
The deal is expected to close by June of 2023.
Take-Two is acquiring mobile game giant Zynga for $12.7 billion
It adds to Take-Two's PC portfolio, which already includes Rockstar Games.
The New York Times is buying subscription-based sports site The Athletic
It's paying $550 million and the deal should close by the end of March.
