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BioHazard
03-23-2005, 03:24 AM
To a group called Elevation Partners. One of the names behind the group is U2's Bono.

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=7842
Daveman
03-23-2005, 03:30 AM
Better than EA or Vivendi. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/thumbsup.gif
Orochi Avlis
03-23-2005, 08:35 AM
Daveman said:
Better than EA or Vivendi. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/thumbsup.gif


True dat.

And thank God, Sega Sports was sold to Take Two, rather than those 2.
Fat John
03-23-2005, 09:31 AM
What's wrong with Vivendi?
DudeMiester
03-23-2005, 09:59 AM
Daveman said:
Better than EA or Vivendi. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/thumbsup.gif



Actually one of the other owners of the group is the ex-CEO of EA.

Well I hope he was the good one they booted out when they started to become the mass-production game excreting machine that they are.
AutoPilot
03-23-2005, 11:40 AM
YAY!

Thank God that right-wing facist Robert Murdoch didn't get his grubby hands on it.

-=AutoPilot=-
Phait
03-23-2005, 03:02 PM
Fat John said:
What's wrong with Vivendi?



Conglomerate corporations thirsty only for money who don't care about entertainment anymore, just trends and money.

Blech.
DudeMiester
03-23-2005, 04:09 PM
Personally my favorite largeish gaming company is Ubisoft, I have no reason for it, just gut feeling.
Ivan
03-23-2005, 04:18 PM
Is this a lot for a company?
John
03-23-2005, 04:30 PM
phait said:

Fat John said:
What's wrong with Vivendi?



Conglomerate corporations thirsty only for money who don't care about entertainment anymore, just trends and money.

Blech.



Wouldn't Take2 be that?
Gryph
03-23-2005, 05:00 PM
Don't all companies care about money? The capitalist system isn't based on altruism.
Needle
03-23-2005, 05:25 PM
GryphonKlaw said:
Don't all companies care about money? The capitalist system isn't based on altruism.


Yes, but especially EA seems to think (wish?) it can run the game making business like a soft drink bottling plant: cheap generic stuff + marketing = lots of money without risk. I'd be surprised if the people in charge there would have ever played a video game in their life.
Karthik
03-23-2005, 07:10 PM
DudeMiester said:
Personally my favorite largeish gaming company is Ubisoft, I have no reason for it, just gut feeling.



But it's only a matter of time before they turn into EA. All their innovative game like POPSOT, Beyond Good and Evil, Settlers 4 and few more games are selling poorly!
DLT
03-23-2005, 08:43 PM
Karthik said:

DudeMiester said:
Personally my favorite largeish gaming company is Ubisoft, I have no reason for it, just gut feeling.



But it's only a matter of time before they turn into EA. All their innovative game like POPSOT, Beyond Good and Evil, Settlers 4 and few more games are selling poorly!



For me as long as games like this broke even I would still make them as they boost your profile with the non mainstream crowd.

EA have failed to do this and I think in the long run this will hurt them. Just look at most big treads they normaly grow out of the neash(SP??) market this applys to all kinds such as fashion,music, films and games.

Think of one of the biggest seris of games in the last 5 years the GTA games the first one was a very nichy(SP??) game, EA don't make games like this and insted simply plug franchises that they own which in the long run people will grow sick of and then what? buy out someone? what if there is no one left for them to buy out.

All big evil corporations still take risks fox did it with the simpsons, movie studios do it all the time. It's time EA did it.

As for this news, It's good for games as we need more publishers not less so that devs have a choice of who to work with.
Steve
03-24-2005, 04:01 AM
Eidos sold for $135 mil


Is that all? I thought it would be worth more than that.
SyntaxN
03-24-2005, 04:18 AM
I think 135 mio. isn´t much, they´ve much good licences like the Tomb Raider series and Hitman!
NetNessie
03-24-2005, 06:45 AM
Steve said:

Eidos sold for $135 mil


Is that all? I thought it would be worth more than that.



Same, seeing that RareLtd. went for much much more... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tinyted.gif
SyntaxN
03-24-2005, 06:51 AM
Same, seeing that RareLtd. went for much much more...


right, Rare is "just" a producer and MS bought them for around 375 mio. dollar!
How much will 3d realms cost, I want to buy them! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hhg.gif
Drazula
03-24-2005, 07:42 AM
I wouldn't give you 35 cents for Eidos... it is obvious that they are on their way down.
BioHazard
03-24-2005, 08:40 AM
NetNessie said:

Steve said:

Eidos sold for $135 mil


Is that all? I thought it would be worth more than that.



Same, seeing that RareLtd. went for much much more... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tinyted.gif



I think M$ paid way too much for Rare given their output up to now, but then again if Perfect Dark happens to be the Xbox 2's killer app, it could have been a worthwhile acquisition.