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Electronic Arts gate-crashes £725m Codemasters takeover (EA bidding against Take-two)
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Why would EA potentially spend 725 million to revive a dead franchise, they're getting them for their IPs and technology same as Take two
that's like asking the difference between bullshit and horseshit
They made a remaster this gen. I think they want it back tbh
If EA buy them, there's a chance we'll get another cricket game, maybe even a new Fight Night game...
It's always been this way. Video games are srs business for some very privileged people.
kinda hard to be hopeful for sports games like F1 when there's a bidding war between two companies that promote loot box gambling in their sports games
2020 Activision Rare either would no longer exist, or would be a Call of Duty support studio.
Wasn't expectng EA to jump into the mix. Will be interesting to seem them and Take 2 fight over this
But you see, surely every single one of these companies EA bought would have lasted even longer if they hadn't been acquired - companies never want to get acquired for additional financial security, and game companies just never go out of business on their own. After all, it's such a stable business, gaming, one not at all contingent on spikes between years long lulls, and teams are simply never absorbed into larger structures. EA bad.
I dunno which I would prefer. EA's driving games have not been my cup of tea and I dislike the direction they have taken them. I always buy Codemaster's games, F1, Dirt and Grid. Will they look for a way to exploit people with with addictive microtransactions like they do in their sports games (to the point of being investigated and laws being passed) or am I being toxic to suggest such a thing. Take Two don't seem much better or worse.
It is a big shame that Codemasters were unable to go it alone but looking at the numbers I was always surprised how they could make such brilliant games with the amount they sold. They obviously ran an efficient ship.
It is a big shame that Codemasters were unable to go it alone but looking at the numbers I was always surprised how they could make such brilliant games with the amount they sold. They obviously ran an efficient ship.
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Uhhh I wonder how Slightly Mad would feel about this...
Could be synergistic if they can move some of the Codemasters games to their engines and technology. I can't comment on valuation though, not sure how well Codemmasters is doing right now.
I think they'd be moving Codemaster's technology to their engines to be honest. They do some impressive stuff.
On one hand EA seem to be a great place to work for so at least in the short to mid term it would probably be a great choice for employees. But in the other hand, I can't imagine EA finding a big enough success for them in the genre to keep those studios alive in the long term.
It's a tricky situation.
It's a tricky situation.
EA managed to crash Burnout and burn Need for Speed to the ground, imagine what they're going to do to Dirt et al.
Its already done:
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EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters
Electronic Arts has agreed a deal to acquire Codemasters for approximately $1.2 billion.The acquisition, which is expec…
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GI.biz: EA reaches 1.2 billion dollar deal to acquire Codemasters
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TBH I'd kinda of prefer EA as long as they stay hands off. They could slot Codemasters' games alongside their current sports titles and additionally give Codemasters access to their own IPs.
Granted EA would screw things up, but Take Two doesn't give me a ton of confidence either.
EDIT: One move they could make is putting the Dirt and F1 franchises under the Need for Speed banner. Need for Speed: Dirt and Need for Speed: F1. If they did that without making other changes it could help rebuild the Need for Speed brand.
Granted EA would screw things up, but Take Two doesn't give me a ton of confidence either.
EDIT: One move they could make is putting the Dirt and F1 franchises under the Need for Speed banner. Need for Speed: Dirt and Need for Speed: F1. If they did that without making other changes it could help rebuild the Need for Speed brand.
Ugh... Please don't
Codemasters is the last bastion of passion driven AAA racing games. Their games are pure bliss, classic game with DLC content, no microtransaction bullshit, they learned their lesson after royally fucking it up with Grid 2 using that horrendous hidden in plain sight strategy for DLCs
No matter who buys them, be it Take2 or EA, they're fucked.
Codemasters is the last bastion of passion driven AAA racing games. Their games are pure bliss, classic game with DLC content, no microtransaction bullshit, they learned their lesson after royally fucking it up with Grid 2 using that horrendous hidden in plain sight strategy for DLCs
No matter who buys them, be it Take2 or EA, they're fucked.
My perception is that both companies are full greedy with mtx in their games, however Take Two games are of better quality (mtx bullshit aside).
I could be wrong though I don't play either company's games.
Yeah, I thought this forum loved game pass. These games will now be on game pass.
This forum loves Game Pass alright, but Codies' games will only make it to game pass via EA Play. The problem being that this means they're owned by EA, and there's not a great track record of purchased studio survival under EA.
Why would you think that the makers of NBA 2K, probably the worst monetized sports game around, would be any better?
Alternative view; EA is acknowledging their failure/inability to maintain NFS or get anything Burnout related off the ground, and has spotted an acquisition opportunity to bring in a specialised studio that fits their existing portfolio in addition to the new IP and licenses they'll be obtaining. It's a chance to roll motorsports into EA Sports (via F1 and WRC) but also a ton of talent who could work on revitalising Burnout and NFS.
Admittedly I'm applying some devils advocate any my own personal hopes and optimism here but.. I think there's logic to it rather than just expecting EA to burn everything good about Codies to the ground. I don't think you buy a studio as specific as Codemasters without an idea on how you want to utilise their IP and license as well as how they fit your existing portfolio.
Slightly Mad’s Ian Bell Outraged By EA: “They Tried To F*ck Us Over, There’s No Other Way to Put It”
Slightly Mad Studios’ CEO, Ian Bell, has expressed is outrage over how EA has treated them before creating Project Cars.
Uhhh I wonder how Slightly Mad would feel about this...
If Ian Bell wanted control over SMS' destiny, he wouldn't have sold up last year.
Leaked footage
At least it won't have mid game advertisment. If the purchase brings Burnout back, I am all for it. T2 has no recent racing game pedigree and is arguably worse when it comes to MTX, advertising in games, ... .
Literally not. Studios closing down is even worse and some studios like Obsidian now can make bigger and more ambitious games just as they wanted. So not always are consumers loosing something when a studio gets acquired, that's simply false.
I think...
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... I got my point across.
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GI.biz: EA reaches 1.2 billion dollar deal to acquire Codemasters
Breaking now: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-14-ea-agrees-USD1-2-billion-acquisition-of-codemasters
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