[Gerucht] Take-Two Interactive koopt Sega

Steven (Steeven)
Volgens IGN beweren diverse bronnen bij Take-Two Interactive en Sega dat beide bedrijven geïnteresseerd in elkaar zijn. Take-Two is druk bezig zich te versterken op de gamesmarkt door het opkopen van licenties en bedrijven.

Het kan ook betekenen dat Take-Two enkele gamestudio's in de Verenigde Staten overneemt van Sega en daarmee enkele nieuwe franchises tot de beschikking krijgt. Sammy ontkent het gerucht.

Het hele bericht lees je hier:

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February 3, 2005 - Early this week publisher and developer Sammy Studios laid off approximately 50-60 people from its sales and marketing staff and plans to refocus the Carlsbad, Ca-based studio solely on development, IGN confirmed with Sammy representatives today. The two games in development at the studio, Darkwatch and Iron Phoenix, will remain mostly unaffected.

The staff cut, however, may be part of a larger movement within Sega Sammy. With its focus squarely on development, Sammy Studios is now purely a development house, which needs a publisher for its pair of nearly finished titles. Sega and Take-Two are the most likely candidates to assist in the sales and distribution of those games.

On a larger and more speculative scale, two sources close to the company told IGN that Take-Two Interactive, which is rapidly acquiring studios and franchises as it positions itself for the next generation, is positioning itself to buy Sega from Sammy. A Sammy representative denied this statement as rumor and conjecture.
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