synopsis: bitHeads, inc., an award-winning custom software application development company, has announced the acquisition of Playbrains Inc., an indie game studio that creates downloadable games for Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN and iOS and Android devices.

synopsis: UltiZen Games Limited, a leading China game developer announced the acquisition of Red Entertainment Corporation Limited, a leading Japanese game developer renowned for its expertise in the creation of popular game Intellectual properties.

synopsis: DNA Dynamics, Inc has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Slam Productions Limited, one of the top 100 most successful game studios in the world. Slam creates Games and Apps for Mobile Devices and handheld consoles using our proprietary Rapid Application Development tool, The Slam Engine.

synopsis: Gazillion Entertainment has agreed to sell its rights in the development of the LEGO® Universe massively-multiplayer online game to the LEGO Group, the publisher of the game.

synopsis: Cosmi has announced the acquisition of Chaska, Minnesota-based ValuSoft, the PC value line of THQ Inc. The combination will make the new ValuSoft+Cosmi venture the second largest U.S. Retail Publisher of PC Games in units sold and the #1 Retail Publisher in the Value Software Category by units sold.

synopsis: Z2Live, creators of genre defining, free-to-play social games for mobile devices, announced the acquisition of Big Sandwich Games, an independent full-service game development studio based in Vancouver, BC. The Big Sandwich Games team will create the foundation of the newly formed Z2Live Games Vancouver.

synopsis: Kabam™, a leading developer of hardcore social games, announced that it has acquired Fearless Studios, an independent game development studio led by award-winning writer and game director Haden Blackman and technology leader Cedrick Collomb.

synopsis: Sony Computer Entertainment announced that leading game developer and long-time partner Sucker Punch Productions, creators of the top-selling Sly Cooper and inFamous franchises, joins the global development operation of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios.

synopsis: Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual-games company, today announced it has significantly expanded its Eastern European presence by acquiring Kenjitsu, a Nikitova-affiliated outsourcing studio located in St Petersburg, Russia.

synopsis: Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual-games company, today announced it has significantly expanded its Eastern European presence by acquiring Friends Games, developer of the hit game Magic Match: The Genie's Journey, located near Kiev, Ukraine.

synopsis: Electronic Arts Inc. has completed its acquisition of VG Holding Corp. and has officially welcomed BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios to the EA Games Label. The addition of these studios vaults EA into a competitive position in the RPG, action and adventure genres.

synopsis: Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. has announced that it has concluded a share transfer agreement with TDK Corporation to acquire all shares of TDK Core Co., Ltd., which is engaged in the planning, production, and sale not only of music software but also of game and educational software.

synopsis: Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that it had acquired leading game developer Evolution Studios Ltd and its subsidiary Bigbig Studios Ltd to further expand its game development capability as part of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios.

synopsis: MumboJumbo, a leading developer and publisher of premium casual games, announced its recent acquisition of Hot Lava, a Russian-based casual games developer. Hot Lava CEO, Matt Lichtenwalter, will join the MumboJumbo executive team as its new Vice President of Product Development.

synopsis: British publisher Digital Jesters has come in the form of a $5 million investment being made by US firm Myriad Interactive in a new company, The DJ Group, which is taking over the Digital Jesters name.

synopsis: Driftwood Ventures, Inc. announced that on September 12, 2008 it completed the previously announced merger of a subsidiary of Driftwood with Zoo Games, Inc. (formerly Greenscreen Interactive Software, Inc.). Upon the completion of the merger, Zoo Games became a wholly-owned subsidiary and the sole operations of Driftwood.

synopsis: GreenScreen Interactive Software, a new global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, has completed the acquisition of ZOO Digital Publishing.

synopsis: GreenScreen Interactive Software, a new global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, completed the acquisition of independent publisher, Destination Software, Inc.

synopsis: Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced the formation of Rockstar New England through the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Andover, MA-based Mad Doc Software, one of the premier independent development studios in North America.

synopsis: THQ Inc. announced plans to acquire Big Huge Games, a leading development studio focused on the Role-Playing-Game genre, a multi-billion dollar market segment.

synopsis: bitHeads, inc., an award-winning custom software application development company, has announced the acquisition of Playbrains Inc., an indie game studio that creates downloadable games for Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN and iOS and Android devices.

synopsis: bitHeads, inc., an award-winning custom software application development company, has announced the acquisition of Bedlam Games, a developer of frontline console games.

synopsis: bitHeads, inc., an award-winning custom software application development company, has announced the acquisition of Playbrains Inc., an indie game studio that creates downloadable games for Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN and iOS and Android devices.

synopsis: Minecode, headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA, today revealed the sale of its Business Division dedicated to a Redmond, WA based software giant to Longtop International Inc. The balance of Minecode business remains with Minecode USA LLC, a spinoff of the parent company.

synopsis: KSE Protech bv and ObjectAutomation Corporation have joined forces in a move that combines OA's industrial automation and distributed process control technology with KSE's strengths in global automation software and hardware solution delivery.

synopsis: AAJ Technologies has acquired Winning Applications, Inc. a Certified Microsoft Dynamics Partner with expertise in Microsoft GP and Microsoft CRM. This acquisition will bring together the Winning Applications Dynamics focus with AAJ Technologies Microsoft Platform expertise in tools.

synopsis: Exigen Services, one of the largest application outsourcing firms in Central and Eastern Europe, and StarSoft Development Labs, a leading provider of software development outsourcing services in Russia and Ukraine, today announced their merger.

synopsis: SOA Software, provider of comprehensive enterprise-class SOA management, security, and governance solutions, announced a strategic relationship with Zensar Technologies, the relationship includes joint worldwide cooperation and the selling of its professional services business to Zensar.

synopsis: Ascentium Corporation, a leading technology and marketing consulting firm, announced its acquisition of Invoke Systems, a customer-centered technology solution provider with extensive Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 expertise. The deal firmly establishes the company as the largest Microsoft Dynamics CRM consultancy in the United States.

synopsis: Shea Development Corp., an emerging leader in the business process management and content delivery space, has completed the acquisition of Riptide Software, Inc. and has completed a financing transaction to accelerate the continued growth and support of Shea.

synopsis: Dyne Techservices Inc., a Silicon Valley Software Services company has signed a stock purchase agreement with Links Group International Inc. to acquire 100% stake in LGI Inc.

synopsis: Shea Development Corp., an emerging leader in the business process management space, signed a definitive agreement to acquire WOW Global Corporation, LLC in a cash and stock transaction. WOW provides custom software solutions, business process outsourcing, and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies.

synopsis: HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Atos Origin Middle East group, one of the Middle East’s leading systems integrators, to broaden its consulting and integration capacity in the region.

synopsis: WaveTwo, a privately held professional services company, announced the successful acquisition of C. Pitman Baker & Assoc., Inc., a provider of Custom Software solutions. The companies will merge to create one of the largest privately held software and managed services providers in the DFW area delivering best-in-class solutions.

synopsis: CPSG, an Oracle Certified Partner, has completed its merger with Partners Consulting Services creating a national delivery capability for Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Fusion Middleware solutions. With its coast-to-coast delivery capability the expanded firm can deliver Oracle solutions where and when they are needed by clients.

synopsis: Global Consultants, Inc. (GCI), one of the fastest growing providers of end-to-end information technology services and solutions worldwide, today announced the acquisition of Blue Hammock, Inc. Blue Hammock is a Pennsylvania-based company focused on the strategy and delivery of comprehensive services in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence.

synopsis: Softtek, the creator and leader of the Near Shore Industry and the largest private IT service provider in Latin America, has completed the acquisition of I.T. UNITED, a leading China-based provider of software development and outsourcing services.

synopsis: Bull confirms its strategic repositioning as a European leader in Information Technology and related services with the planned acquisition of Siconet, a Spanish IT services provider.

synopsis: Dell and Allin Corporation announced that Dell has acquired the Microsoft IT consulting and solutions segments of Allin for $12 million in a stock purchase agreement.

synopsis: Zanett, Inc., a leading consulting firm specializing in business process outsourcing, IT enabled services, and information technology, announced that it has acquired the assets of PS GoLive LLC, a Florida-based provider of upper-end services for Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise products and business processes.

synopsis: GlobalLogic, Inc., the leader in global product development services, entered the Israeli market and expanded its footprint in Eastern Europe with the acquisition of InterObject, a software product engineering company headquartered in Israel with development centers in Ukraine.

synopsis: SoftServe, Inc. has acquired the business intelligence services and ETL specialist Alvion Ukraine, a transaction that adds significant technical expertise and new market opportunities to the leading multinational software development and consulting company leveraging the superior technology education and human resources of Ukraine.

synopsis: Codrington Partners Limited, a leading provider of software for electronic payment systems, announced that it has changed its name to M2 Global Ltd. in conjunction with its acquisition of M2 Systems Corporation, which will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of M2 Global Ltd.