Splash Damage in talks to be sold to Chinese Chicken supplier for no more than $150M
It takes a tough Splash Damage to make a tender chicken.
Splash Damage is reportedly in talks to be sold to Radius Maxima, a subsidiary of Leyou Technology Holdings, which was formerly Sumpo Food Holdings Limited. The sale is comprised of Splash Damage, Fireteam, and Warchest and won’t exceed $150 million.
If the company doesn’t sound familiar to you, it’s because it’s been supplying chicken meat products in the Fujian Province and sells them under the Sumpo brand. But if you’re a fan of Digital Extremes, then you’ll know the Leyou Technology Holdings holds 97% of the company, who is best known for its work on BioShock 2’s multiplayer mode.
Splash Damage has yet to acknowledge this possible sale, although word of the acquisition has been revealed on the Hong Kong exchange.
Splash Damage hasn't exactly had the easiest past couple of years. The company started off strong with its work on the multiplayer portion of Return to Castle Wolfenstein back in 2002, then hit its stride the following year with Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Since then, it’s work on Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Brink, Dirty Bomb, and Tempo didn’t exactly set the gaming world on fire. The company then worked on Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and is currently working on the multiplayer portion of Gears of War 4, which is set to release later this year.
We’ve reached out to Splash Damage for comment and will update our story accordingly.
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Daniel Perez posted a new article, Splash Damage in talks to be sold to Chinese Chicken supplier for no more than $150M
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Bummer. I really hoped they would be able to control the Dirty Bomb development more than Brink and able to realize their vision. I didn't like dirty bomb for the same reasons I don't like Over Watch, but clearly there is a market for their vision.
Hopefully this isn't the end. just give us a polished ET:2 -
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