Sony buying studio behind hit ‘Spider-Man’ videogame


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  • Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019

Visitors playing the 'Call of Duty' videogame at the Tokyo Game Show. Sony Interactive Entertainment on Aug 19, 2019 announced a deal to buy Insomniac Games, the studio behind hot-selling 'Spider-Man' and 'Ratchet & Clank' videogames. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Sony Interactive Entertainment on Aug 19 announced a deal to buy Insomniac Games, the studio behind hot-selling Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank videogames.

Sony did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition that will add Insomniac to its stable of studios making games exclusively for the Japanese consumer electronics giant's PlayStation consoles.

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