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rainless
04-01-08, 10:05 AM
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-129902.aspx

During any recession... you start seeing a lot of Buyouts. JP Morgan Chase buying out Bear Stearns... Microsoft's hostile takeover of Yahoo... Hell... That's how you know you're IN a recession (it's generally a bad idea to ask a President how the economy is doing.)

And now EA has bought out Take Two (including Rockstar and the GTA franchise.)

...get ready for some SH**.
thideras
04-01-08, 10:11 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! :cry:
greyharte
04-01-08, 10:14 AM
so they finally closed the deal ... i guess take2's resistance was futile
Burninate
04-01-08, 10:16 AM
I can't click on the full story at work :-/ Is it possibly a bad April Fool's joke?
thideras
04-01-08, 10:17 AM
I can't click on the full story at work :-/ Is it possibly a bad April Fool's joke?....I hope you are right
deception``
04-01-08, 10:27 AM
...and in other news, Blizzard has announced that WOW will be available on consoles...beginning with the Atari 2600.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/moltencore/

I love April Fools :)

deception``
deathman20
04-01-08, 10:31 AM
I can't click on the full story at work :-/ Is it possibly a bad April Fool's joke?

It better be a horrible AFJ.
CGR
04-01-08, 10:31 AM
It was inevitable. After all it was a hostile bid....
lordkosc
04-01-08, 10:40 AM
ugh... more EA "its in the game" **** to watch now :(
Hardin
04-01-08, 10:41 AM
April Fools!
iaacp
04-01-08, 11:03 AM
Oh cmon, thats an April Fools joke; a good one, nonetheless. But notice its not on any other game sites? :P
CGR
04-01-08, 11:08 AM
Yea, apparently Take two thinks it can resist assimilation..

http://www.pcw.co.uk/vnunet/news/2213119/ea-steps-pressure-two-board

"Resistance is futile"
Hardin
04-01-08, 11:12 AM
Take Two wont cave in to EA's demands. There is no way they are going down anytime soon. GTA IV is nearly here. I just can't believe EA is so arrogant. EA has destroyed so many companies. Like Origin, Bullfrog, and Westwood. And now the Maxis logo isn't even on the sims games anymore.
CGR
04-01-08, 11:39 AM
Take Two wont cave in to EA's demands. There is no way they are going down anytime soon. GTA IV is nearly here. I just can't believe EA is so arrogant. EA has destroyed so many companies. Like Origin, Bullfrog, and Westwood. And now the Maxis logo isn't even on the sims games anymore.

Money talks and in a bad economy shareholders will go for a good deal....
FudgeNuggets
04-01-08, 11:43 AM
Today of all days you can't believe what you read but EA has been trying to buy them recently so I'll hold off judgement until at least tomorrow....
Mr.Guvernment
04-01-08, 12:03 PM
their goes GTA continuing on being any good - i wonder what say EA could have in GTA IV before it gets released.......... this is the only game i am looking forward too and if EA some how screws it up, i will be visiting them with some friends from latin america....and some people may start disappearing and their internal body parts finding them selves for sale on the market... :D
blueswitch
04-01-08, 12:32 PM
Today of all days you can't believe what you read but EA has been trying to buy them recently so I'll hold off judgement until at least tomorrow....

Yeah seriously, go back to your blogs tomorrow to see if any news today is true. Vail Daily put out an entire newspaper today of fake news where I live.
iD10t
04-01-08, 01:28 PM
umm yeah..

http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Take-Two-accepts-Electronic-Arts-buyout-635

APRIL FOOLS!