M&A Deal Summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Bluepoint Games

On September 30, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired digital media company Bluepoint Games

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 3rd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-30
Target Bluepoint Games
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bluepoint Games

Austin, Texas, United States
Bluepoint Games is a developer and long-time partner of SIE in developing critically-acclaimed remasters and remakes for PlayStation® consoles. Bluepoint Games was founded in 2006 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Buyer

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Tokyo, California, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. is a provider of PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation™Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 11
Sector (Digital Media) 3 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 9
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2021) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-08 Firesprite

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Firesprite is a game development studio develops showpieces for cutting-edge hardware. Firesprite was founded in 2012 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-10 Valkyrie Entertainment

Seattle, Washington, United States

Valkyrie Entertainment is a game developer and service provider with high-quality art production services and co-development. Valkyrie was founded on the principle of solving our clients’ problems by providing expert support and adhering to the highest quality standards. Valkyrie Entertainment was formed in 2002 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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