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ThrustMaster to sell Game Controller Business

ThrustMaster says it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of the ThrustMaster game controller hardware business to the Guillemot Corporation of Carentoir,.

ThrustMaster to sell Game Controller Business. ThrustMaster says it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of the ThrustMaster game controller hardware business to the Guillemot Corporation of Carentoir, France for $15 million in cash. The transaction is subject to formal ThrustMaster shareholder approval and is expected to close in early to mid-September 1999. The sale of the game controller business reflects ThrustMaster decision to focus exclusively on the significant opportunities in Internet community and communications.