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    Analysis: one in three acquired game studios has been shut down since 2000 (gamesindustry.biz)(gamesindustry.biz)
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A study of 303 acquired studios finds the buyer predicts fate.

  • Closures: one in three shut, half within five years of purchase.
  • Buyer: Nintendo closed none, Activision Blizzard's ended in decline or closure.
  • Caveat: 60.8% declined; 51.6% if absorbed and support-work cases are dropped.