GameStop to acquire Impulse from Stardock; acquires Spawn Labs

Posted Mar 31st 2011 5:15PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Biz

In a massive surprise announcement, game retailer GameStop has announced that it will be acquiring the Impulse PC game download service from Stardock. The purchase also includes the Impulse::Reactor game development tools and the Impulse::Publisher real time reporting and management tools. The acquisition is expected to be finalized in May.

GameStop also announced today it has acquired Spawn Labs, who until now were known as makers of a device that streams console games to a PC. GameStop says they will use Spawn Labs' technology to allow gamers to have "immediate access to a wide selection of high-definition video games on demand on any Internet-enabled device". Financial terms of both deals were not disclosed.

It's clear that GameStop is going after Valve's Steam PC game download business with its purchase of Impulse and with OnLive's streaming game business with the acquisition of Spawn Labs. We hope to learn more about these deals in the days and weeks ahead.

Tags: breaking, gamestop, impulse, spawn-labs, stardock

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Yeah, that really sucks... Stardock is a great company I have no problem supporting.. Gamestop is a cyst on the colon of the industry.Posted at 10:30PM on Apr 3rd 2011 by drktranquillity

I'm not from the U.S., so I don't know what all the hate towards GameStop is about... anyone care to sum it up for me?

Although I do get the disappointment at the sale, seeing as Stardock was a very well-liked independent publisher.Posted at 11:17AM on Apr 6th 2011 by Daniel

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