Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Firewalk Studios from ProbablyMonsters Inc.
April 20, 2023
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has agreed to acquire Firewalk Studios from ProbablyMonsters Inc., bringing the Bellevue-based AAA multiplayer developer into PlayStation Studios. Firewalk — a team of nearly 150 developers working on an original live-service multiplayer title for PS5 and PC — will continue to operate under its existing management; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
- Targets
- Firewalk Studios
- Sellers
- ProbablyMonsters Inc.
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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