The legal case involving Sony, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard King and the FTC has allowed a glimpse of information that would otherwise not be known to the general public and thanks to a recent document, the multi-million dollar figure that Microsoft had to pay has just been revealed. to become Ninja Theory.
When the multinational company bought Ninja Theory in 2018, it did not offer financial details, so it was not known how much it had disbursed to take over the English studio and its franchises… until now.
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How much did Microsoft pay for Ninja Theory?
According to a legal document listing recent acquisitions in the video game industry, Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory for $117 million. This happened in 2018, so if you try to adjust the price for inflation, the amount would be a little higher today: $141.6 million.
To put this in context, Microsoft bought Ensemble Studios in 2001 for $100 million and Rare in 2002 for $375 million. THQ Nordic bought Koch Media for $149.6 million. For its part, Square Enix sold Eidos to the Embracer Group for $300 million.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the current Ninja Theory project, is in development for Xbox Series X|S and PC. You can find more news related to him if you visit this page.
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