EA acquires Bioware - Page 2

YourMom · 10-11-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Coryl

Not entirely. The company (VG Holdings and Elevation Partners) that owned Bioware / Pandemic wasn't a real game company. It was a business that aims at buying and re-selling companies at a profit, and it just fulfilled its mission.

It's ok to say investment corp.

Nino · 10-11-2007, 02:38 PM

Did not hear of this nor see it coming.

DeBo · 10-11-2007, 02:59 PM

What is this? Bad news week? First Smash Bros. now this. Well, there goes another good company. EA can kiss my ass.

Grabbit Allworth · 10-11-2007, 03:01 PM

Wrong thread

machineman · 10-11-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Coryl

EA To Acquire BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios

This really sucks... really. We need independent studios out there to push the genre.

Mist · 10-11-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by machineman

This really sucks... really. We need independent studios out there to push the genre.

Conversely, independent studios need money to push the genre.

Brogarn · 10-11-2007, 03:42 PM

WTF? That came out of nowhere. This can't be good.

Gnome Eater · 10-11-2007, 03:43 PM

This completely blows. I hope to christ they don't touch the people who made Baldur's game ;/

Kidriot69 · 10-11-2007, 03:47 PM

Well so long to hoping for a good MMO from BioWare...

Ziggurat · 10-11-2007, 03:56 PM

In a conference call on the buyout, EA CFO Warren Jensen gave more details of the acquisition, including the total cost of the deal for the publisher: $860 million.

That's some serious moneycrates.

darksensei · 10-11-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

YTMND - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Just reading the title, I honestly did an equivalent of the Vader no. This is definitive proof that there is no god.

bubblegumbo · 10-11-2007, 04:07 PM

RIP Bioware

Kreugen · 10-11-2007, 04:23 PM

Oh boy, Origin all over again. Seriously, why does EA hate freedom?

Of course, it would hurt me more if Bioware wasn't sucking the teat of consoles now.

darksensei · 10-11-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kreugen

Oh boy, Origin all over again. Seriously, why does EA hate freedom?

Of course, it would hurt me more if Bioware wasn't sucking the teat of consoles now.

You forget Dragon's Age. Unlike Mass Effect, which is almost out, it will have its development impacted. =(

Mcpickle Deluxe · 10-11-2007, 04:42 PM

noooo

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10-11-2007, 02:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
DeBo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 102 +1 Internets	What is this? Bad news week? First Smash Bros. now this. Well, there goes another good company. EA can kiss my ass.

10-11-2007, 03:42 PM	#22 (permalink)
Brogarn Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 203 +0 Internets	WTF? That came out of nowhere. This can't be good.

10-11-2007, 03:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Gnome Eater Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 843 -3 Internets	This completely blows. I hope to christ they don't touch the people who made Baldur's game ;/

10-11-2007, 03:47 PM	#24 (permalink)
Kidriot69 Fresh Prince of Pwn Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 69 +0 Internets	Well so long to hoping for a good MMO from BioWare...

10-11-2007, 03:56 PM	#25 (permalink)
Ziggurat Oldschool Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 296 +3 Internets	In a conference call on the buyout, EA CFO Warren Jensen gave more details of the acquisition, including the total cost of the deal for the publisher: $860 million. That's some serious moneycrates.

10-11-2007, 04:07 PM	#27 (permalink)
bubblegumbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 66 +0 Internets	RIP Bioware

10-11-2007, 04:23 PM	#28 (permalink)
Kreugen Fires of Heaven Ancient Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,698 +40 Internets	Oh boy, Origin all over again. Seriously, why does EA hate freedom? Of course, it would hurt me more if Bioware wasn't sucking the teat of consoles now.

10-11-2007, 04:42 PM	#30 (permalink)
Mcpickle Deluxe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 376 +3 Internets	noooo