Saudi-owned Scopely buys Pokémon Go in $3.5bn gaming deal
US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence
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Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B
Scopely has agreed to acquire Niantic's games business, which includes Pokémon Go, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.VentureBeat - 10h -
'Pokémon Go' sells to Culver City-based Scopely in $3.5 billion deal
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