He added: ‘Private equity may struggle to raise finance. This is why we believe we will also see a potential wave of corporate mergers and acquisitions. UK valuations were very attractive even before the dramatic fall in sterling.’
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Vodafone could be attractive to a US buyer, the source added. ‘Darktrace has been battered since it went public, so it would make sense, and Vodafone could happen at some point. Though Vodafone is very big and very political — it would be a US buyer coming in, if anybody did.’
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Sony, whose studios are known for single player console games such as «Spider-Man» and «God of War», has outlined ambitious plans to release titles on PC and mobile and offer live service games, which provide continuous updated play.
Blue chip firms including gambling group Entain, packaging company DS Smith and telecoms behemoths BT and Vodafone are all now vulnerable to foreign corporate raiders, according to experts at broker Canaccord Genuity.
The suit also references an October 8, 2019 text message from an MGM representative that read, ‘OK, let’s do this: I need you (to) email me that we are closing the case and that you will no longer contact (the Borgata president) or the DGE about the case,’ referring to the Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Sony is producing a growing number of game adaptations, with this year’s «Uncharted» movie grossing more than $400 million globally and a TV series based on «The Last of Us» franchise from its Naughty Dog studio launching on HBO next year.
Hulst, who is based in the Netherlands and took up his post in 2019, has overseen the growth of PlayStation Studios to 19 studios, with additions including Nixxes, which ports console Pkv games to PC, and mobile developer Savage Game Studios.
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Graham Simpson from Canaccord said that as the UK stares down ‘the barrel of a recession’, bidders will be looking for firms with strong cash flows, high profit margins and low debt that could ‘weather the inflation and interest rates storm’.
In his lawsuit, Antar claims he alerted numerous employees and officials with the gambling companies to the fact that there was a serious, recurring problem with disconnections, but that they knowingly kept malfunctioning games available to the public because they were too profitable to take down.
«You should think of collaborations on the game development side first and foremost, but it’s also not unthinkable with our PlayStation Productions efforts that we explore opportunities,» Hulst said of the FromSoftware investment.
TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) — Sony Group Corp’s gaming business is looking at fresh investment to bolster its push into PC and mobile, a senior executive said, as the PlayStation 5 maker competes for talent with deep-pocketed rivals and as industry dealmaking heats up.
Lenovo Yoga 7i (14-inch)
Best two-in-one under $1,000
This thin, 3-pound convertible is a solid choice for anyone who needs a laptop for office or schoolwork. The all-metal chassis gives it a premium look and feel, and it has a comfortable keyboard and a responsive, smooth precision touchpad. Though it’s light on extra features compared to its premium linemate, the Yoga 9i, it does have one of Lenovo’s sliding shutters for its webcam that gives you privacy when you want it. And it has a long battery life to boot at 12 hours, 45 minutes in our tests. The latest version with 12th-gen Intel processors starts at $999 (although you can find it on sale for less). The 2021 models are still available, too, at reduced prices.
For anything more demanding, you’ll need to invest more money for discrete graphics like Nvidia’s RTX 30-series GPUs. Increased system memory of 16GB or more, having a speedy SSD for storage and a faster processor such as an Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 will all help you get things moving faster, too.
«Further investments in areas that will strengthen the expansion on to PC, on to mobile and into live services, that’s definitely a possibility for us,» Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, told Reuters in an interview without providing further detail.
The radical shift is reflected in its recent deals including the $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie, the studio behind the multiplayer «Destiny» franchise, which Sony operates outside its PlayStation Studios network.