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EA's now infamous lust to acquire Grand Theft Auto developer Take Two Interactive has gone down in flames. Again. For the second time.



Now EA has its eyes set on Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar North. Electronic Arts has started the bid at a price of 2 billion dollars total which comes down to $26 per share of the company.



While the gaming industry is still recovering from the top news of Activision and Blizzard merging in one of the biggest industry mergers, another smaller merger was taking place across the pond in the UK.



Video game retailing giant Game today announced their wholesale acquisition of UK retail brand Gamestation. The acquisition see's Game receiving full ownership of all 217 Gamestation stores across the UK and Ireland, pushing the company's overall store base to 1,047 outlets worldwide.

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