Microsoft has agreed to pay $250 million to settle shareholder litigation tied to its $75.4 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. Court approval is still required, and Reddit discussion focused on Bobby Kotick, the sale price, and the deal’s long-term effect on game industry competition.
Anthropic has acquired Stainless, the SDK and MCP platform powering every official Anthropic SDK, in a deal valued at over $300 million. Also used by OpenAI, Google, and Cloudflare, Stainless will shut down its hosted services while its team and technology join Anthropic. The deal marks Anthropic's fourth acquisition in six months, completing key layers of its agent stack strategy.
Paris-based Mistral AI has acquired Emmi AI, an Austrian firm specializing in Physics AI models for aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, and energy simulations. 30+ researchers join Mistral, with Linz becoming a new office location.
Disgruntled gamers have announced plans to converge on EA's headquarters in cosplay costumes to protest Saudi Arabia's reported $55 billion buyout of the publisher.
Video game retailer GameStop has submitted a $55.5bn cash-and-stock offer to acquire eBay, valuing shares at $125 — a $20 premium over Friday's close. CEO Ryan Cohen says eBay could rival Amazon under his leadership, but analysts are skeptical.
Digital Bros said on April 27 that it acquired the WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers IP. The company said the game had sold over 1 million units by March 31, 2026, with revenue above €30 million.
A r/pcgaming post highlights Behaviour Interactive's acquisition of The Fun Pimps, whose co-founder says the deal should bring more resources to 7 Days to Die.
Zendesk announced on March 11, 2026 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Forethought. The company says the deal would strengthen its Resolution Platform with self-improving AI agents, autonomous workflow execution, and wider enterprise reach.
Anthropic said it acquired Vercept on February 25, 2026 to advance Claude’s computer-use capabilities. In its announcement, Anthropic cited recent Sonnet 4.6 gains on OSWorld and said Vercept will wind down its external product to join Anthropic.