Tencent said Monday it has agreed to acquire British video game developer Sumo Group for £919 million ($1.26 billion).
The acquisition of Sumo marks the latest takeover of a U.K. video game firm by a foreign company. EA recently bought British racing game maker Codemasters for $1.2 billion, while Epic Games acquired Tonic Games Group, the studio behind Fall Guys, which became a mega hit during the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tencent, the world's largest video game publisher, has acquired stakes in several gaming companies. The company is the owner of League of Legends developer Riot Games and Finnish mobile games maker Supercell. It also holds a 40% stake in Epic Games,Tencent has bought smaller stakes in a number of gaming companies as well, including French indie game developer Dontnod Entertainment, Swedish strategy game publisher Paradox Interactive and Czech firm Bohemia Interactive.
"Tencent has increased the pace of its investments and acquisitions over the past year, as it looks to strengthen its position and push into new growth areas for the company," said Daniel Ahmad, an analyst at Niko Partners. ""Tencent is acquiring Sumo Digital for its breadth of experiencing developing and operating AAA games and live service games, the majority of which are developed for clients such as Sony, Microsoft, Sega and others."
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