M&A Deal Summary

Atari Acquires MobyGames

On March 9, 2022, Atari acquired digital media company MobyGames from Antstream for 2M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Atari’s 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Atari’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Atari’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-03-09
Target MobyGames
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Atari
Sellers(s) Antstream
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 2M USD

Target

MobyGames

The Borough, United Kingdom
MobyGames is a video game database resource for video game information spanning back to the late 1950s and serves as the authoritative source for information about video games and the individuals or organizations behind them. MobyGames is based in The Borough, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Atari

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Digital Media
Revenue 21M EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Atari is a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company. The original innovator of video gaming, owns and/or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises, including world renowned brands like Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Test Drive, Backyard Sports and RollerCoaster Tycoon. Atari was founded in 1972 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-31 Cryptic Studios

Los Gatos, California, United States

Cryptic Studios, Inc. is a developer of massively-multiplayer online role playing games, with a reputation for delivering profitable, on-time, on-budget titles. Cryptic Studios developed the innovative and successful City of Heroes, as well as its subsequent expansion, City of Villains. Both titles garnered numerous awards from leading enthusiast press including GameSpy's Game of the Year award in 2004.

Sell $35M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-22 Night Dive

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Night Dive is a full-service game development and publishing company with expertise in restoring, optimizing, and publishing classic video games. The company has published over 100 titles and has garnered critical acclaim for its releases of seminal industry and fan-favorite titles including System Shock, Doom 64, and Quake. Night Dive is based in Vancouver, Washington.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Antstream

The Borough, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Digital Media
DESCRIPTION

Antstream is a developer of video games. Antstream is based in The Borough, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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