Wordle goes to New York Times; Sony buys Halo maker Bungie; IT services M&A deals surge to nearly $300 billion

Wordle, the super hit online web-only word game, has been bought by The New York Times, according to a tweet by the game's creator Josh Wardle. New York Times will integrate the daily word puzzle into its suite of word games, Wardle said. Sony has bought video game maker Bungie for $3.6 billion. Plus, IT sector M&A and PE deals saw strong interest in 2021