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Title: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Tan on February 24, 2008, 10:12:03 PM So Electronic Arts has tried to buyout Take-Two for a hefty $2 billion. Take-Two of course has declined the offer, but I have a feeling it'll happen sooner or later if EA wants it bad enough. Just for the record, here's a few of the games/companies/series which make Take-Two so enticing:
2K Games Firaxis Games 2K Boston/2K Australia 2K Czech (formerly Illusion Softworks) Take-Two Licensing (formerly known as TDK Mediactive) Venom Games, Ltd. 2K Sports 2K Play Global Star Software Jack of All Games Rockstar Games, Ltd. Notable series/games: Civilization Sid Meier's Pirates! BioShock / System Shock Tribes: Vengeance Mafia / Mafia 2 NBA 2K College Hoops 2K Major League Baseball 2K NHL 2K Top Spin Grand Theft Auto Manhunt Bully Midnight Club So what do you think? Will they eventually buy them out? Can Take-Two fight them off? Or do you think this will be a good thing? Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Tondog on February 24, 2008, 11:06:23 PM I really don't care...
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Hydrobond on February 24, 2008, 11:13:18 PM For the record: I voted "don't care", but I don't think that Take-Two sucks.
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 24, 2008, 11:42:03 PM I don't really care about this, outside of the fact that it seems like the NBA2K series would be liquidated. I always liked them MUCH more than the NBA Live games.
Do we think that there will be a lot of changes to the other series? Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on February 25, 2008, 12:11:46 AM FUCK OFF EIDOS, YOU'LL KILL MAFIA 2
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Tan on February 25, 2008, 12:24:19 AM There's a good article at Kotaku about some of the possible changes should this buyout go through at some point. EA has a vastly different online policy and multiplatform policy than Take-Two, and even their new "hands-off" approach won't change that.
Besides the near total monopoly on all sports games they would have, they would dissuade free download content for new games and no doubt port to many more platforms. Also count on EA keeping a lid on any game that may be controversial. So Rockstar would be a much more behaved developer. Personally, the only series of concern to me is the NHL 2k. It's very much superior to EA's and many can attest to that. Take-Two is still among the largest, it would be like Toyota (#1 in the world) buying Ford (#3). The implications would be larger than the changing of hands or reshuffling. FUCK OFF EIDOS, YOU'LL KILL MAFIA 2 Eidos has nothing to do with either the development nor the publishing of that game. ;) Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Cobra on February 25, 2008, 06:45:51 AM Oh EA, what company don't you want to buy? ::)
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: phoenix1967 on February 25, 2008, 10:24:06 AM This would suck for the industry if EA succeeds at getting Take Two.
Not only would the sports franchises be monopolies, but everything else that Take Two publishes would get the EA stamp of "suckage" on it. :P Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Tynstar on February 27, 2008, 01:17:59 PM This would suck bad. So much for playing a good sports game at all. Whatever EA touches turns to shit.
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: OatBob on February 29, 2008, 02:32:30 PM true that, competition between the NHL 0X and NHL 2K series is the only thing that keeps driving hockey games to evolve.
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: BadEnoughDude on February 29, 2008, 02:43:35 PM true that, competition between the NHL 0X and NHL 2K series is the only thing that keeps driving hockey games to evolve. Same with their respective NBA franchises. The 2K series wipes up the Live series. I'm scared to see what will happen. Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Cobra on February 29, 2008, 05:19:56 PM To find out what would happen look no further than Nascar.
Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on February 29, 2008, 05:36:13 PM There's a good article at Kotaku about some of the possible changes should this buyout go through at some point. EA has a vastly different online policy and multiplatform policy than Take-Two, and even their new "hands-off" approach won't change that. Besides the near total monopoly on all sports games they would have, they would dissuade free download content for new games and no doubt port to many more platforms. Also count on EA keeping a lid on any game that may be controversial. So Rockstar would be a much more behaved developer. Personally, the only series of concern to me is the NHL 2k. It's very much superior to EA's and many can attest to that. Take-Two is still among the largest, it would be like Toyota (#1 in the world) buying Ford (#3). The implications would be larger than the changing of hands or reshuffling. FUCK OFF EIDOS, YOU'LL KILL MAFIA 2 Eidos has nothing to do with either the development nor the publishing of that game. ;) Take Two does, and if Eidos gets their grubby little paws on TT you know they'll ruin it somehow. Although maybe it could be a good thing. When Mafia 2 doesn't live up to our expectations we can blame eidos. WOO SCAPEGOAT Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Tan on February 29, 2008, 05:45:37 PM There's a good article at Kotaku about some of the possible changes should this buyout go through at some point. EA has a vastly different online policy and multiplatform policy than Take-Two, and even their new "hands-off" approach won't change that. Besides the near total monopoly on all sports games they would have, they would dissuade free download content for new games and no doubt port to many more platforms. Also count on EA keeping a lid on any game that may be controversial. So Rockstar would be a much more behaved developer. Personally, the only series of concern to me is the NHL 2k. It's very much superior to EA's and many can attest to that. Take-Two is still among the largest, it would be like Toyota (#1 in the world) buying Ford (#3). The implications would be larger than the changing of hands or reshuffling. FUCK OFF EIDOS, YOU'LL KILL MAFIA 2 Eidos has nothing to do with either the development nor the publishing of that game. ;) Take Two does, and if Eidos gets their grubby little paws on TT you know they'll ruin it somehow. Although maybe it could be a good thing. When Mafia 2 doesn't live up to our expectations we can blame eidos. WOO SCAPEGOAT Eidos is owned by SCI are they not? SCi has just finished downsizing and said they are willing to consider offers for buyouts themselves. They recently scrapped 14 projects they had on the go to save their asses, leaving Tomb Raider, Hitman ,Deus Ex and Championship manager as the only 4 franchises they are developing. I think it's safe to say that Eidos' parent company is in no position to buy anyone, but may in fact be a morsel for someone else. Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Cobra on February 29, 2008, 06:28:44 PM I think it's safe to say that Eidos' parent company is in no position to buy anyone, but may in fact be a morsel for someone else. Then along came EA ;)Title: Re: Weekly Poll 2/24/08 - EA eyes Take-Two Post by: Sirgin on July 31, 2008, 08:58:10 AM I'm hoping this deal won't go through. EA is buying up pretty much everything out there. I hope they don't get a hold on big companies like Take Two, Activision and Ubisoft because then, the future of gaming would be grim.
If EA would get to the point where they really have a monopoly on the software side of games, I think it would only be a matter of time before they come out with their own system. Think about it: Everyone knows EA, they'd have a ton of exclusives, ... There's no telling what the future will hold, but it's possible that 10 years from now EA gets to dominate the gaming biz. Let's hope not :( |