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Respawn Entertainment Purchased By EA For $455 Million

Published Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:45:05 -0600

Last updated Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:28:43 -0600

Ttianfall developer Respawn Entertainment has a new owner in the very publisher of the title: EA Games. The two companies are already tied together in several projects, so the purchase both makes sense but also kinda comes out of nowhere as EA hadn't really made any kind of moves in public that looked like they wanted to acquire any new assets. The deal was made for 455 million dollars, with EA paying $151 million upfront. Respawn released a statement about the purchase, which you can check out here and read part of it below.

We started Respawn with the goal to create a studio with some of the best talent in the industry and be the #1 developer of innovative games in the world. We've had success as an independent company but as we look to how we want to compete in the future, and the challenges that face us in a rapidly changing landscape, now is the time for us to combine forces with a global industry leader like EA.

While it wasn't necessary, going with EA made a lot of sense. With Titanfall and Star Wars, EA has been a great development partner that supports us and doesn't interfere with our process for making games or studio culture. EA will provide us with more resources, access to new technologies, and expertise that we can tap into to that will help us make better games, and Respawn will retain the same creative freedom and culture we've always had. We've been talking closely with the leadership at EA and we share their values and vision for the future of being a developer-focused company that puts the players first.

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