It looks like Grand Theft Auto publisher 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Take-Two Interactive is looking to expand its portfolio of titles for this upcoming generation. In a , the house of GTA is set to buy British publisher 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Codemasters, known for the DiRT and F1 series, for $973 milli🦹on. That's an awful lot of cash.
According to Codemasters' holdings group, the publisher received a buyout offer to t🌌he tune of 729.2 million pounds earlier in the day. That translates to the above $973 million figure, or close to $1 billion USD. Shortly af🌟ter Codemasters' made this statement, its shares went up 8.6% and Take-Two's increased by 2.9%.
The news is quite a shocker as there doesn't seem to be any precedent for this. Take-Two hasn't shown interest in Codemasters recently and Codemasters has never spoken about seeking a new owner. With the recent launch of DiRT 5, it seems positive critical reception lit a fire under Take-Two to put the gears in motion for a potential🗹 acquisition.
It should be stressed that plans aren't finalized just yet. Codemasters could always deny the acquisition and remain an independent body. With the figure that Take-Two is throwing around, though, I don't✃ think that is going to happen. Mo🐎re than likely, we'll be seeing the DiRT and F1 brands flying the Take-Two banner in the not so distant future. There's even potential for the next installment of Grand Theft Auto to be co-developed with Codemasters.
Whateꦏver does happen, it seems that Codemasters will be able to weather any storm for the f🏅oreseeable future.
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