Electronic Arts Offers $2B For Take Two 173
quanticle writes "The New York Times is reporting that EA has offered $2B for Take Two Entertainment. The effort appears to be a move to consolidate the two companies before Take Two releases the next iteration of its blockbuster franchise, Grand Theft Auto 4. Take Two has politely declined the offer."
Take Two ~~ Yahoo? (Score:5, Interesting)
Politics and financial consequences. (Score:3, Interesting)
All Points Bulletin (Score:2, Interesting)
removing "the grind" [is] a top priority
Re:Oh God no.... (Score:4, Interesting)
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Maxis may have gotten decapitated, but EA is still giving Will Wright their full support. We'll see the fruits of their labor when Spore finally comes out later this year.
And the real test to whether or not EA is going to stop screwing up their acquisitions [wired.com] will be the fate of Pandemic/BioWare. The jury's still out on that one.
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Re:get ready for ... (Score:3, Interesting)
All of the old movies could be brought in. The good, the bad, and the ugly. The unforgiven. Sounds awesome.
Re:Anticipation for original titles... (Score:3, Interesting)
There are a lot of creative names in game design. IMO if you aren't noticing the developers behind the games, it's only because you aren't paying attention.