EA tries to buy Take Two Interactive.

[ToyfareMark]

games.ign.com/articles/854/854553p1.html

February 24, 2008 - Only hours after Electronic Arts proposed a $26/ share (approximately $2 billion in total) offer to acquire Take-Two Interactive, Take-Two officials have responded with an absolute "No."

According to Reuters, Take Two has said that the offer was at a significant discount to its peers and that it came at "absolutely the wrong time."

Additionally, Take-Two called the bid "highly opportunistic" on the heels of the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29.

Take-Two has offered to enter discussions with EA the day after GTA IV's release, on April 30.

This should give you all something to talk about.

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

Should have tried 10 months ago. Now Take 2 is in a power position. They know if they wait until after GTA IV they can get a better grasp of their financial situation and are worth a whole hell of a lot more.

[ToyfareMark]

I'm wondering though, if this actually does happen...then potentially Madden could be made by the people who made the NFL 2K series. If anything Visual Concepts and Tiburon could work together on it.

[shiranui]

Let's see... I guess we'd lose Rockstar Games, 2K Sports and those guys that made BioShock to EA?

As Tomko, Lashley and the Take 2 officials have said... NO.

[Push R Truth]

toyfaremark said:

I'm wondering though, if this actually does happen...then potentially Madden could be made by the people who made the NFL 2K series. If anything Visual Concepts and Tiburon could work together on it.

They will probably just fire everybody and we'll start seeing GTA Expansion packs every 3 months.


GTA: The Burbs!
GTA: All Night Long!
GTA: Meets the Harlem Globetrotters!

[ToyfareMark]

pushvalvenis said:

toyfaremark said:

I'm wondering though, if this actually does happen...then potentially Madden could be made by the people who made the NFL 2K series. If anything Visual Concepts and Tiburon could work together on it.

They will probably just fire everybody and we'll start seeing GTA Expansion packs every 3 months.




GTA: The Burbs!
GTA: All Night Long!
GTA: Meets the Harlem Globetrotters!

In the age of downloadable content, expansion packs are fast becoming a dinosaur. Once everyone has broadband...they are done

[hooeylewis]

Dear god I hope they do not buy take 2

[Max]

That means no more 2k nba games


PLEASE, DON'T DO IT, RECONSIDER

[Michael Coello]

Take 2 is still a company? I thought they became Rockstar Houston or something.

[Chainsaw]

Thank god.

[BlackJackRobby]

I hope it's the other way no more NBA Live.

I also love the idea of some of the football guys coming together for a perfect team.

[Drillbit Taylor]

pushvalvenis said:

toyfaremark said:

I'm wondering though, if this actually does happen...then potentially Madden could be made by the people who made the NFL 2K series. If anything Visual Concepts and Tiburon could work together on it.

They will probably just fire everybody and we'll start seeing GTA Expansion packs every 3 months.


GTA: The Burbs!
GTA: All Night Long!
GTA: Meets the Harlem Globetrotters!

Only If it has a secret "Sweet Georgia Brown" Easter Egg.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

shiranui said:

Let's see... I guess we'd lose Rockstar Games, 2K Sports and those guys that made BioShock to EA?

As Tomko, Lashley and the Take 2 officials have said... NO.

Well...that would be funny. EA owns the rights to the name System Shock 3, which BioShock is the spiritual successor of(Irrational Games, the makers of System Shock 1 and 2 wanted to make 3, but couldn't because EA owned the rights to the name).

[EvilMasterBetty, Esq.]

sinister1 said:

Take 2 is still a company? I thought they became Rockstar Houston or something.

Take 2 is still the name of the overall company, which includes Rockstar. The thing is Rockstar just became a bigger name.

[Mecca]

EA.....since we don't feel the urge to make our crappy games any better we'll buy yours out so people have no choice.