Electronic Arts Purchases BioWare, Pandemic 232
Kotaku is reporting that EA has purchased BioWare and Pandemic Studios, having offered some $620 million in cash to the Elevation Partners group to buy up VG Holding Corp. From the press release: "'We are truly excited by John Riccitiello's new vision for EA,' said Ray Muzyka, Co-founder and CEO of BioWare Corp. 'This vision is consistent with BioWare's focus on crafting the highest quality story-driven games in the world. It will enable us to further the careers of the passionate, creative and hard working teams at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Austin.'"
Re:There's hope for Bioware (Score:4, Informative)
Re:No. No No No No No. (Score:5, Informative)
Back in 80s, EA attracted a number of top game developers and was (to many) synonymous with interesting, solid gameplay. MULE and Archon are two clear standouts published by EA, but a complete list of hits both big and small from "back in the days" is pretty lengthy (Bard's Tale, Mail Order Monsters, the various Construction Set games, Starflight, Seven Cities of Gold, etc.)
EA itself may not have "made" these games, but its distribution strategy and relationship with developers back then did a lot to get good games in the hands of eager players.
Re:Subject Field. (Score:2, Informative)
Alice, Kessen, Nox, X Squad, Black & White, Cel Damage, Undying, Majestic, Motor City Online, Sub Command, Earth and Beyond, Freedom Force, Freekstyle, Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat, Ghosthunter, Loaded, Armies of Exigo, The Urbz, and Knights of Honor. That doesn't count licensed IP that was unique for the same time period. (Harry Potter, Batman, Battle for Middle Earth etc...)
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Re:At least Mass Effect is pretty much finished (Score:1, Informative)
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Re:Noooo! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:What a perfectly flawed premise (Score:3, Informative)
D&D games (Score:3, Informative)