EA acquires Glu Mobile Inc for 2.1 Billion [2021-02]

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    #1 BRiT, Feb 8, 2021
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    Having looked at their game offerings, yikes..

    Which begs the question.. why?
     
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    It's pretty simple isn't it? Mobile games bring in a lot of money from microtransactions. Combine existing IP, future offerings and likely some mobile related patents and technologies and you're making medium term investment for high profitability.
     
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    With a few exceptions, they don't own any IP. It's mostly all licensed. And these type of licences are all timed-limited and never exclusive. This was not an IP grab. :nope:
     
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