In the past period, there have been many acquisitions of hard-working development teams in order to support their game library. Among these teams is the Bloober Team studio, which was rumored to be bought by major publishers. But it seems that the Polish studio wants to maintain its independence.
declared Peter Papino Bloober Team's CEO told IGN that the team intends to resist acquisition talks and remain independent. He also emphasized that the studio wants to preserve its creative independence, something that any company could usurp if the studio were to be acquired.
Previously, there were also many rumors about the possible acquisition of the team by Sony. This was before the team announced their work on several projects for the Silent Hill series, including remakes and new installments.
It is reported that in October 2021, Chinese company Tencent acquired a 22% stake in Bloober Team for approximately $ 19.5 million. This was through its subsidiary Serene Century Limited, becoming its largest shareholder, but without prejudice to the studio's independence.
Knowing the studios' opinion on rejecting the acquisition principle is a good thing for players, and better for the industry in general. Before this team, IO Interactive, developer of the Hitman series, also stated that it rejects this principle and prefers to remain independent. In fact, it has also become a publisher of its own titles, instead of cooperating with other rare companies.
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