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Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Firewalk Studios from ProbablyMonsters

April 20, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into an agreement to acquire Firewalk Studios, a Bellevue-based AAA multiplayer game studio developing for PlayStation 5 and PC. Firewalk will collaborate with the PlayStation Studios ecosystem to build live-service experiences, with SIE joining the studio’s existing operations under its current management team.

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Savage Game Studios

August 29, 2022

Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Game Studios, a mobile game development studio with offices in Helsinki and Berlin. Savage Game Studios is set to join the newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, with day-to-day operations continuing under its current management team.

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc.

March 21, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into an agreement to acquire Haven Entertainment Studios Inc., a Montreal-based game development studio founded by Jade Raymond. Haven Studios, currently working on its first live-service PlayStation project, will join PlayStation Studios as its 18th studio, with day-to-day operations continuing under its management team.

Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Bluepoint Games

September 30, 2021

Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Austin-based Bluepoint Games, a long-time partner and developer of PlayStation remasters and remakes. The deal will add Bluepoint to the global PlayStation Studios operation, with Bluepoint’s current management team continuing to run day-to-day operations post-acquisition. Financial terms are not disclosed.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Firesprite

September 8, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liverpool-based game studio Firesprite Limited. The acquisition brings Firesprite into PlayStation Studios to strengthen SIE's exclusive games catalog and advance development on cutting-edge console and VR hardware; financial terms were not disclosed.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Nixxes Software

July 1, 2021

Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has completed the acquisition of Utrecht-based Nixxes Software B.V., a Dutch game development studio known for technical expertise in porting and optimization. Nixxes will join PlayStation Studios Technology, Creative & Services Group to provide in-house development and technical capabilities to support PlayStation Studios' exclusive titles; terms were not disclosed.