<p>In this episode we take a look at some of the acquisitions of gaming studios by bigger companies (EA, Activision, and Microsoft) and discuss some of the pros and cons of these massive gaming corporations.</p> <p><br> EA CodeMasters<br> <a href="https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2020/Electronic-Arts-Reaches-Agreement-for-Recommended-Acquisition-of-Codemasters-Group-Holdings-PLC/default.aspx"><u>https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2020/Electronic-Arts-Reaches-Agreement-for-Recommended-Acquisition-of-Codemasters-Group-Holdings-PLC/default.aspx</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/codemasters-shareholders-approve-plan-ea-123000632.html"><u>https://uk.news.yahoo.com/codemasters-shareholders-approve-plan-ea-123000632.html</u></a><u><br> <br> </u>Microsoft and ZeniMax<u><br> </u><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.C_.2021.040.01.0021.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AC%3A2021%3A040%3ATOC"><u>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.C_.2021.040.01.0021.01.ENG&amp;toc=OJ%3AC%3A2021%3A040%3ATOC</u></a><u><br> <br> </u>Gaming Development Cost<u><br> </u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_games_to_develop"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_video_games_to_develop</u></a><u><br> </u></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>