Ubisoft Would Consider Hollywood Buyout

GamesIndustry.biz has the word that Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia developer Ubisoft may consider a buyout by a Hollywood studio. Intriguing, after the back and forth between Ubisoft and EA earlier this year. From the article: "The CEO told the paper that an acquisition by a large multinational entertainment firm - such as Walt Disney Co. or Time Warner - 'is a solution which could be, for us, fairly interesting.'" Interesting would be to see how such a development would affect the franco-phone-tastic relations that Ubi has with Quebec.

Comments

Is the market saturated?

[acidrain]

One would think that a company with as many good games as Ubi would have found a buyer by now. Apparently they have been looking for a long time. I guess it could reflect their large size and the fact that all non-publishing game companies have been trying to sell themselves lately... Anyhow, just as long as it isn't EA I wish them luck. I wonder why EA is too stupid to see that the employees of a French company with cool IP wouldn't stay long if they were bought out by an American company that grinds out shovel-ware? Of course being part of a company that can't seem to sell is not a morale boost either.