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Coverage dated January 30, 2022 to January 31, 2022

This Is What Sony And Bungie Get Out Of Their Non-PlayStation Exclusive Deal

Headline from Forbes

Yesterday, Sony bought Destiny 2 publisher Bungie for $3.6 billion, a sign of the times, given that once upon a time Bungie gave Xbox its most iconic franchise, Halo. Since then, Bungie partnered with Activision, then went independent and now is an “independent subsidiary” of Sony,

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Week

    Sony to buy Bungie, developer of the original Halo games, for $3.6 billion (opens The Week)

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  2. WHEC Rochester

    Sony's PlayStation buys Bungie, game studio with Xbox ties (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    BELLEVUE, Washington (AP) — PlayStation-maker Sony is escalating its competition with Xbox-maker Microsoft by buying the video game studio behind one of Xbox’s hit games. Sony Interactive Entertainment said Monday it would spend $3.6 billion to buy Bungie Inc.

  3. Forbes

    Sony Buys Destiny 2’s Bungie For $3.6 Billion, Won’t Be PlayStation Exclusive (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    This afternoon, Sony has announced that it’s buying Destiny 2 publisher and original Halo creator Bungie for $3.6 billion.

  4. France 24

    Sony buys 'Halo' creator Bungie as gaming fight heats up (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    PlayStation maker Sony on Monday announced a $3.6 billion deal to buy US video game studio Bungie, creator of hits like "Halo" and "Destiny", as a gaming industry battle heats up against Microsoft.

  5. Howtogeek

    Take That Microsoft, Sony Is Buying Bungie (opens Howtogeek)

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    Howtogeek's feed description

    Microsoft and Sony seem to be on a purchasing spree, and Sony is set to add Destiny 2 developers Bungie to its crew. Sony will spend a whopping $3.6 billion to bring Bungie to its collection of first-party developers.

  6. Engadget

    Sony is buying 'Destiny' studio Bungie (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The deal is worth $3.6 billion..

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Sony buys 'Destiny' game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Buying Bungie will give Sony one of the most popular first-person shooter games to compete with the massive 'Call of Duty' series, which Sony’s main rival now owns through Activision.

  8. Geek Wire

    Analysis: Sony buying Bungie is the counter-move we were waiting for (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based software developer behind the popular online shooter Destiny 2, announced Monday that it will join the Sony Interactive Entertainment network. The $3.

  9. Geek Wire

    Sony to buy Bungie, former Microsoft studio, for $3.6B in latest blockbuster deal for game industry (opens Geek Wire)

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    Geek Wire's feed description

    Bungie, the Bellevue-based game developer that originally developed the platform-defining Halo franchise for Microsoft's Xbox, has agreed to be acquired by Sony, maker of the competing PlayStation…

  10. Forbes

    This Is What Sony And Bungie Get Out Of Their Non-PlayStation Exclusive Deal (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Yesterday, Sony bought Destiny 2 publisher Bungie for $3.6 billion, a sign of the times, given that once upon a time Bungie gave Xbox its most iconic franchise, Halo. Since then, Bungie partnered with Activision, then went independent and now is an “independent subsidiary” of Sony,

  11. CBS News

    Sony to acquire Bungie game studio — developer of Xbox-owned Halo — for $3.6 billion (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "We've learned a lot" since letting go of Bungie," a top executive at Xbox said last year.

  12. New York Times

    Sony to buy game maker Bungie in $3.6 billion deal. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The deal follows two other major acquisitions in the game market by Microsoft and Take-Two Interactive.

  13. The Guardian

    Sony to buy video game maker Bungie for $3.6bn as takeovers continue (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Bungie developed Destiny and Halo while sale comes after Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

  14. France 24

    Sony to buy 'Halo' creator Bungie as gaming fight heats up (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    PlayStation maker Sony announced a $3.6 billion agreement on Monday to buy US video game studio Bungie, creator of hits like "Halo" and "Destiny", as a gaming industry battle heats up with Microsoft.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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