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Electronic Arts Purchases BioWare, Pandemic

Posted by Zonk on from the depths-of-horror dept.

Kotaku is reporting that EA has purchased BioWare and Pandemic Studios, having offered some $620 million in cash to the Elevation Partners group to buy up VG Holding Corp. From the press release: "'We are truly excited by John Riccitiello's new vision for EA,' said Ray Muzyka, Co-founder and CEO of BioWare Corp. 'This vision is consistent with BioWare's focus on crafting the highest quality story-driven games in the world. It will enable us to further the careers of the passionate, creative and hard working teams at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Austin.'"

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  1. Anybody at Bioware-Austin by the_skywise · · Score: 4, Funny

    Still have your Resistance is Futile shirt? :D

  2. EA Games... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny



    Purchase Everything

    </whisper>

  3. Game over! by decipher_saint · · Score: 5, Funny

    Game over man, GAME OVER!

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    crazy dynamite monkey
  4. Re:Subject Field. by DJCouchyCouch · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think you meant Bioshock.

    I mean Bioware.

  5. Re:Another one bites the dust... by Conception · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure they are feeling none too smart... them and their HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.

  6. This sums things up nicely: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck

    1. Re:This sums things up nicely: by Irish_Samurai · · Score: 2, Funny

      NO shit. Actually, the first thing I said when I read the headline was:

      "Fuck, Fuck, FUCK! NOOOOO! God damn it! First the NFL license then this shit."

  7. Re:Carry The Torch? by ObiWanStevobi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shut up you fool! EA is listening.

  8. This is GREAT news! by Huntr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Baldur's Gate would have been a much better game if it had more basketball and football in it.

    1. Re:This is GREAT news! by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Unfortunately, while their plans for Baldur's Gate IV: You Are Not A God include using edgy 3D character models instead of carefully animated sprites, replacing all the NPC interactions with shrugs and "huh" noises (and some bad chat-up lines between Minsc and Aerie if you know how to find the easter egg), cutting out the spell effects with complex graphics and having a guy just pull out a gun and shoot the bad guy first instead, scrapping the D&D-based game mechanics in favour of "highest level always wins", and allowing Elminster to join your party, there are no plans at the present time to include football in the courtyard of the De'Arnise Hold. Sorry.

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  9. Re:Subject Field. by jollyreaper · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think this is likely to be a disaster, unless EA learns to keep their fingers out of the pie. About as likely as Michael Jackson keeping his fingers out of little boys.
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  10. Re:Obligatory SW Reference by Pearson · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a Star Wars reference too:

    As the truth begins to emerge...
    Bioware: "That wasn't part of the deal! You said you would leave us alone!"

    EA: "I am altering the terms of our agreement. Pray I don't alter them any further!"

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    I...I'm attacking the darkness!
  11. Re:Carry The Torch? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What part of "high quality" do you not understand?

  12. What does HK-47 say? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Statement: Master, would you like to make a trip to EA headquarters? Clarification: For research purposes of course. Unrelated Query: Have you seen my blaster rifle?

  13. Re:Let me be the first to say... by 7Prime · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wait... you mean it will soon create it's best game? ala Battlefield 2142?

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  14. Mass Effects new cover by Doolwind · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lets just hope they don't touch Mass Effect, or else the cover will look like this: New cover for Mass Effect

  15. In the future? by Teisei · · Score: 2, Funny

    EA - It's In The (every fucking) Game.