Microsoft Xbox buys Ninja Theory, developer of Blade of Hell, for $117 million

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues on the way! CTOnews.com, June 27 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft considered acquiring a number of game developers and publishers before deciding to buy Activision Blizzard for $69 billion (CTOnews.com Note: about 499.56 billion yuan), according to internal emails and documents.

In one of the documents, Phil Spencer, CEO of Xbox Games, and other Xbox leaders set out a business plan to acquire Sega.

Another document shows that Microsoft bought Ninja Theory (Ninja Theory) for $117 million (currently about 847 million yuan).

It is reported that Microsoft Xbox acquired five game studios in 2018, including Ninja Theory, the developer of Hell Blade: the sacrifice of Xena, who have previously developed games such as DMC crying and Slave: a Journey to the West.

Turn 10, Playground Games, Compulsion Games and Undead Labs were also acquired by Microsoft along with the studio, though the amount of their acquisitions was not disclosed.

It is worth mentioning that Ninja Theory is currently developing Hell Blade 2, which is expected to be launched on Xbox Series X | S and Windows PC platforms in 2024.

Activision Blizzard-Microsoft is trying to buy for $69 billion

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Bungie-- was acquired by Sony for $3.6 billion

Respawn Entertainment-acquired by EA for $455 million

Insomniac Games-- was acquired by Sony for $229 million