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RuneScape developer Jagex acquired for $530 million by Macarthur Fortune Holding

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  1. [4]
    vakieh
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    The info that should have been in the title, but clickbait (not you OP, the source article) So mostly a capital investment than a company that is likely to have material input like EA or...

    The info that should have been in the title, but clickbait (not you OP, the source article)

    It has now been purchased by US-based global management firm Macarthur Fortune Holding through one of its funds, Platinum Fortune.

    So mostly a capital investment than a company that is likely to have material input like EA or Activision/Blizzard etc. Interesting to see whether the inevitable push for further monetisation fucks them up, but I doubt things will change too much.

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    1. [2]
      Deimos
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      I can add it to the title, but I don't think the name of an unknown private equity company is very meaningful. If anything, I'd think that might be worse than being acquired by an actual gaming...

      I can add it to the title, but I don't think the name of an unknown private equity company is very meaningful. If anything, I'd think that might be worse than being acquired by an actual gaming company, since private equity tends to just be looking for pure profit, often through weird financial methods that end up eventually destroying the acquired company.

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      1. vakieh
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        The fact we can have that discussion of whether it is better or worse than anything else makes it meaningful in my eyes.

        The fact we can have that discussion of whether it is better or worse than anything else makes it meaningful in my eyes.

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    2. Thrabalen
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      Like Daybreak Games with Sony Online Entertainment, then. (I'll leave whether that's good or bad up to the individual.)

      Like Daybreak Games with Sony Online Entertainment, then.

      (I'll leave whether that's good or bad up to the individual.)

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