Warner Bros. gaming division for sale (Update: Microsoft going for it)

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And the current companies interested in buying WB games are Take-Two, EA and Activision Blizzard,  a deal that may be worth around $4 billion chatter indicates



According to CNBC, potential buyers include Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts, and Activision Blizzard, though nothing has yet been confirmed, that has to be stated

WBIE currently owns a large mix of studios including TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Boston, Montreal, New York, San Diego, and San Francisco, as well as the Portkey Games publishing label for games set in the Harry Potter universe. 

No deal is assured or imminent, CNBC said. WBIE has 10 game studios, which David Haddad heads. The company makes a wide array of games such as Harry Potter, Lego, Mortal Kombat, Batman Arkham, and Game of Thrones. It also has quirky mobile titles like Golf Clash, and this year it’s launching Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. WB also partnered with IO Interactive last year for an unspecified multi-IP deal -- though it does not appear to be publishing IO's Hitman 3, which was announced last week.

Update: Microsoft has shown interest in the acquisition of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This would get Microsoft studios responsible for, among others, Batman and Mortal Kombat games.

If the information from two sources of The Information is correct, Microsoft will join the other interested parties in the acquisition of WB Interactive, Activision Blizzard, EA and Take Two. The Warner Bros. Game Division is now owned by AT&T, but that company would buy considering to reduce its debt of $ 165 billion.

Warner Bros. gaming division for sale (Update: Microsoft going for it)


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