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S'pore gaming startup Razer buys George Lucas-founded THX

THX chief executive says the company can push into new territory with Razer

Published Mon, Oct 17, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

SINGAPOREAN-FOUNDED gaming hardware startup Razer has acquired THX, the 33-year-old theatre sound company born out of the Star Wars legacy and founded by George Lucas. While financial terms were not disclosed, the deal aims to make Razer an all-round entertainment company and is not a white-knight buyout, The Business Times has learnt.

Tan Min-Liang, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Razer, told BT that the San Francisco-based company has snapped up the majority of THX's assets - including its employees and intellectual…