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Nosotros might not know the release date for Lord of the Rings: Gollum, but there'south still some important news happening effectually the upcoming stealth game. Its German language programmer Daedalic Entertainment has been acquired by French publisher Nacon.

The news came in the grade of a press release, in which Nacon appear it had acquired Daedalic for €53 million (roughly $6.2 million USD). Nacon was already gear up to publish Daedalic's Gollum game, but this acquisition was done "to tighten their collaboration." Daedalic will retain "a high degree of autonomy in evolution," co-ordinate to the press release, while Nacon supports the studio "through its sales, publishing and marketing teams." This sounds similar a proficient fashion for both companies to combine their resources.

Notably, The Lords of the Rings and The Hobbit game and movie rights are going to auction presently, and they're expected to fetch around $2 billion. The Saul Zaentz Visitor, which owns these rights, is the one that licensed Gollum out for Daedalic's upcoming game. Nacon sees this license leading to "more new experiences in the future," but the auction may throw a wrench in those plans depending on how things go.

Nacon'due south conquering is one of many happening across the gaming sphere right at present. Microsoft is set to learn Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion. Sony, meanwhile, is moving to purchase Destiny 2 developer Bungie for $3.vi billion.