EA Buys 20% Of Ubisoft

Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:38 am

Electronic Arts today announced an investment in international game developer and publisher UbiSoft Entertainment, headquartered in Rennes, France. The investment represents approximately 19.9 percent interest in the company -- shares purchased as a block from Talpa Beheer B.V. to be completed upon obtaining antitrust clearance from the U.S. government. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:06 am

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Mon Dec 20, 2004 10:44 am

SO I guess my mates brother just lost his job at ubisoft then...

Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:25 am

Hey, my dream of the BF1942 people doing a flight sim just got a little closer (UBISOFT owns IL-2)!
Just to recap, I would like to see someone do a limited, small area, high detail flight sim, like maybe flying around Manhattan, or Paris, but with great looking ground graphics, ala Battlefield 1942.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:25 pm

When is this madness going to end!? I'm sick and tired of EA buying out the whole market! :mad:

Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:42 pm

TOLD you EA will be the next Microsoft for game.... every game will be Published by EA no more competition.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:05 pm

hey its topaction
get your guys bak on #1 havent seen em lately.
WaW9 is on now, jump in and share the carnage

Mon Dec 20, 2004 1:19 pm

They'll start pressing for EA-style management at Ubi. programmers will end up doing 80-hour weeks and quit in disgust, or turn out low-quality work because of exhaustion.

Myst V will have football or basketball in it.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:06 pm

Originally posted by Chacal

Myst V will have football or basketball in it.

To be honest, that may not be a such a bad thing.

In anycase EA can lick my balls, and if they wern't publishing BF2 I would boycott them. Although after they rushed out both BF Vietnam AND MOH: Pacific Assault I'm apporaching BF2 with a bit of skepticism.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:21 pm

ohoh, I smell low prices for old games released long time ago is about to end........