EA acquires Bioware and Pandemic
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EA acquires Bioware and Pandemic
Ea just purchased Bioware and Pandemic for $775 mil.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29520
All I can say is F*CK!!!! I just can't see this as being a good deal for Bioware or Pandemic.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=29520
All I can say is F*CK!!!! I just can't see this as being a good deal for Bioware or Pandemic.
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That blows, although i honestly don't believe it will make that much of a difference in the long run. I don't think Bioware games would start to suck any time just because of the EA tag.
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Originally Posted by Apollo
Let just get Mass Effect out the house before any crap starts.
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R.I.P.
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Did EA get purchased at some point? I mean their games didn't always suck. I remember thinking of them as a mark of quality. I mean Wasteland, Seven Cities of Gold, M.U.L.E., Archon, Legacy of the Ancients, etc. Those are all games I specifically remember as being Electronic Arts games. I'm sure there's more that I've liked. When did the turn for the worse happen?
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Didn't LucasArts own Pandemic? What happened with that?
Sucks about Bioware, as they seem to be the antithesis of EA's rush 'em out, LCD, every-platform-ever-made business plan
Sucks about Bioware, as they seem to be the antithesis of EA's rush 'em out, LCD, every-platform-ever-made business plan
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Originally Posted by Mopower
You can thank all the people that buy Madden every year for giving EA enough money to do shit like this.
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Well, that sucks....make way for even more dumbed down games.
Bioware is one of my all time favorites and one of the few companies that I gladly support with my $$$....it was nice while it lasted.
Bioware is one of my all time favorites and one of the few companies that I gladly support with my $$$....it was nice while it lasted.
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Wow, Bono just doubled his money. Elevation purchased Bioware and Pandemic about a year ago for 300mil. Good turn on your investment but this is not good news for Bioware and Pademic, they just got bought out by the Evil Empire.
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Originally Posted by shizawn
Cack. Hopefully Dragon Age still comes out as a PC title.
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I'm sure Dragon Age is still going strong. I think they are just really laying the ground work for a truely detailed, epic new IP. I remember listening to a bioware interview on Dragonage last year and they sound very passionate about it.
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Here's an appropriate image for this acquisition:
Although it'd be even more accuarte had the seal been wearing a top-hat, a monocle and carried a large bag of cash...
Although it'd be even more accuarte had the seal been wearing a top-hat, a monocle and carried a large bag of cash...
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6180866.html
Q&A: BioWare on the EA buyout
GS: Now, you just mentioned Dragon Age. Since Dragon Age wasn't mentioned in the acquisition announcement and so little has been heard about it, there's been some speculation that it was canceled.
RM: Oh, no. We were just playing that last week as well. It's one of the more enjoyable things I've done in the past few weeks, by far. I could not stop playing it. I meant to play it just for a little bit just to check it out, but I ended up playing it all weekend. I wish we could say more about it, as the team has been putting in some late hours on the project, and they've come up with some amazing stuff. We're gonna be revealing some more about Dragon Age very soon, I think, and I think you'll be excited to hear about it.
Q&A: BioWare on the EA buyout
GS: Now, you just mentioned Dragon Age. Since Dragon Age wasn't mentioned in the acquisition announcement and so little has been heard about it, there's been some speculation that it was canceled.
RM: Oh, no. We were just playing that last week as well. It's one of the more enjoyable things I've done in the past few weeks, by far. I could not stop playing it. I meant to play it just for a little bit just to check it out, but I ended up playing it all weekend. I wish we could say more about it, as the team has been putting in some late hours on the project, and they've come up with some amazing stuff. We're gonna be revealing some more about Dragon Age very soon, I think, and I think you'll be excited to hear about it.