Microsoft Corporation acquired Compulsion Games, a transaction announced in June 2018.
Compulsion Games operates in Microsoft Studios (Xbox), is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Compulsion Games is a Montreal-based independent game studio (about 40 people) known for stylistically distinctive titles such as We Happy Few. Microsoft acquired the studio to add its creative talent to Microsoft Studios and give it more resources to build larger, more ambitious games.
Bring a distinctive independent studio in-house and provide it the resources and creative freedom to pursue bigger, more ambitious game worlds.
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.