EA Amends, Extends Take-Two Buyout Offer
Following publisher Take-Two Interactive Software's recommendation that its stockholders deny a hostile takeover attempt by rival publisher...
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Responding to Electronic Arts' attempt at a hostile takeover, Take-Two Interactive's board of directors has advised its stockholders to reject EA's...
READ MORE >"Not a EA hater, but I'm glad Take-Two is resisting. The market needs more independant game ..."
see all 8 commentsUbisoft Purchases Tom Clancy Name for Games, All Game-related Products
Ubisoft has announced an agreement with Tom Clancy to acquire all intellectual property rights to the Tom Clancy name for use in video games and...
READ MORE >"Sounds like they've been paying him $5 million euros a year to use his name. That's incredible. ..."
see all 14 commentsTake-Two Enacts Severance Plan for Employees Axed in Possible Buyouts
Rockstar and 2K Games parent company Take-Two Interactive is enacting a severance plan for employees fired in the event of a corporate buyout,...
READ MORE >"6 Months isn't bad at all for a severance package (especially when compared to other severance ..."
see all 15 commentsInfogrames Offers to Purchase Atari
Atari's largest shareholder and parent company Infogrames has made an offer to buy the remainder of shares and make the company private,...
READ MORE >"I had thought that Infogrames had already owned Atari completely. I tried to help them out by ..."
see all 5 commentsTake-Two: EA Buyout Just One of Many Offers
It seems that Electronic Arts isn't the only company interested in acquiring Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive. According to an...
READ MORE >"Also they could be attractive turnaround target for a private equity firm."
see all 7 commentsActivision: No Interest in Take-Two Acquisition
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said that Take-Two did not meet his company's criteria for a viable acquisition, GamesIndustry reports. "We've said...
READ MORE >"It was probably Raven that actually put Activision on the map with Hexen, Heretic, and Soldier ..."
see all 5 commentsRumor: EA in Acquisition Talks with Ubisoft
French video game developer Ubisoft may be the next target of an acquisition offer from mega-publisher Electronic Arts, according to details...
READ MORE >"It wasn't that simple, it was more of a PR stunt than anything. If EA were to try again for real ..."
see all 16 commentsEA Proposes Take-Two Acquisition, Bids $2 Billion (Updated)
Update: Take-Two's board of directors has rejected Electronic Arts' proposal. "After careful evaluation, the Board has determined that EA's...
READ MORE >"Still boycotting EA, they've just done so much ungood things to games as a culture. Its like ..."
see all 152 commentsEvening Reading
So as some of you have probably noticed we decided to list off the categories we've been using next to the news items now and call them tags....
READ MORE >"there are seasonings that you can mix in with it too which add some flavor. My parents often ..."
see all 2928 commentsMark Rein Cracks Wise on Epic Buyout Rumors
Commenting on recent speculation that Microsoft may buy Unreal Tournament and Gears of War developer Epic Games for $1 billion this summer, Epic...
READ MORE >"Epic still fosters a lot of games by selling industry leading middleware, question is if ..."
see all 19 commentsCrysis Movie Planned; Crytek CEO Discusses Possible Buyout, Far Cry 2, Faster Development
A feature film based on Crytek's platinum-selling sci-fi FPS Crysis (PC) is in the planning stages, reports Kotaku. "A Crysis movie is definitely...
READ MORE >"Yes, the Crysis movie will employ the new, Ultra HD standard. With 4,320 lines at progressive scan."
see all 21 commentsRumor: Viacom Makes Take-Two Buyout Offer
Publisher Take-Two Interactive Software may be the target of a $1.5 billion buyout offer from entertainment conglomerate Viacom, according to...
READ MORE >"That Civilization Revolutions game doesn't deserve the Civilization name. Look at how simple ..."
see all 4 commentsStrong Assassin's Creed Sales May Prevent EA Buyout of Ubisoft
Strong sales of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed (PS3, X360) may have staved off the long-rumored EA acquisition of the publisher, reports the Financial...
READ MORE >"I liked the flawed moments for some reason. Like the Monk Mode where you're practically ..."
see all 23 commentsSega Looking For Growth, Possible Buyout Targets
After two buyouts in 2005 and one in 2006, Sega slowed down its previously nonexistent acquisition activity. But that may change soon, as Sega...
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