Publisher Take Two could buy mobile game developer Zynga, which created FarmVille in the most expensive purchase ever.
The year begins and many take advantage of January and February to take a break from what happened in 2021, although this is not always the case. Take two, one of the world’s largest publishers, started 2022 with a deal to buy from Zynga, the mobile game company.
What is most surprising about Take Two’s interest is the amount they would be willing to pay. The company plans to buy Zynga, creator of FarmVille, for 12.7 billion dollars. This is a figure that, if realized, would set a world record gaming.
According to the statements of Strauss zelnick, CEO of Take Two, the incorporation of Zynga will allow them to enhance and exploit their market for video games on mobile devices. While the developer mobile already has several titles under its belt, a possible purchase from this company could bring new and better games to Andrioid and iOS. Zynga, in addition to having developed FarmVille, is also the creator of titles such as Words With Friends, CSR Racing 2 and Zynga Poker, among others.
Although it seems that everything is on track and that Zynga would accept the purchase of Takes Two, the truth is that it is not official yet. A layout allows you to have up to 45 days to accept the agreement. The price of US $ 12.7 billion and the fact that Takes Two already paid 64% of the price of Zynga stock, it makes it hard to think of a competition. In any case, this preliminary agreement has already caused problems for the publisher, who in 2020 tried to buy Codemasters, although at that time EA He won the arm wrestling.
In case of materialization, this purchase it would be the most expensive in history from the world of videogames. Last year, Microsoft closed an agreement with Bethesda for 7.5 billion dollars, as well as the purchase of Harmonix at the hands of Fortnite.