Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Savage Game Studios

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 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.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Housemarque Oy

June 29, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has completed the acquisition of Helsinki-based game developer Housemarque Oy, the studio behind PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal. Housemarque will join PlayStation Studios as its 13th studio, with day-to-day operations continuing under the current management team; financial terms were not disclosed.