Electronic Arts completes $1.4bn deal to buy UK video games maker Playdemic
by Mark Sweney from Technology | The Guardian on (#5PSSM)
British company known for its Golf Clash franchise is latest to be snapped up by the California-based firm
Electronic Arts has completed the $1.4bn (1.04bn) deal to buy Playdemic, the mobile games maker known for its Golf Clash franchise, the latest British video games maker to be snapped up by the California-based giant.
For EA, the maker of titles including Battlefield and The Sims, the all-cash deal struck with Playdemic-owner AT&T's Warner Bros Games division marks the latest move to expand its sports and mobile gaming business.
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