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Coverage dated January 9, 2022

Take-Two Interactive buys Zynga in $12.7 billion deal

Headline from CBS News

Shares of Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and Words With Friends, surge more than 50% after blockbuster purchase.

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  1. The Guardian

    Take-Two acquires Farmville creator Zynga in £9.4bn deal (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The maker of Grand Theft Auto adds popular farming game and Harry Potter to roster to create gaming giant

  2. FOX Business

    Take-Two Interactive to buy Zynga in $12.7B deal (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Take-Two is buying the creator of FarmVille and Words with Friends for $12.7B.

  3. CBS News

    Take-Two Interactive buys Zynga in $12.7 billion deal (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Shares of Zynga, the company behind FarmVille and Words With Friends, surge more than 50% after blockbuster purchase.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Take-Two Interactive to Buy FarmVille Creator Zynga for $12.7 Billion (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Shares of Zynga skyrocketed 49% in U.S. pre-market trading.

  5. Insider

    The gaming giant behind 'Grand Theft Auto' is buying Zynga in a nearly $13 billion deal (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The mobile gaming giant that owns "Words with Friends" and "Farmville" is being purchased in cash and stock deal worth $12.7 billion.

  6. Engadget

    Take-Two is acquiring mobile game giant Zynga for $12.7 billion (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    PC gaming Giant Take-Two has announced that it's making a big move into mobile gaming with the acquisition of Zynga for a total price of $12.7 billion..

  7. Forbes

    Take-Two Interactive To Acquire Zynga (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Zynga shareholders will get $9.86 per share, including $3.50 in cash and $6.36 of Take-Two stock. This transaction reflects a large 64% premium to Zynga’s current value of $6 per share.

  8. France 24

    Take-Two to buy Farmville creator Zynga for $12.7 bn (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Video game publisher Take-Two announced Monday it reached a deal to acquire "Farmville" creator Zynga for $12.7 billion, in a major mobile gaming push by the maker of "Grand Theft Auto."

  9. Polygon

    GTA publisher Take-Two acquiring mobile games giant Zynga in $12.7B deal (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Mobile games acquisition one of the industry’s biggest buyouts

  10. Forbes

    Blockbuster Deal Sends Zynga Shares Up 44% After Take-Two Announces $12.7 Billion Take Over (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Take-Two’s acquisition increases Zynga cofounder Mark Pincus’ net worth by around $150 million in what will likely be one of the video game industry’s largest deals ever.

  11. FOX Business

    Take-Two Interactive, maker of Grand Theft Auto, buys Zynga in $12.7 billion deal (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Take-Two Interactive, maker of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, is buying Zynga, maker of FarmVille and Words With Friends, in a cash-and-stock deal with an enterprise value of about $12.7 billion.

  12. Forbes

    Take-Two Buys Zynga, Instantly Making It A Mobile Monster (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Are you really a giant game publisher unless you’ve bought yourself a massive mobile arm? Well, Take-Two wanted to join the party, and like Activision Blizzard buying King before it, Take-Two has now bought Zynga, a big force in the mobile games sector.

  13. Investor's Business Daily

    Take-Two To Bolster Mobile Game Business With Zynga Acquisition (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software plans to buy Zynga in a cash-and-stock deal worth $12.7 billion. TTWO stock tumbled.

  14. Portland Press Herald

    ‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker buys Zynga for $12.7 billion (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The acquisition would wed a powerhouse in console gaming, Take-Two, with a mobile gaming company with an almost cult-like following.

  15. New York Times

    Take-Two will buy Zynga, in a union of two top game makers. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Adding Zynga’s stable of app developers is meant to help Take-Two roll out more smartphone versions of its popular video game titles.

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