Techland Community Manager Denies Microsoft Acquisition Rumors - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 March 2021 / 1,626 Views
There were rumors a year ago that Microsoft was looking to acquire Dying Light and Dead Island developer Techland, which have once again resurfaced.
The community manager at Techland has denied the rumors and that the developer is still an independent studio.
"There was the same rumour floating around the internet one year ago and the situation didn't change - Techland is an independent studio and it was not acquired by another publisher," said the community manager via Twitter.
Dying Light 2 is in development for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game has no release date, however, news on the game is expected to be released soon. The Collector's Edition of the game was recently leaked.
I'm getting a lot of dm's about Dying Light acquisition so I'll answer here:
— Uncy (@Uncy8) February 13, 2021
There was the same rumour floating around the internet one year ago and the situation didn't change - Techland is an independent studio and it was not acquired by another publisher (:
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Notice how he didn't actually deny anything lol
oh wow, the people with paid membership abusing their upvotes lol. Shouldn't be surprised.
Good.
Must be MS fans down voting. Weird how people think being independent isn't the best thing.
I'd rather it be Microsoft so I can at least play their games on PC.
Especially since EA is pubbing their games on Steam now, we'd still be able to play them.
Tencent, I dunno, would probably go to EGS, and to me that'd be a dead game lol.
Lol, EA is disguising their games on Steam, you literally still have to use their launcher to play games. Like I said, I'd rather it be Microsoft than anyone.
It's actually a mini version of Origin that runs and exits when you boot the game. I know, because I checked for origin when I ran TF2, and it wasn't the core version of the original client.
Ubisoft on the other hand demands you use the original client at all times when booting a game from Steam. There's still a big difference there.
I had to download the actual EA launcher and it requires my EA account, still running Origins regardless. Just release the game on Steam and don't require any other launchers within launchers, I hate that so much.
I find mini origin needing to run at the start of a game, but not needed entirely, is far better than needing Ucan'tPlay running all the way, and so much as closing it screws with your entire game. Same goes for Battlenet pulling that crap.
Also, why would Origins run if you're playing TF2?
OHHHHH, dumb moment. Titanfall 2, not Team Fortress 2 lol
They probably wouldn't be worth playing anymore if EA or Tencent brought them. Better off independent or sold to a PC giant. Also lets not forget Amazon or Google.
What kind of PC giant?.
I mean if it's MS, then I'd disagree.
MS or Valve since they are dedicated to the platform.
I'd rather they just stick with a publisher than be bought outright tbh.
I know you like making heavy cases for MS, but it shows, and well, I disagree. let them remain free, MS/Tencent/Sony don't need to keep buying up everyone to keep them alive.
The hell makes you think ownership by a publisher would change a financially dire situation at all? if anything game developers are more likely to go under in that circumstance as it stops being their decision. Microsoft isn't buying these studios for their manpower.
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