Bueno, me ha extrañado no ver la noticia por aqui, parece ser o por lo menos eso apuntan en todos los sitios que al final MS ha comprado Lionhead. Ubi tambien estaba muy interesada pero al final los billetes del Gates han podido mas. Se espera confirmacion oficial muy pronto.
Interrogante ¿ Seguira Peter en la compañia? No se, no se......
icrosoft closes in on Lionhead deal
Acquisition could be announced within days, as Molyneux' studio finally nears sale
Chatter at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose is strongly suggesting that Microsoft is on the verge of signing a deal to acquire British developer Lionhead, with rival bidder Ubisoft reported to be out of the running.
Well-placed sources in the development industry claim that the two companies are in the final stages of negotiation and may announce the deal within the coming days - but warned that further job losses at the studio could result from the acquisition.
Earlier this month, the Surrey-based studio laid off 50 staff and scaled back its project portfolio to two titles, in a move seen as a response to the poor commercial performance of PC titles The Movies and Black and White 2.
Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux' supposed attempts to sell the studio have been the subject of speculation for several years - with stock market flotation known to be under consideration at one point, while more recently the firm has been attached to possible suitors including Elevation Partners, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Microsoft.
Now it would appear that this saga is finally reaching an end, with Microsoft - publisher of the studio's only successful console title, Fable - closing in for a final bid, while Ubisoft, the other company reportedly left in the negotiations, has been left on the sidelines. "Ubisoft are furious," one insider told us today at GDC, "they thought they had it in the bag."
Lionhead could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.
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