GT Interactive acquires Reflections Interactive
The important bit: GT Interactive Software further expanded its international presence and augmented its stable of quality internal software developers today by agreeing to acquire U.K.-based Reflections Interactive Ltd., executive partner in the premier software development.
GT Interactive acquires Reflections Interactive is the business side of the news today, and this one has the usual late-90s mix of studios, publishing deals, lawsuits, money, and big promises.
The important bit: GT Interactive Software further expanded its international presence and augmented its stable of quality internal software developers today by agreeing to acquire U.K.-based Reflections Interactive Ltd., executive partner in the premier software development. GT Interactive plans to release its first Reflections title, Driver, for both the PlayStation and PC in the Spring of 1999. There may be additional consideration payable based upon future results of the studio.
It is not as fun as a new demo, but these moves decide what games actually get made, sold, patched, or buried. Ignore the suits and you miss half the story.