EA Trying to Buy Ubisoft Shares

Posted by Zonk on Monday December 20, 2004 @04:29AM from the step-one:-challenge-everything-step-two:-profit dept.

jujubees writes "What is going on with Electronic Arts these days? This morning it was revealed that EA is trying to acquire 19.9% of the Ubisoft shares owned by Dutch investment company Talpa Beheer B.V. If approved by the US Antitrust department, the buyout would instantly make EA the biggest shareholder, ahead of the Guillemot brothers. Whether this is a hostile takeover attempt is not clear at this point, no financial terms were disclosed." An anonymous reader also wrote in to mention a GamePro Editorial about the company, regarding its past as an honorable games-maker and its current reputation.

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is EA.. by monkey_jam · 2004-12-20 04:34 · Score: 0, Redundant

...the next microsoft?

Hostile takeovers? Check
Continuation of a product line? Check (damn american football games!
Little innovation? check

Ah well, theres still indie games...
Someones gotta start it by TheKidWho · 2004-12-20 04:38 · Score: 1, Redundant

Damn that $A