Koei’s merger with Tecmo is now official and will begin taking place next April, according to a report on Reuters. The merger will be a stock deal that is said to be worth 20 billion yen ($207 million).
Each Tecmo share will be exchanged for 0.9 shares in the holding company, while one share in the [...]

Square-Enix recently revealed that it has signed its first western game development deal with Gas Powered Games. This is somewhat of a big deal considering the company hasn’t really expanded outside of Japan or the RPG genre, but it seems like they’re ready for challege according to a new interview with Gamesindustry.biz:
“The strategic partnership with [...]

Sweden-based Massive Entertainment has been acquired by Ubisoft, according to a statement released by the company. Acquired from Activision Blizzard, Massive is the developer of the critically-acclaimed World in Conflict RTS series.
“Massive’s development team places great importance on its freedom to innovate and create games of the highest quality,” stated Martin Walfisz, president and founder [...]

After being dropped by Activision Blizzard, both The Chronicles of Riddick and Ghostbusters games have found the same new home. According to Variety’s Ben Fritz, Atari has bought the publishing rights to both titles, confirming (at least for Ghostbusters) the last few months of rumors. In addition to picking up Riddick, Atari also signed a [...]

Earlier this year, Legendary Pictures announced that it would be co-financing the upcoming movie adaptation of Gears of War. Apparently, they’re liking it so much they’ve decided to buy the company, as Variety’s Ben Fritz is now reporting that they are in serious talks to acquire Epic Games.
One of the major figures pushing for this [...]

Turner’s GameTap service has been sold to Eurpean digital distribution company Metaboli, as was announced by both companies jointly this afternoon. Under the arrangement, the GameTap service will continue in the U.S. as-is, but behind the scenes Turner will stay on in a “partnership” to assist in the technical and migration support for the service [...]

Square-Enix has revealed its intentions to acquire Tecmo and will outline their plans for a takeover later today in Japan, according to a new report this evening by Kotaku.
If successful, Square-Enix would gain a number of Tecmo’s key franchises like Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive, as well as the upcoming new Tecmo Bowl series. [...]

GameStop announced this morning that they have agreed to purchase independent New Zealand game retailer The Gamesman. Once the deal is completed, the eight stores will be converted to the GameStop EB/Games brand and expand the chain’s presence in the area to 38 stores, adding up to 308 for the entire Austrailia/New Zealand area.
“We are [...]