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LightSpeed Studios Acquires Destruction AllStars Developer Lucid Games

LightSpeed Studios Acquires Destruction AllStars Developer Lucid Games - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 August 2023 / 4,103 Views

LightSpeed Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent, has acquired developer Lucid Games.

Lucid Games developed AllStars and Switchblade. It also assisted in development of Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorSea of ThievesNightingaleApex LegendsEA Sports PGA Tour, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

"We are thrilled that Lucid Games is now part of LightSpeed Studios family," reads a tweet from Lucid Games. "We'll continue to enjoy full independence in the games that we create and the operation of the studio, while having the support from LightSpeed Studios' global network and technology capabilities."


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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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2 Comments
coolbeans (on 14 July 2023)

I honestly hadn't heard of this Tencent subsidiary until now. I'll have to keep that in mind.

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Chazore (on 14 July 2023)

Sounds like a plan to get subs to buyout the studios while Tencent mainly invests and stocks.

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