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NYP Rumor: EA officially up for sale, KKR and Providence interested
- Thread starter RSTEIN
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Now that I would like to see.
Cornbread78
Member
Im down with an EA/activision merger.. imagine the cross over games, lol
Basileus777
Member
You quoted the wrong post to respond to then.
Imagine Activision games would finally have "real" graphics.
EscoBlades
Ubisoft Marketing
But the New York Post is a tabloid right? Despite their "sources".....
I bet Valve is worth more then EA.
Upsidedown Fuji
Member
It would kind of be nice if EA were broken up into smaller companies kind of like what happens when monopolies are broken up. But yeah, that's not going to happen...
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
What if activision buys them and gets west n that back oh the hilarity that could be
ColdBlooder
Banned
I tip my hat to the best response on GAF i read in quite a while!
You, Sir, made my day!
LOL
SirIgbyCeaser
Banned
Can I start a kickstarter to buy EA and force Ouya exclusivity?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Gabe is worth about 2 billion
Gabe may be worth 2 billion but Valve is worth more money.
DerZuhälter
Member
Well I guess we would need less than half of that. The rest could be done with loans. How is GAF's credit rating.. at least AA right?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
I know but knowing how much a person of a private company is worth can give an idea on how much the company is
The Board off directors mettings would be hilarious
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
As an EA stockholder this is going to be interesting. As long as they offer a price higher than what I paid, I'm all for it. It seems like EA has been out of ideas recently.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Valve to buy EA and shut down Origin. Yes please!
toddhunter
Member
They have had plenty of ideas. They are just all really bad.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
We gotta livestream it
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Yes, Nexon (creators of maplestory)
The only thing winding down is Zynga's stock price.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Forbes estimated that Valve is worth around $3 billion in March.
That would be hilarious! Gaben torches the entire company, just throws it in the fireplace, all the while puffing on a pipe make from Jack Tretton's thigh bone.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I agree with this. Their shareholders saw Zynga and whoever making bank and wanted in on the action so they spent too many resources the past few years chasing short-term fads (Playfish, etc.).
The company has games that sell 5-10 million with frequency. They really should not be in trouble.
IdreamofHIME
Member
What if the NFL bought EA?
...dun dun dun!
...dun dun dun!
Huevos de Oro
Member
-"Gentlemen, I present to you the quarter..."
-"Feed it pizza!"
they never were the worst
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I think you're missing the real issue here. Online passes need to be at least $25.
SpinningBirdKick
Banned
Activision and now EA shopping themselves around for potential suitors.
If you can't see something wrong when two industry titans are both looking to exit an industry then you really need to take off those rose tinted glasses.
I always thought it would be the consumer bailing out that would start the next videogames crash after a constant diet of me too low risk look a like titles.
However, it seems that the AAA publishers have decided to "cry uncle" first and don't even want to expose themselves to the obvious financial risks of an even more costly next generation.
Now it starts to get really interesting...
Consumers, publishers, next to fall should be a platform holder.
Nintendo? Micosoft? Sony? Roll up! Roll up! Place your bets!
If you can't see something wrong when two industry titans are both looking to exit an industry then you really need to take off those rose tinted glasses.
I always thought it would be the consumer bailing out that would start the next videogames crash after a constant diet of me too low risk look a like titles.
However, it seems that the AAA publishers have decided to "cry uncle" first and don't even want to expose themselves to the obvious financial risks of an even more costly next generation.
Now it starts to get really interesting...
Consumers, publishers, next to fall should be a platform holder.
Nintendo? Micosoft? Sony? Roll up! Roll up! Place your bets!
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
This needs to happen.
That's it.