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Digital Illusions Won't sell to EA

Posted by Zonk on from the hell-no-they-won't-go dept.

KBV writes "Games Industry.biz reports that EA won't be able to buy Digital Illusions, the makers of Battlefield 1942. The reason is that 28% of the shareholders do not want to make DICE a part of EA, saying that they believe that the developer's performance and future prospects are strong enough to make remaining independent a more attractive option. In particular they cite the planned launch of Battlefield 2 on the PC and Battlefield: Modern Combat on current and next-gen consoles next year."

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  1. Great. by vasqzr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    However, two groups of shareholders have announced their opposition to the deal, and between them they represent around 28 per cent of the firm's stock - enough to prevent the acquisition from happening

    I wonder if that 28 percent is employee-owned stock, and they're taking into consideration the recent EA/Employee scandals.

  2. Re:How interesting... by AltaMannen · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't know about that, the previous owners (the Bonnier media group) voted yes to sell, and so did employees with a large number of shares. The share holders that vote no to sell simply want more money because they feel shortchanged by the suggested price. (in Swedish: di.se)