Take-Two Interactive nearly acquired Codemasters in a deal worth approximately $994 million. In fact, the publisher thought it was a foregone conclusion, having announced in November that it had reached an agreement with the developer of Dirt 5 and other racing sims. But then Electronic Arts swooped in at the final hour with a better offer,

Source: Hot Hardware – EA Snatches Codemasters From Take-Two In .2 Billion Racing Sim Megadeal