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EA Finishes Acquiring DICE

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finally dept.

After a quite protracted struggle, Next Generation is reporting that EA has completed acquisition of Digital Illusions CE. From the article: "As part of the agreement, DICE CEO Patrick Söderlund will become an EA Studio general manager. Other DICE leaders will retain their roles in Stockholm. DICE and EA have had a tight working relationship over recent years. 'We've been working very closely with EA for the past five years and this is a very natural step for us as we move into the next generation of gaming,' said Söderlund. To complete the acquisition, EA acquired all of the assets and liabilities of DICE. Shareholders in the studio, which represent about 2.6 million shares, will receive SEK 67.50 ($9.23) per share in cash, which will be paid out on October 16."

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  1. Acquiring DICE? by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always thought most of EA's projects were a gamble.

    *ducks*

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    1. Re:Acquiring DICE? by pilkul · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Might be funnier if EA's projects were actually gambles instead of predictable cash cows.

    2. Re:Acquiring DICE? by aichpvee · · Score: 2, Insightful

      GP probably meant that buying EA games is always a gamble.

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  2. EA confuses me... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    So EA bought a job search site? I didn't think the video game job market was that tight. So is Microsoft going to buy Monster?

    1. Re:EA confuses me... by kalirion · · Score: 2, Funny

      With their treatment of employees now public knowledge, they desperately need a way of getting more tech talent.

  3. Great, now we can finally be accurate... by Tavor · · Score: 3, Funny

    in blaming EA for all these shi*** patches.

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  4. I am altering the deal. by aapold · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pray I don't alter it any further.

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