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Housemarque CEO On PlayStation Backing: "You Couldn't Have Made Such Investments As An Independent Studio"

Housemarque CEO Ilari Kuittinen claims that the studio couldn’t have made investments on big budget games without the backing of PlayStation. During an interview with Helsignin Sanomat, Ilari Kuittinen, CEO and founder of Finnish game company Housemarque, talked about the studio getting acquired by PlayStation. He mentioned that it had been an exciting time, with negotiations taking place daily and a rival buyer also being involved. In the end, …

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Credit to Resetera member Uzupedro. When the deal was finally sealed a few months later, Housemarque's management rented the former boat of ice hockey player Teemu Selänne, the luxury yacht Lucky Eight. They spent a sunny weekend in the Helsinki archipelago in the summer. Click to expand... The price of Housemarque's Sony deal has not been disclosed, but it is more likely to be in the tens of millions of euros. Wit…