Welcome to the TechMean right home for Wednesday, May 28th, 2025. I'm Brian McCullough today. Apple

is making noises in the gaming space once again, but I feel like we've heard this all before.

Getty is still deadly serious about suing AI companies. Self-driving trucks seem to be just about

to hit the roads, and a big piece about the enmity between Apple and Elon Musk.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

Apple has made an acquisition.

Apple is acquiring RAC 7, the two-person studio behind the popular Apple arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch,

thereby marking its first ever acquisition of a video game studio, quoting digital trends.

RAC 7 is a two-person studio whose previous credits include indie titles Dark Echo and Splitter Critters.

In 2019, the team released

Sneaky Sasquatch as an Apple Arcade exclusive. The adventure game was a breakout hit among the

services 71 launch titles, according to Apple, and it has received regular updates since launch.

Now the team will continue its partnership with Apple as an internal studio.

Though the partnership may come as a shock to those who haven't been following Arcade closely

since its launch, it's less surprising in context.

When I spoke to Apple Arcade Senior Director Alex Rothman about the service last year,

he cited Sneaky Sasquatch as one of the service's major success stories.

We hear from customers all over the world whose kids want sneaky Sasquatch birthday parties,

Rothman told digital trends at the time. RAC 7 is just one of a handful of indie studios who

has consistently developed for the service since its launch alongside names like Liky Studios and Tri-Band

games. The acquisition doesn't necessarily signal the beginning of a new gaming strategy for

the tech giant. Apple notes that the move is a

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