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Activision Blizzard M&A Plans
MARCH 4, 2009 • Despite most game publishers being forced to shed studios and expenditures to ride out the current recession, Activision Blizzard let it be know that it was willing to tap its $3 billion in cash to acquire developers when the fit was right.
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Activision Blizzard Buys Budcat
NOV. 10, 2008 • Activision Blizzard acquired Iowa City-based Budcat Creations, which had worked on Guitar Hero III: Legends off Rock for Nintendo platforms. The acquisition adds additional Wii and DS development expertise to the publisher’s in-house studios.
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Blizzard Buys FreeStyleGames
SEPT. 12, 2008 • To bolster its music-themed product, Activision Blizzard acquires U.K.-based FreeStyleGames. The latter is already localizing downloadable content for the Guitar Hero franchise, and is creating a new unannounced title in the music game genre.
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